#I don't get tumblr drama so don't

[hellofeternity]

ORV transcends language | how ORV is kind to readers (1.1k words)

the difficulties in analyzing text are already numerous without a language barrier, the way one word can mean 5 things and when you put it in a sentence suddenly it can mean 50 things and put that sentence in a paragraph? go further and put that paragraph in a page? construct a whole world around it, weave it into the fabric, and suddenly you are painting with words.

ORV is a daunting text, it calls and references so many mythos world wide, greek, roman, indian, chinese, japanese, it plays with meaning and intent and uses gaps in our knowledge like weapons, making us extrapolate our own meaning between the sentences, it is a tome of knowledge when it comes to histories and philosophies it feels at times like I will never understand all these things inside it.

One of the difficulties of reading a translated text is that when we analyze a text the authorial intent weighs very heavily in our minds, sure we can immerse ourselves in the world but once we start picking apart at the threads we hit a wall pretty soon when we start asking ourselves "what did the author mean by this?" however in a translated text there is an obvious gap, a game of telephone, did the translator actually capture the authors intent? or are we just reading the translators perception? sadly I don't know korean, and I cant say I have the drive to learn it, as such I know there will forever be a side of ORV that I will never be privy to - however I am bilingual and had the pleasure of reading two translated versions of ORV, an English translation and an Arabic translation, I didn't finish reading the said Arabic translation but a couple things stood out to me when I briefly did ORV is very kind to readers, following along in other stories can seem confusing at times, the pacing might be too fast and you might miss some details in a characters actions, the wording might be too vague and ah damn 20 pages later you realize you don't actually know why the characters are doing what they are doing. A big writing adage that you will see a lot is "show dont tell" and it holds merit, but ORV doesn't subscribe to it, because ORV shows AND tells. ORV built a world around readers and reading, and it makes sure that there is clarity every step of the way on what is happening, first by starting out as a homage to the isekai genre, and not deviating too much at the start, making the readers feel at home in a worldview they are familiar with, systems, leveling, videos games etc, and when it starts deviating it explains things with clarity that no matter how bad the translation is you understand the general intent, and secondly by being VERY blatant about the names of things and having a built in "story" system that is built on common story tropes and names the themes for you! take for example "unbroken faith" and "Blade of faith" both of these are two translated versions of dokja's sword. I will never know which one is closer to the original authorial intent, but I can tell you something, dokja's sword is symbolism to the faith he is wielding. (CH386 vague spoilers) or the entirety of "the great war of saints and demons" being about the concept of good and evil fighting and how kimcom aren't just above being good and evil, they are both. By using story tropes that we are familiar with to explain the complexity of situations in a simple forms you no longer have to worry about losing you readers understandings through language barriers. Every story in the world in every language knows what good vs evil is, every language has the words to explain them. and therein lies the beauty of ORV. But of course this isn't to say translations don't matter, it does speak to the strength of an original texts clarity when it accounts for the big things by making them simplified, but when we get down to the nitty gritty it starts to lose form take for example

"Tell me, you fool. If I continue to regress, will I ever get to meet you again?"

this person here has a great write up explaining the translators thoughts behind this specific line

but it has spawned a lot of debate in the English speaking fandom, as to the strength of its translation, I remember when I first saw someone claiming that its a mistranslation and "you fool" isn't part of the original, my first thought was "and so?" I do not mean to be dismissive to the original text, but I do not exist in a space where I can appreciate it in the original korean, I do not exist in a worldview where I can understand the historical implications of a lot of the characters, and even when I try to research it in English sadly the resources do not exist yet and its even more laughable to think of finding these things in Arabic. (Goryeos first sword doesn't have an English wikipedia page as a clear example) a lot of people have issues with the most popular English fantranslation of ORV - and I can understand why, being bilingual I have a lot of opinions on how a lot of things SHOULD be translated most of the time, and have done my own translation work but as I sit and think about this popular translation I cant help but just feel love for it, it might be lacking to some, it might be inaccurate at times to others, but its just enough for me to paint the gaps in the text with my perceptions, the words used are tied to my affections the Arabic translation of ORV is clunky, it is messy, it doesn't have as much grace as the English translation of ORV does, the words barely string together cohesively, but it has enough clarity, enough intent, and enough love for its readers, to catch their hearts, their attention and their energy

