#I will be creating content!

[gigizetz]

just finished Good Omens s2, and yeah the ending was sad and all but can we also appreciate Muriel's existence?

#literally the cutest character ever created #they are so precious I can't #more muriel content please internet #good omens #good omens season 2 #go2 #good omens 2 spoilers #crowley #crowley good omens #muriel #angel crowley #muriel good omens #good omens fanart #digital art #art

[attanos]

MESSMER THE IMPALER

#eldenringedit #gamingedit #elden ring #messmer the impaler #*mine:gifs #oooh making gifs is so buttery smooth on my new laptop i WILL be creating content again #mutuals if any of you are okay with being tagged pls let me know :3

[pikp0kcas3]

The Hazbin Hotel fandom’s issue with accepting aromanticism and asexuality

Now that it is officially Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, I want to talk about this!

I find that, as an aroace myself, I am constantly grasping at good representation and coming up empty— it usually ends up in one of two ways.

One: the character is portrayed as emotionless, cold, and robotic in nature. It’s the question aromantic and/or asexual people are often asked: “Are you heartless?” The answer is no, of course, but general media makes it out to be the opposite.

Or two: Their lack of attraction is seen as something to “fix” because they “haven’t found the right one yet”, and they end up with a partner as a “happy ending”.

It frustrates me greatly because of how little people actually see aromanticism or asexuality as a true part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

So when I watched Hazbin Hotel, and I found out about Alastor being aroace, I was over the moon. I was on cloud nine. I also saw how his voice actor has looked up the term as an attempt to learn about aroaces, which makes me OVERJOYED?? Amir is truly a blessing, and I love that he’s proud to embody a character that’s part of our community. It’s so beautiful to finally have a proper character, a fan favorite at that, who just so happens to be aroace— and that’s another thing I love about this.

It’s never explicitly stated in the show (though it is stated in interviews), but it’s rather clear when you’re watching, isn’t it? Alastor’s aversion to any sort of sexual advancement, coupled with Rosie’s blatant “I know you’re an ace in the hole” comment sort of spell out his asexuality pretty clearly, as well as what side of the spectrum he falls upon. In addition, his Valentine’s day card was strictly platonic, which caters to his aromantic side. It feels so validating to finally be represented, to finally have a character in media who shares the same lack of interest in romance and sex as I do.

When I entered the fandom to look for more content, I kind of expected to see the same respect for Alastor’s orientation there too. But that… wasn’t the case? I am fully aware that aromanticism and asexuality are both spectrums— of course, aromantic and/or asexual people can enter those kinds of relationships. I’m not denying that and they belong in the community as much as anyone else on the spectrum.

But, the more I see the same line again and again and again, the more it feels like an excuse to just ship what you want.

Usually I don’t mind shipping? I’m often a firm believer in people shipping what they like as long as it’s harmless and they don’t go crazy over it. I also know for a fact that Viv doesn’t have a problem with people shipping her characters. They are fictional, after all.

But in this case, people are ignoring the very thing that makes Alastor a part of the aroace community! People are ignoring his lack of romantic or sexual attraction!

Is this not the same as changing a gay character’s orientation to suit a straight ship? If not, how so? I’m told that we are a part of this community, so why aren’t we being treated like it? Why is it so hard to accept the people on the end of the spectrum who aren’t interested?

Something I’ve been noticing throughout my life is that society has not exactly progressed very much on the idea of accepting asexual or aromantic identities. Maybe we have, a little, since the old days— but hell, people in “the old days”, which in truth wasn’t very long ago, believed that asexuality was a medical condition to be “fixed” by taking the right medication or having sex. That’s a pretty low bar to clear. And on the romance side, you’re seen as a “late bloomer” or “boring” if you don’t express interest. These days, being friends with someone is treated like a gateway to them possibly becoming a lover. Not getting married, not going on dates, not wanting a partner— it’s all treated like a crime when it’s not.

Maybe I’m selfish, or sensitive, or I’m butthurt over nothing, or I’m making it all about me. Maybe I’m gatekeeping or whatever the term is. But please, please, please, I just want an aroace character like me who simply is not interested in sex or romance.

