#go make your own post

[blow-me-a-kis]

One minor fandom thing that grinds my gears is when I'm like here's a silly little headcanon, and someone else comments "actually no what if it was this instead". Like?? Nah bud I said my thing. Thats the space I want to play in. You want to play with a different scenario or with other characters, go make your own post. Maybe lets try and play with the scenario and the dollies I provided actually?? Like, maybe watch the Octopus episode of Bluey and learn to 'Yes, And', buddy

#*whiney Griffin Mcleroy voice* PLAY IN THIS SPACE WITH ME #like if you're clearly not into it just keep scrolling #especially because a lot of thought be going into my headcanons #like I actually already decided what charaters felt right to me to play with #and here you come like 'actually lets do basic idea that is obvious and played out instead of this cool alternate concept you came up with' #like??? #especially when I'm examining aspects of characters that ppl don't think about #like there's a reason I chose the characters and scenario I did #it means SOMETHING to me #this why I keep hella headcanons in the drafts #I cant trust ppl with my Vision #like if you want to ADD to my headcanon with other features knock yourself out #but if you want to swap out characters or just create a whole new dynamic?? #go make your own post #fandom

[revenantghost]

Not people hating on Stampede in the tags of my post

#I SAID that we don't hate on EITHER IN THIS HOUSE #GO MAKE YOUR OWN POST #):< #Yadda yadda

[musical-chick-13]

*song about a woman expressing her romantic love for another woman*

People in the comments: Somehow we will make this about The Men™

#yes this is. exactly what you think it is. about. #EVERY TIME #TRULY WE CANNOT HAVE ANYTHING #GO MAKE YOUR OWN POST

[identitty-dickruption]

sir, this is tumblr. even our caveats need caveats. yes, especially on posts that already start by saying that it doesn’t apply to everyone

#fucking. tired of people expecting me to think of every possible problem in the world any time I try and bring up something #I’m the ‘this isn’t about xyz but I acknowledge that’s a problem too’ person #and then people in the notes will be like BUT WHAT ABOUT Z??? #mate. I… what. I mentioned it in my caveat #go make your own post

[apple-but-sour]

c!Eret is a passive character trying to be less passive, in a "if I were to be a respectable King, I need people willing to do my bidding" kinda way. You're not exactly the authority on whether they did exert effort or not to be a more persuasive leader but damn don't hold it against them

Sorry to ramble, but it's character arcs like this that are very interesting to me. This feels like a spiritual successor to the redemption arc, the state of which is answered differently by everyone. And that's the weird thing—when can we say a person's effort to change is legitimate? What right do we as an audience, what right do the people around c!Eret, what right does c!Eret have to say that yes, c!Eret has made enough effort to improve as a leader. When can it be said that c!Eret has been redeemed, if not forgiven, by the people they've hurt?

I mean, some internal struggles that seem so burdensome for one may appear significantly less so to everyone else. Sympathy for these things I've noticed is something we feel towards the blorbos that have gotten their hands red. Moreso if the struggle is even more commonly experience. Why do Wilburians reiterate c!Wilbur's mental state in every mistake he makes? Why do Inniters and Smilers reiterate the experiences of abuse both characters have individually go through despite the influence of their conflict on the server as a whole? I suppose, whatever the answer, it's why I personally think c!Eret struggles enough and should quit putting themselves constantly in positions where they feel they must prove themselves to other people.

Okay. Nowhere in any of my posts did I bring up c!Eret's redemption. What does any of this have to do with my question of "has c!Eret put as much effort into uniting the server under a common cause as their phrasing implies?"

Also what does "you're not exactly an authority" mean? I am simply interpreting a story. Based on what I've seen of the story, I think the claims a character makes about their actions do not actually match their actions, but that character is not my specialty in a fandom with canon that's hard to access in its entirety therefore I asked for additional info in case I missed something. That's it.

#apple answers #noobsomeexagerjunk #discourse #stop taking suggestion on how to lead discourse from ****-*** god bless #just because something I'm talking about it reminds you of 5 other things discussed in the fandom doesn't mean I believe those things #and that you should bring them up in the conversation #go make your own post

[lifblogs]

I also wanted to say that it really is true that not all abled people are ableist, and everyone can make a mistake that hurts another human being. But even if you’re unfortunately forced to be around people who are abled and ableist it doesn’t mean that that’s true everywhere. Going through these experiences of ableism does really hurt, but using that hurt to make a universal claim isn’t really how things work.