and so I want this to be the first post on this blog because, the author is dead here, not because I buried them, but because the tower of babel fell down a long time ago, and all we have is rubble and each other. a lot of the analysis on this blog will try to be respectful to the korean original wherever it can, however my words will be coming from an anglosphere perspective, and build on other English reader's perceptions of a text translation that a decent amount of people don't think is adequate, but just like ORV is kind to us, we can be kind back, I will quote the most popular version because its what connects us together, and while the authors intent might be lost, we can share our own meanings with each other, and build our own intent from the rubble.

#orv meta #orv #orv analysis #r1864 #a big wall of text for me to go lol orv is queer and yjh is trans coded #but this is tumblr so everyone knows that already #also I still don't actually know what naming convention is correct I've seen many discussions about this #I just go with what is most popular for ease of understanding and ease of reading #also i find the naming thing very funny in english and latin letters because there isnt nearly this much drama about it in the arabic scrip #I just assume its like any other language that doesnt use latin and we are just trying to break english to sound out letters they dont have #i do like how dokjas name sounds like its splitting in the middle in the correct pronunciation 'dok-ja' adds to his duality #and i am sad that gets lost in the latin script sounding

[art-of-wackylurker]

[Commission Info]

ALRIGHT LADS, we're in for a ride!

For @king-chaos-world <3 Canon x OC OTP that lives in my head rent-free, Kix and Nihlus, they're just so *incoherent noises* And the lightsabers! The Drama!

Comes with a timelapse!

#artists on tumblr #digital painting #star wars the clone wars #clone medic kix #star wars oc #sith oc #mandalorian oc #art commisions #I had so much fun with that it's so dramatic #I don't care lightsabers don't make water evaporate IT'S THE STEAM OF DRAMA #And just a nice visual effect #also hehehoho I don't know how to draw AT-TEs #like things are happening in that pic #and so many reds and oranges makes Kix pop so well #like guy is the part of the centerpiece and he KNOWS it #You WON'T get Nihlus you evil Red Lightsaber of Drama! OVER MY DEAD BODY! #Youtube #also if anyone has issues with youtube blocking you from seeing the vid then hit me up and I'll upload it elsewhere too

[moongothic]

On the train of your last ask, what are your thoughts on dragons sexuality?

Personally I think he’s Demi something (more attracted to personality than looks or gender)

Honestly because we don't know that much about the guy it's kind of hard for me to form an opinion, and if Crocodad Real then we're going to find out his orientation eventually (since we gotta find out if that was a contributing factor to the Dragodile Divorce (assuming they're divorced)) so I'm kind of okay with not forming any headcanons, since the headcanon could get thrown out the window

If anything, what interests me is how Dragon's orientation could impact the story-- like when I've discussed the Dragodile Divorce I have mainly focused on speculating how Crocodile would've felt about it, but how Dragon felt about that is interesting too

Because if he's straight then yeah that probably contributed to The Divorce, but how did Dragon feel about it? Learning that the love of his life is now happier than ever before after transitioning and being happy for him, while also losing the version of Crocodile that he fallen in love to begin with? No longer feeling thet draw to him because of the thing that has brought him so much joy and comfort? Knowing that even if they did take down the WG the family Dragon had hoped to have would never come to be, because their relationship would now end? And that it would be on some level his fault, because he's not attracted to Crocodile anymore?

Like even if Dragon took things well and the divorce happened "on good terms", it would've been sad for Dragon too.

But then there's a slightly juicier option, because what if Dragon was bi, but the Divorce happened under unpleasant circumstances (be it Dragon lashing out or things getting violent because he couldn't recognize Crocodile) and he didn't figure it out until it was too late?

