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Being a DCA fan but not knowing ANYTHING about the sun and moon show on YouTube is so wild

#I respect it as a fandom creation and will admit it seems to have created a lot of neat characters! #but god I cannot keep up with it the lore seems to run DEEP #tsams fans u keep on keeping on!

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"I don't want to read this" is totally valid.

"This is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't want to read this because it is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

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thinking about aus for ocs is so funny. like i already put this guy in a situation but what if i put them in another totally different one

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you can't support the normalization of the usage of singular they/them pronouns and then say you don't support people who want to normalize it/its because it's "too weird," as if using singular they/them pronouns isn't clearly weird to a lot of people.

you can't refuse to acknowledge an identity because it's "weird," they're all "weird" in the eyes of cisheteronormative society. people who use neopronouns like it/its, ze/hir, xe/xem, thon/thons and others don't deserve to have to settle for they/them if that's not what they use. it doesn't matter if something is "weird" or not. let go of the compulsive need to assimilate and just let people express themselves freely

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Every time AO3 makes an update, there’s a chorus of ‘and can we please please please be able to leave kudos on each chapter pleeeeease?!?!’

In theory, this is a nice idea. We’ve all smashed the kudos button on our favourite fics, bemoaning the fact we can’t give them all the love.

But ya’ll, kudos per chapter would absolutely fucking suck.

For readers, it would suck because it would compound the existing problem of making it hard to find fics that are good and not just long - not that a fic can’t be both! But there are plenty of Pulitzer-worthy one-shots out there that are buried way way down the list when ranked by number of kudos, because they’re beneath a bunch of 50/? fics where the author lost sight of where the hell the story was going 30 chapters ago, but their fic has had 50x the chances to be viewed so has more kudos. It would encourage authors to release their fics in lots of little chapters instead of a few longer ones/one-shots as they might otherwise have done (and as might otherwise suit the story).

And for authors it would especially suck, as it would compound the existing problem of people not commenting. Kudos are very much appreciated, but comments make an author’s day; but so few people bother, and frankly, it’s disheartening. Let people just click a button to show their appreciation for each new chapter? The hits:kudos:comments ratio would get even worse than it already is.

You can already ‘give kudos’ for each chapter of a fic on AO3 - by commenting. Hell you can literally write ‘kudos!’ It will make the author smile, I promise.

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newbie fic authors, shooting themselves in the foot: This fic is bad haha I suck at writing lol I am being mean to myself in the hopes that you will be nice to me but actually am dissuading anyone from even clicking on my fic because all I have done to advertise it is tell you why you shouldn't read it

me: I am King Big Dick of Fanfic Mountain and I have arrived in your fandom with the Express Intention of writing my Very Favorite Fics, which I will generously allow you to read. You're welcome.

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i think. i think we have to change how we think about pets, specifically mammalian pets. shift it to how we think of 'exotic' pets, ie. birds, reptiles, amphibians, bugs, etc: beginner - expert.

people see mammal pets as easier to care for. no experience needed. so you get debates like the pitbull one where it's 'just bad owners' vs 'theyre just violent dogs' instead of the truth which is somewhere in the middle. because not all dogs are the same *difficulty level.*

you would not recommend a Blue Beauty snake as a beginner. it's harder to care for and has a more volatile disposition. this doesn't mean no one should have one, it just means *experienced owners* should be the people that do.

same with cats, dogs, and small mammals. some small mammals are more prone to biting and escaping, and yet are recommend the same to children. some cats are more high maintenance (long hairs that require more hygiene upkeep, etc), and yet we recommend all cats the same.

and then there's dogs.

while *some* specific breeds (like those with dreadlocked coats) are recommend for experienced owners, most dogs are treated as the same level of experience: a beginner pet. when in reality, even the most *easy* dogs are not beginner pets. they still require the training and maintenance that many other pets (ie. many cats) do not. and that's not even bringing in temperament!!!

people are encouraged to go to a shelter and get any dog, even if they've never had a dog before. this is Dangerous. and stupid.

we need to reclassify pets, *all pets* as beginner to expert, whether or not they are mammals. and as for pitbulls?

pitbulls are not inherently evil, but not everyone should have one. they are an *advanced experience pet.* people should only own them if they have already had experience with dogs, and are prepared to deal with aggression and dangerous behavior.

the problem is people don't like to think of mammals, especially dogs, like this. they are 'man's best friend!'

this is completely ignoring the amount of effort our ancestors put into both a) breeding and domestication of them, and b) training of them for specific purposes so that they aren't dangerous.

so that's what I think. we need to, as a society, shift our perception of

- dogs as beginner pets (they aren't)

- dogs as all equally difficult (they aren't)

- mammals as easier than other pets (incorrect! my corn snake is the easiest pet to take care of that i own!! and less dangerous to me than my cats!)

- the idea that you should just go get a pet, specifically a dog, from the shelter and assume you can care for it just because it's a dog (and then not take into account any other factors, such as breed temperament!)

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I know we joke about the fae taking your name, but honestly if you meet a fae and they ask for your name like they’re going to trick you out of it, that is the perfect time to get rid of that embarrassing nickname you had in middle school or something. Or like if you were a troll or went by a stupid handle and now have that name hanging over your head.

“Can I have your name?”

“Oh, sure it’s CaptainSpirksButthole6969420”

“…..what?”

#this feels like at least a 5k post #god i'd let the fae have several old dumb usernames slkdfjasldf

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TALK ABOUT KOSA LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT TODAY, ITS GETTING PUSHED THROUGH SENATE TOMORROW AND WE CANT HAVE IT PASS!!

If yoy care about Palestine, racial, lgbtq, religious, or other minorities you NEED to care about KOSA. Email your state reps and call them!! Calling will do so much more than an email. Sending both can do more.

SPEAK UP AND BE LOUD!!

SAY NO TO KOSA!!

Go through the my page and search Kosa, you'll find resources.

https://www.tumblr.com/prismarts333/747035840217300992/theyre-gonna-push-kosa-through-senate-everything?source=share

GET IT TRENDING TO GET IT ENDING!!!

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to all my mutuals and friends. im so sorry

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When you accidentally remove the load-bearing pierogi and the entire contents of the freezer come spilling out

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No. 001

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When you insult a person based on appearance, disability, race, literally anything that is an otherwise completely neutral physical trait about themselves, you are signaling to EVERYONE around you what you truly think of those traits. That, if you dislike the person enough, suddenly it’s okay to make fun of them about it.

I don’t care how much you hate a politician or celebrity or WHOEVER, the MOMENT you make a joke like ‘oh they’re fat’ or ‘haha he’s bald’ then you have just shown me what you truly think of me, an overweight trans man who is slowly balding. I will now remember that I’m a fuckup or two away from you thinking the same of my traits.

Ignorance is okay so I don’t judge someone who changes the way they handle themselves after something like this being brought to their attention, but like… don’t be surprised if nobody wants to be around you anymore

the leftism leaving people's bodies when you tell them making fun of someone's appearance is always objectively scummy even if the person they're making fun of is bad

#reblog #I didn’t internalize this until I was like 20 bc it’s easy to make those jokes #but it’s important to internalize and self-moderate #even when you hate someone with all your guts

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Crochet Patterns // The Bumbling Busy Bee

#crochet #patterns