#just the basic ‘experiences aren’t universal’ #emotions are very real and valid but they are not facts #also my post was about bpd #why the fuck are you derailing it #go make your own post #i’m allowed to talk about my bpd on my blog

[burning-sol]

he actually wouldn't though. also don't steal my tags. the absolute disrespect.

#📚 my posts #👁️‍🗨️ exandroth posting #no cause like the imagined scenario implies that each character is close to you or knows you somewhat #so why would exandroth turn you into tapeworms and laugh when you literally haven't done anything #exandroth bullies peter and turns him into a worm because exandroth doesn't respect him #and other than that it's only been anyone hostile exandroth has sent to the worm place or actually turned into a worm #go make your own post

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

#ao3 #archive of our own #fanfiction #tbh even if I got a comment that said ‘I hate you I’m going to kill your family’ on chapter 75 it still means they read 75 chapters first…. #it just makes me sad to see so many writers shouting into the void #and also see ppl complain openly about the specific types of comments they receive #posting screenshots on Reddit like ‘should I be mad at this’ CALM DOWN #sigh

[peachyykira]

Hey, that’s my mutual I wanna fuck. Go get your own. 😤😤😤😤

#talking peach #tbh way more than just fuck #but ya know #for the purpose of this post it fits #also wanna love and kiss and hug and make him feel special and good about himself #anyway… GO GET YOUR OWN I DONT LIKE TO SHARE

[canisalbus]

✦ 2023 summary of art ✦

#CanisAlbus #art #artists on tumblr #own art #own characters #yea you can sort of tell when this train got derailed #there's pre and post Vasco 2023 #the good thing is I've been more productive this year than in past 5+ years combined #haven't had this much fun drawing in ages I hope it shows at least in some way or another #unless something really drastic happens I'll probably continue along this trajectory for a while #I might reach a saturation point eventually but there's no way of knowing when that'll happen #so I'm just going to try to make the most of this intense and self-indulgent oc art period #your feedback and support mean a lot to me I hope this year will be as good as 23 #thank you for bearing with me #the missing month is March I didn't post a single thing in March #cw blood #blood #cw gore #gore #cw head injury #head injury

[honeysunchild]

I just wish there were resources for ppl like me...

Like I wish there was some organization or government aid for ppl who are desperate to get out of home bc living with their blood relatives makes their mental health pit fall but have some sort of undiagnosed disability and can't work

#this is not about the us btw so usamericans stfu about resources in your country #go make your own post

[dread-knight]

poop

#To the ppl tagging this with other sodas make your own damn post!! #Tired of seeing this in my notifs so I’m turning reblogs off <3 leave. #Fine. Go ahead. I don’t care anymore #Turning reblogs off again bc people are being really fucking rude and annoying. Relax

[kaladinkholins]

Very interesting to me that a certain subset of the BES fandom's favourite iterations of Mizu and Akemi are seemingly rooted in the facades they have projected towards the world, and are not accurate representations of their true selves.

And I see this is especially the case with Mizu, where fanon likes to paint her as this dominant, hyper-masculine, smirking Cool GuyTM who's going to give you her strap. And this idea of Mizu is often based on the image of her wearing her glasses, and optionally, with her cloak and big, wide-brimmed kasa.

And what's interesting about this, to me, is that fanon is seemingly falling for her deliberate disguise. Because the glasses (with the optional combination of cloak and hat) represent Mizu's suppression of her true self. She is playing a role.

Take this scene of Mizu in the brothel in Episode 4 for example. Here, not only is Mizu wearing her glasses to symbolise the mask she is wearing, but she is purposely acting like some suave and cocky gentleman, intimidating, calm, in control. Her voice is even deeper than usual, like what we hear in her first scene while facing off with Hachiman the Flesh-Trader in Episode 1.

This act that Mizu puts on is an embodiment of masculine showboating, which is highly effective against weak and insecure men like Hachi, but also against women like those who tried to seduce her at the Shindo House.

And that brings me to how Mizu's mask is actually a direct parallel to Akemi's mask in this very same scene.

Here, Akemi is also putting up an act, playing up her naivety and demure girlishness, using her high-pitched lilted voice, complimenting Mizu and trying to make small talk, all so she can seduce and lure Mizu in to drink the drugged cup of sake.