Because you'd still have Dragon going through some if not all of those previously mentioned feelings, of having to come to terms with the version of his significant other whom he had fallen in love with no longer existed, the family had pictured in his mind would never become a thing, that those things were be kind of his fault and that he had hurt Crocodile deeply in the process. But then he'd be looking at some news article of Crocodile's most recent heroic stunt, seeing his handsome face with that usual, unbothered expression, and realizing he still loved him? That he still wanted to be with him, wished they were together, even now that Crocodile was a far more handsome man than he was? And then the realization that he's bi hitting him like a fucking truck But it's too late. The divorce already happened. He already hurt Crocodile too deeply. Knowing Croc, he had probably already moved on. There was no fixing it, the relationship was over. At least for now, trying to go see Croc could be dangerous due to the WG and not wanting to risk the WG finding out about them and The Kid and Croc would probably be furious if Dragon even risked that at this point, after what he had done. Oh, and then Crocodile killed thousands of innocent people attempting to usurp a country by manufacturing a civil war. Something Dragon can't forgive. (Not to mention, hearing he had been taken down by their own son... Oof)

But what if despite all that, and not knowing the full circumstances behind what had happened (like the fact that Crocodile didn't know who the hell Luffy was), Dragon still loved Crocodile? What then?

#Moon posting #Asks #Dragodile #OP Meta #Answering an unusual amount of asks today because 1) Compensating for being AFK for a while and #2) The Tumblr News are deeply fucking upsetting and I need something to lighten my mood desperately ngl #So clearing my ask box it is wheeeee #Sorry this is a little incoherent lmao #Something about Dragon looking at Crocodile and being like ''why the fuck are you more handsome than me'' cracks me up okay #When your transgender husband gives you gender envy #I just love the story telling potential bi Dragon would give us because like. Yeah if they're straight then the relationship is joever #But if he was bi then there's that theoretical possibility they could maybe reconcile and get back together #And the fucking drama? The possibilities? I'm so here for that man give it to me #Luffy and/or Ivankov telling Dragon to get over himself and admit that he still loves Crocodile and wants to be with him? Gimme #Dragon taking a deadly blow to protect Crocodile because he doesn't want to lose him again? It's a trope for a reason #OR Dragon craddling a dying Crocodile begging him not to die because he still loves him? Oh yes #Crocodile trying to sneak away while everyone celebrates the destruction of the World Government #And Dragon showing up like ''I don't wanna lose you again pls don't go ;_;'' #And Croc telling him to either piss off OR to hurry up and get on the ship so they can leave before Luffy finds out #I am. Obsessed. Dragodile Retirement Romance let's fucking go #THE POSSIBILITIES MAN. Like I don't wanna get my hopes up because I doubt we'll get Canon Gay Dragodile BUT IT COULD BE SO GOOD

[blackbackedjackal]

Sometimes I think about how long some of you all have been following me and I'm like wow, ya'll really like watching this clown.

#i know so many of ya'll by icon especially since I'm a visiual learner #I'm honestly very lucky to have attracted so many nice and cool and interesting as hell folks #i don't wanna sound like cliché or anything just like #even if I can't respond every the time know that I do really appreciate you all taking the time to be kind to me and show me things #and ask me stuff like #tumblrs always been my safe spece online #especially since this blog was made cause I had to avoid a stalker #and it's grown into this place where like #i love hearing what you guy have to say and show me things #I live alone and work a lot (and have been on tumblr more due to a lot of irl drama I can't get into yet) #and if any of ya'll are like gone for a while I will be like 'I hope ___ is doing ok' cause I do notice ;-; #so many of ya'll have been just so willing to be kind to me or let me vent to you privately or educate me about stuff #led me in the right direction and offer help #like the kindness goes both ways and I think that's really special #i might remove this later cause I get shy sharing but ahhhhhh #thank you all so so so much #it's been a rough as week #and a rough few years #so I'm just really thankful to you all ;;;;;;

[icewindandboringhorror]

examining a seemingly normal image only to slowly realize the clear signs of AI generated art.... i know what you are... you cannot hide your true nature from me... go back where you came from... out of my sight with haste, wretched and vile husk