So what I find so interesting and funny about this scene, characters within it, and the subsequent fandom interpretations of both, is that everyone seems to literally be falling for the mask that Mizu and Akemi are putting up to conceal their identities, guard themselves from the world, and get what they want.

It's also a little frustrating because the fanon seems to twist what actually makes Mizu and Akemi's dynamic so interesting by flattening it completely. Because both here and throughout the story, Mizu and Akemi's entire relationship and treatment of each other is solely built off of masks, assumptions, and misconceptions.

Akemi believes Mizu is a selfish, cocky male samurai who destroyed her ex-fiance's career and life, and who abandoned her to let her get dragged away by her father's guards and forcibly married off to a man she didn't know. on the other hand, Mizu believes Akemi is bratty, naive princess who constantly needs saving and who can't make her own decisions.

These misconceptions are even evident in the framing of their first impressions of each other, both of which unfold in these slow-motion POV shots.

Mizu's first impression of Akemi is that of a beautiful, untouchable princess in a cage. Swirling string music in the background.

Akemi's first impression of Mizu is of a mysterious, stoic "demon" samurai who stole her fiance's scarf. Tense music and the sound of ocean waves in the background.

And then, going back to that scene of them together in Episode 4, both Mizu and Akemi continue to fool each other and hold these assumptions of each other, and they both feed into it, as both are purposely acting within the suppressive roles society binds them to in order to achieve their goals within the means they are allowed (Akemi playing the part of a subservient woman; Mizu playing the part of a dominant man).

But then, for once in both their lives, neither of their usual tactics work.

Akemi is trying to use flattery and seduction on Mizu, but Mizu sees right through it, knowing that Akemi is just trying to manipulate and harm her. Rather than give in to Akemi's tactics, Mizu plays with Akemi's emotions by alluding to Taigen's death, before pinning her down, and then when she starts crying, Mizu just rolls her eyes and tells her to shut up.

On the opposite end, when Mizu tries to use brute force and intimidation, Akemi also sees right through it, not falling for it, and instead says this:

"Under your mask, you're not the killer you pretend to be."

Nonetheless, despite the fact that they see a little bit through each other's masks, they both still hold their presumptions of each other until the very end of the season, with Akemi seeing Mizu as an obnoxious samurai swooping in to save the day, and Mizu seeing Akemi as a damsel in distress.

And what I find a bit irksome is that the fandom also resorts to flattening them to these tropes as well.

Because Mizu is not some cool, smooth-talking samurai with a big dick sword as Akemi (and the fandom) might believe. All of that is the facade she puts up and nothing more. In reality, Mizu is an angry, confused and lonely child, and a masterful artist, who is struggling against her own self-hatred. Master Eiji, her father figure who knows her best, knows this.

And Akemi, on the other hand, is not some girly, sweet, vain and spoiled princess as Mizu might believe. Instead she has never cared for frivolous things like fashion, love or looks, instead favouring poetry and strategy games instead, and has always only cared about her own independence. Seki, her father figure who knows her best, knows this.

But neither is she some authoritative dominatrix, though this is part of her new persona that she is trying to project to get what she wants. Because while Akemi is willful, outspoken, intelligent and authoritative, she can still be naive! She is still often unsure and needs to have her hand held through things, as she is still learning and growing into her full potential. Her new parental/guardian figure, Madame Kaji, knows this as well.

So with all that being said, now that we know that Mizu and Akemi are essentially wearing masks and putting up fronts throughout the show, what would a representation of Mizu's and Akemi's true selves actually look like? Easy. It's in their hair.

This shot on the left is the only time we see Mizu with her hair completely down. In this scene, she's being berated by Mama, and her guard is completely down, she has no weapon, and is no longer wearing any mask, as this is after she showed Mikio "all of herself" and tried to take off the mask of a subservient housewife. Thus, here, she is sad, vulnerable, and feeling small (emphasised further by the framing of the scene). This is a perfect encapsulation of what Mizu is on the inside, underneath all the layers of revenge-obsession and the walls she's put around herself.

In contrast, the only time we Akemi with her hair fully down, she is completely alone in the bath, and this scene takes place after being scorned by her father and left weeping at his feet. But despite all that, Akemi is headstrong, determined, taking the reigns of her life as she makes the choice to run away, but even that choice is reflective of her youthful naivety. She even gets scolded by Seki shortly after this in the next scene, because though she wants to be independent, she still hasn't completely learned to be. Not yet. Regardless, her decisiveness and moment of self-empowerment is emphasised by the framing of the scene, where her face takes up the majority of the shot, and she stares seriously into the middle distance.