#BEGONE!!! *wizard beam blast leaving a black smoking crater in the middle of the tumblr dashboard* #I think another downside to everyone doing everything on phone apps on shitty tiny screens nowadays is the inability to really see details #of an image and thus its easier to share BLATANTLY fake things like.. even 'good' ai art has pretty obvious tells at this point #but especially MOST of it is not even 'good' and will have details that are clearly off or lines that dont make sense/uneven (like the imag #of a house interior and in the corner there's a cabinet and it has handles as if it has doors that open but there #are no actual doors visible. or both handles are slightly different shapes. So much stuff that looks 'normal' at first glance #but then you can clearly tell it's just added details with no intention or thought behind it. a pattern that starts and then just abruptly #doesn't go anywhere. etc. etc. ) #the same thing with how YEARS ago when I followed more fashion type blogs on tumblr and 'colored hair' was a cool ''''New Thing''' instead #of being the norm now basically. and people would share photos of like ombre hair designs and stuff that were CLEARLY photoshop like #you could LITERally see the coloring outside of the lines. blurs of color that extend past the hair line to the rest of the image #or etc. But people would just share them regardless and comment like 'omg i wish I could do this to my hair!' or 'hair goallzzzz!! i #wonder what salon they went to !!' which would make me want to scream and correct them everytime ( i did not lol) #hhhhhhggh... literally view the image on anything close to a full sized screen and You Will SEe #I don't know why it's such a pet peeve of mine. I think just as always I'm obsessed with the reality and truth of things. most of the thing #that annoy me most about people are situations in which people are misinterpreting/misunderstanding how something works or having a misconc #eption about somehting thats easily provable as false or etc. etc. Even if it's harmless for some random woman on facebook to believe that #this AI generated image of a cat shaped coffee machine is actually a real product she could buy somewhere ... I still urgently #wish I could be like 'IT IS ALL AN ILLUSION. YOU SEE???? ITS NOT REALL!!!!! AAAAA' hjhjnj #Like those AI shoes that went around for a while with 1000000s of comments like 'omg LOVE these where can i get them!?' and it's like YOU #CANT!!! YOU CANT GET THEM!!! THEY DONT EXIST!!! THE EYELETS DONT EVEN LINE UP THE SHOES DONT EVEN #MATCH THE PATTERNS ARE GIBBERISH!! HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THEY ARE NOT REAL!??!!' *sobbing in the rain like in some drama movie* #Sorry I'm a pedantic hater who loves truth and accuracy of interpretation and collecting information lol #I think moreso the lacking of context? Like for example I find the enneagram interesting but I nearly ALWAYS preface any talking about it #with ''and I know this is not scientifically accurate it's just an interesting system humans invented to classify ourselve and our traits #and I find it sociologically fascinating the same way I find religion fascinating'. If someone presented personality typing information wit #out that sort of context or was purporting that enneagram types are like 100% solid scientific truth and people should be classified by the #unquestionaingly in daily life or something then.. yeah fuck that. If these images had like disclaimers BIG in the image description somewh #re like 'this is not a real thing it's just an AI generated image I made up' then fine. I still largely disagree with the ethics behind AI #art but at least it's informed. It's the fact that people just post images w/o context or beleive a falsehood about it.. then its aAAAAAA

[papayafiles]

just went and watched charles' renewal video for the first time and it's not at all similar to lando's? they're both videos with music that feature drivers talking about their teams. that's. that's it.

so tell me why lecfosis on twitter (and on tumblr apparently... i cannot believe they're on tumblr. please keep your twitter toxicity to twitter!!) are analyzing it frame by frame trying to find similarities to accuse mclaren and lando of copying it and rushing it out in a day (for WHAT reason?). "they couldn't even bother to colorgrade it" have you considered they made it black and white on purpose to contrast with the fluoro logo. it looks cool! we all think it looks cool bc we're not miserable losers trying to find things to be mad about!!! "it's so obvious to any editor that it's poorly edited" have you considered mclaren hires professionals who know how to video edit better than you, a random weirdo on the internet who clearly needs a job? (just a question) "SO weird that they'd drop this the day after charles" okay babes have you ever considered that mclaren doesn't give a fuck what ferrari is up to because they have their own better car and their own better drivers and their own far less dysfunctional team environment to focus on?!?? maybe invest this energy into getting ferrari to hire therapists idk what to tell you