To conclude, I wish popular fanon would stop mischaracterising these two, and flattening them into tropes and stereotypes (ie. masculine badass swordsman Mizu and feminine alluring queen but also girly swooning damsel Akemi), all of which just seems... reductive. It also irks me when Akemi is merely upheld as a love interest and romantic device for Mizu and nothing more, when she is literally Mizu's narrative foil (takes far more narrative precedence over romantic interest) and the deuteragonist of this show. She is her own person. That is literally the theme of her entire character and arc.

#blue eye samurai #mizu blue eye samurai #akemi blue eye samurai #blue eye samurai meta #just in case... im gonna tag this as #mizukemicritical #akemizucritical #though this post isnt actually criticising the ship itself but rather fanon's portrayal of the ship and the characters #for that reason lemme also tag this as #wank.mp3 #feel free to disagree of course but please be civil #and if you need to rant about how wrong i am without any convincing evidence kindly feel free to make your own post. peace and love <3 #fandom.rtf #meta dissertations.pdf #shut up haydar #edit: for full disclosure. i do rather dislike this ship. but obviously it's fine for anyone to enjoy it. please do! have your fun! #it's just that as usual! popular fanon and fandom around a ship is what has completely deterred me from any sense of enjoyment of it #it's a shame too because i was very open and even eager for some mizu/akemi romance in the future #but out-of-character fanon + the rudeness of certain fans has definitely soured it for me #but that doesn't mean people can't enjoy it obviously! ship and let ship!!! #plus it has its appeal which i DO STILL see and enjoy!!!! #i would even go as far as to call them soulmates because their narratives and characters are LITERALLY intertwined!!! #but. yeah. my gradual distaste for this ship is indeed very unfortunate.

[hajihiko]

Hold me back 😡😡😡

#Make your own context for what's going on here! Who made them so angry? #Fuyuhiko kuzuryu #Hajime hinata #Kuzuhina #Sdr2 #Super danganronpa 2 #Danganronpa 2 #Danganronpa #Sometimes I just dont have the patience to refine a sketch OR wait to post #So I'll rb this tonight hehe #An art #Thoughts: Fuyuhiko does snap very often and his anger issues don't evaporate even tho he's doing better #So he does need someone to keep him in check especially around the traumatized rest of the class who do not like being threatened or yelled #Hajime stays much cooler but if he DOES snap he also needs something grounding for his own sake #strong emotions can blind him for a moment and he's too strong for his own good

[eldergremlin]

ok. i desperately need high res versions of the ads from the chat program in a date with death because i could not stop laughing at “we are fucking under attack” earlier.

please @twoandahalfstudios ?🙏🏻 are they posted anywhere?

#a date with death #chaos crew #i found the og picture for ‘single assassins in YOUR area!’ and made it my desktop bg #extremely related — i need to go play the divine speaker #i will go to the single assassin’s area 🫣 #i will not wait for him to come to mine #en vivo y a todo color #sometimes i make my own posts

[flintbian]

There's a disabled angel in good omens 🥺

#listen im only in episode two and i know there's some drama going down but im focusing on this lol #i love that not only do they show the angel using a wheelchair and being ambulatory #but they also visibly show them miracling innaccessibility issues so that they Can still use the chair #instead of just getting rid of the disability #part of my is conflicted bc im like... there's disabilities in heaven? and that makes Me sad bc my disability is hell and painful as fuck #But getting rid of disability in fantasy is eugenist crap and showing that god made a disabled angel is a net good thing #while it personally makes me sad to think if there was a heaven i could still be in pain all the time #not all disabilites are bad and need to be cured we're a wide spectrum and we've been fighting for disabled rep esp in fantasy for ages #it's objectively good my personal feelings about my own disability aside #part of me thinks it's cliche to say 'you were made perfect' bc they're an angel But it's not we literally havent had this type of rep lol #anyways it made me happy to see #and im so glad it's a power chair user that's ambulatory it's important for abled ppl to see that #anyways y'all keep your drama and spoilers off my post im not far in and im only talking about this shoo #oh also!! love the fantasy hover chair they use in heaven specifically too i wish we had that it kicks ass #p