#some people are SO stupid #society if lecfosi minded their own business and focused on their own driver: #people are always saying there'd be less drama if fans focused on their favorite drivers instead of being haters #but it's JUST lecfosi who constantly pull this bs #like is your driver boring you? oh i'm so sorry is your driver not giving you cool content every day to talk about like mine is?? #why are they ALWAYS doing this every time lando does literally anything #i'm so sick of them #and yeahhh i know “just get off twitter” but unfortunately i'm addicted (and also procrastinating midterm papers) #technically this is a #vent post #generally i try my best never to get involved in twitter discourse/drama on there so if i ever come onto my tumblr blog ranting & angry #it's probably me trying to avoid tweeting anything inflammatory and thus getting my emotions out here instead 🙈 #don't mind me! writing personal thoughts on my personal blog! #(okay but. society if i never had to hear a lecfosi's opinion ever again. god the DREAM)

[woulddieforloki]

currently obsessing over the idea of Thor and Loki reuniting sometime long after The Dark World (possibly during Ragnarok but that movie doesn't really fit the vibe so probably not) and Thor being pissed that Loki didn't tell him he was alive and obviously they get into an argument about that and finally Loki just cuts him off by yelling, "You didn't even come back for me!" and Thor's like ??? and Loki's like, "I waited for you! I waited for hours and you never came back for me. I sacrificed myself for you, and you left my body in Svartalfheim. You can't blame me for not seeking you out when you abandoned me first!"

#i don't have a fic to put this in but I want to #sometimes i think about writing an Age of Ultron scene in my 'clint adopts loki' fic #so that i can get to AoU and the avengers walking into the barton house to find that loki's already there #so i can write some Big Brodinsons Drama(tm) #but then i would feel like i have to write a chapter where loki meets nat first (which I did start but I never finished it) #and honestly that's a lot of work just to write this one part lmao #anyways this has been swirling around in my brain for a while now and if I cant write it in a fic I'll write it in a tumblr post instead #brodinsons #fic idea? #back on my bullshit

[yohankang]

You abandoned your precious companion. Now, you must carry this weight.

(Double, ep. 5)

#double #jdramaedit #asiandramanet #asiandramasource #jdrama #nagayama kento #chiba yudai #doubleedit #m*gifs #userstorge #lextag #syaring #this drama makes me insane but this scene in particular #i don't even know why??? or i do but i can't express it with words #i've been struggling to say anything about this drama because i can't put it into words #just believe me when i say it's special #just... so much of it is silent #and it couldn't be done any other way #okay no i can feel myself getting insane and it's past my bedtime lmao goodnight! #ik like 3 people on tumblr watched this one but i can finally show you what's inside my brain so. you'll have to deal with it <3

[girlboyburger]

Is it ok if I reference your art? I want to make a reference sheet for my character and you're so good at drawing my body type. I would NOT directly trace yours, but it might come out as the same pose as whatever I end up referencing. If that's not okay, I understand and it's completely fine! If it makes you uncomfortable, I will not use your art as a reference. (Sorry I'm bad at wording things)

sure! referencing poses or w/e is super okay with me ^^ also tbh, i don't mind if people trace* my art,

****AS LONG AS*****

they're not posting it, and especially not posting it claiming it's their own. anyone can *privately * use my work to learn shapes or lines or whatever else, tracing is a good tool to feel out the shapes in art.

👍

note: by tracing, i specifically mean breaking down the art to bare bones shapes. finding the circles and squares and bean shapes that compose the anatomy in a piece, NOT just tracing along the lines. direct tracing does not work as a tool, and is something i'm very not okay with happening to my work. ... annnd is something i very heavily encourage you to avoid for the sake of learning on your own.

#most of my poses are super generic imo so very especially okay if you mean standing facing the left with hand up lol. #there's way too much of a stigma against tracing in art communities when like. it's a REALLY good way to get a feel for anatomy and shapes #back in highschool/college i traced uh. luxebytes (yes i know the drama surrounding them forgive me i was in highschool) #coconutmilkyway creamsie okamiwolven n like. a whole lotta other artists i still admire today. not to mention i STILL trace poses in find o #pinterest and google and sometimes tumblr of human people just for practice #n for the record. before someone beats my door down with a bat: #AGAIN. i do NOT mean just tracing over the lines of someone's work. i get how tempting it sounds from a beginner standpoint to just have th #piece look like art style you like but. it's not only super uncool but won't help you learn. #them's my onions. obviously don't reference artists who specifcially ask not to be referenced #but #i dont mind with my art specifcally as long as youre doing it Morally Correct :] #last time i got asked if someone could reference my art they straight up recolored one of my ocs n posted it as their own but i'm assuming #you don't mean that lol <3 #ask #anon

[cloud-based-and-rainpilled]

Remember kiddos, people will put you on a blocklist and try to ✨slander ✨ you because they don't read your tags if you have a nuanced opinion about anything

Obligatory "I'm not a terfy-werfy, not a racist, I just like shitposting about gay angels and David Tennant's fabulous existence"

I got called a 'crypto terf' lmao does that mean I get free bitcoin now

#gets called a terf for agreeing that headcanoning the Gay Angels as nonbinary and gay men are both correct. unreal #anyway i followed this person but now i see they're mad at me #(I literally talked about my personal experience dating trans people and their dysphoria with PIV and I got called a terf because I added a #incredible #now i see why certain ppl's comments don't show up even if i get notifications that I was added (i've been blocked y'all!) #whatever people only followed me because like 4 things i've posted accidentally caught the Gay algorithm #ppl will see a gnc bisexual woman making jokes about sucking girldick and try a wholeass campaign because they can't read tags #i love this website #transphobia #trans #good omens #and it was a good omens blog and i liked them!! whatever you're lame lmao #so you can f-slur in your username can i call you a homophobe? hmmmmm #thnk u to @aqu-atic for showing me lmao I have like 2 followers anyway so idgaf #ineffable husbands #nonbinary #terf #tumblr drama #blocklist #next on my bingo is being called a zionist. never talk about the middle east but i can feel it in my bones #david tennant #ngl i'm more surprised i haven't been yelled at/accused of shipping DT&MS lmao #i commented on ppl who pretend to be gay for fun as well as if ppl weren't doing that to being bi back in 2003 like #zero sense of humor. i thought the boring Heroes left this website for the bird app years ago #find this later miracle aligner

[sschmendrick]

My man Nian Baiyu does not deserve to be treated how he is treated. Poor guy had to third wheel for so long, then almost be a mediator, and now he has to play confident with the king and soothe him about Ye Xiwu. Dude did NOT sign up for this, it's hilarious when you compare it to when he appear. He is Tantai Jin's right arm, he is also his couple therapist.

Tantai Jin lamenting that he made Ye Xiwu kill her "love" and that she won't ever come back now, being super dramatic, and then you have Nian Baiyu looking him up and down like he's a crazy man cause he had to third wheel for months and he knows what's up

#tteotm #till the end of the moon #I wanna say my aromantic king cause dude just *doesn't* get it he always looks confused when this kind of stuff comes up #idk if he's judging them for all the drama or if he's confused as to why they are letting themselves go so overboard but like he's the best #(I mean to say that I'm not saying aromantic don't know what love is)(just in case my words are taken the wrong way this is tumblr after al

[hua-fei-hua]

due to a series of wacky hijinks, am watching a recording of a peking opera called "a drunken concubine", but the only subtitles are in simplified chinese so like fuck me i guess. anyway having read a summary in english beforehand i at least know the gist of the plot, and i am, like, surprisingly enthralled by what's going on

#the very delightful parts are when i Understand The Dialogue ofc. every so often i pause to look up repeated phrases #not gonna lie i was expecting to get kinda bored w/it n close the tab but i'm just like 'damn... what drunken antics are next.' #花話 #but it's also fun to watch bc i'm like 'this would make for a solid script [for competitive speech] if it were in english' #like imperial court drama? already pretty solid premise. 4-5 diff chars w/speaking lines is a good limit #n they have distinctive personalities to draw postures n voices from #(this is probably kind of incomprehensible considering how Niche competitive speech is as an extracurricular lol) #but anyway a lot of scripts that are supposed to be comedic are mid bc they're like predictably fake #AND ALSO MOST OF THE COMEDIES ARE WRITTEN FOR MALE PERFORMERS. the ones written for girls are so trite it's infuriating #they're also kind of stereotypically misogynistic. like tbh. which is probably why i never picked scripts from our dropbox stash #idk maybe i also don't find a lot of the comedic scripts to be funny bc 1. tumblr humor; and 2. i take writing humor Very Seriously(tm)

[agendratum]

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#i remember last summer when the situation with zzh was happening #people made lists of like tumblr accounts to not interact with basically if you #were siding towards a certain belief in that situation and wanted to keep you mental health afloating #mostly meaning you didn't wanna see people grabbing pitchforks and poisoning your time on this website and also in the fandom #yeah yeah i know “trusting other people to form opinions about people you never interacted with for you????” #i didn't care i wanted a resemblance of peace i was thinking about myself and i'm thinking about myself now #so i can tell you it saved me a lot of nerves back then #which makes me kinda wish someone would do this now #because i can tell you this #don't get me wrong i'm waiting for an official statement waiting for whatever that conference will even be like #waiting for a conclusion that would be made after an actual investigation and not a bunch of twitter infowars #but for now? i don't wanna see people jumping to conclusions based on words of someone already proven to lie and fabricate shit before #if you're distancing yourself from the situation or the person because this is too heavy for you i get it but #i also wish for you understanding if i stop interacting with you #cause that is not something i want to see i'm sorry #and if someone needs to unfollow or block me because you value your mental health i encourage you to do this #i don't really ever post much drama related shit or at least try to #but i know where i'm staying in this all for the time being and if someone doesn't wanna see that #i hope you won't force yourself #that being said #if it will be proven that he did all that and is guilty? then well fuck #but he might be you know your average person getting accused of something he didn't do #and average people might still suck! which is why again and again #i beg people to stop idolizing actors artists musicians internet personas #that involves the rest of the cast as well #you don't know any of them #they're not your friends #don't set yourself up for a disappointment please #there is not a single person in the world who “hasn't done anything wrong in their lives ever” #anyway i hope i phrased myself more or less clearly and i hope i wont make another post like this one ever again

[tunnels-end]

sorry. guess I'm blogging trans drama now. But I still don't know what a baeddel is and at this point I really just don't super care

#my impressions from the vague things i've heard is like. vocal neoradfem transfem movement #that's kinda annoying and jerkfacey but fundamentally right in a lot of their assessments but fundamentally wrong in others #and got mocked into obscurity #and like. who cares? do they have any serious institutional or social power to weaponize? #does this matter at all outside of niche tumblr drama? #idk i can think of like 10 other kinda problematic angry movements that 'we' at least are sympathetic to #and aren't nearly this hostile towards. even though they result in much more tangible harms #idk. just kinda feels like a mix of the 'angry women aren't fulfilling their role' deal that got classic radfem seen as #a serious threat to whiteness-gender with the pressure in some contexts for trans women to be inoffensively feminine and 'fit in.' #... which brings me to i feel like The Left™️. particularly in social media contexts. very much has a problem with an economy of #who is worth critically allying with and who is worth driving off #in the popularity economy of social media. you don't need to consciously hold bigoted beliefs to create discriminatory outcomes #you just need to subconsciously make a discriminatory judgement when something makes you uncomfortable #which you totally do! yes! i mean you! literally nobody in this society is above it! that's just how culture works! #it doesn't even have to be much. when hundreds of thousands of people are. even little bits add up #so you get this weird self-reinforcing filter where even if everyone is consciously against oppressive systems. and is correct in their #assessments and analysis. and is critically engaging #a status quo forms manifests in what actually reaches you. which then of proceeds to further reinforce itself since that impacts #what even exists in the first place *to* filter. #and in a lot of ways. reflects 'ambient' culture's biases.