And I want fandom to respect that. I admire the creations that fans make— the art, the animatics, the writing and the character analysis. And I want people to keep creating because creation is indeed a beautiful thing.

But I really would like people to treat aroace identities like they’re important. Like it’s more than just a spectrum to get wiggle room to wrangle in another ship.

#aromantism #aromantic #aroace #asexual #hazbin hotel #alastor #hazbin alastor #lgbtqia #alastor aroace #PLEASE i just want people to LEAVE HIM ALONE #“but it’s a spectrum” STOP USING IT AS AN EXCUSE #RESPECT AROACE PEOPLE WITH ZERO INTEREST IN ROMACE AND SEX #let us have this #we barely get anything as it is #but just to clarify i don’t believe that most people are being intentionally rude about it #nor am i discouraging people from creating fan content because it is FAN CONTENT and you can express yourself #i just would like people to understand a little more that #yes it is a spectrum and it covers an extremely wide range of orientations #yes ANYONE who identities as someone on the spectrum is completely valid #if you wanna argue with that i am showing you the door and kicking your sorry aphobic ass out #my point is that the spectrum is not a loophole. it is not an excuse and it is NOT okay to just use it willy nilly for your convenience

[meringuejellyfish]

is herobrine behavior/lore not common knowledge anymore .... has the world really forgotten about the 2x2 tunnels .. trees with their leaves all gone ... the sand pyramids in the ocean ... the herobrine shrine that would apparently summon him ... the lost to time brocraft hoax livestream that further popularized herobrine as a concept (of which herobrine was just a painting from a texture pack, later removed to which the streamer would continue to act freaked out until the end) .. the original forum post from sometime in august 2010 that detailed encounters with a pseudo-player in the distance on a singleplayer world which included this screenshot

does anyone even care at all. about a herobrine so small

#minecraft #i cut the forum post contents short because i only enjoy it up to that point #such a fondness for the herobrine myth #it was simple but thats why it worked in the environment of alpha minecraft #minecraft - especially early versions - held with them a kind of inherit loneliness #it was a little barren. only a few mobs with very simple ai #limited amount of items. no hunger #the low render distance fog leading to somewhat of an eerie atmosphere. leaving you to wonder if theres anything else out there #the origins of this myth like. understood how to work with what this game was at the time to create a concept that you know. if you were a #young kid around this era then youd be wondering about herobrine in your own singleplayer world #s #hey remember when they forgot to add ''removed herobrine'' to the change logs #also remember when the community spent hours to find the seed from this screenshot and they actually did they found the herobrine seed

[lelelego]

waiting and waiting

#fallout #fallout new vegas #fnv #courier six #craig boone #boone/courier #hi here's a comic i worked on off and on in between stuff ft. the worst possible pairing - a canon character + a player character #what do you mean i have to create content my damn self #this was also literally just talking heads for like 3 goddamn pages hell on earth but theyre just sitting there!!!!!! help #oc: eli #doodly thingy #fallout tag #blood / #violence / #injury / #knives / #long post / #comic

[ionomycin]

At the moongate, I set you free

#artists on tumblr #this was supposed to be just a simple chill piece #in between bigger illustrations #but i actually like it a lot #i've always struggled with blue #even though it's one of my favorite colors #i like the little pinky touch #that's where it's all at #creating the wlw content i want to see in the world #looking forward to mermay too #more like mergay #expect underwater sapphics

[sprucewoodmpreg]

im not even grianpilled but i have to admit i fuck w his thang of making games with rules that are clearly Meant To Be Broken in pursuit of narrative. or content. life series where the most interesting story beats tend to come from players being hyperaware of the rules + how they try to bend them. and now this permit stuff where the previously (mostly) straightforward shopping district has turned into Ok How Can We Cheat The System

#it's like. uninteresting systems given interest through rules that are supposed to be questioned or broken #it's a recurring thing with every little game he introduces #though i supposed this could be said for like. most games n rulesets. the rules create tension Which Is The Point #but with how often grian is the instigator of this shit. and considering the whole Youtuber/Content thing. it's a bit funny

[this-hazbin-quoted]

*Alastor, watching Lucifer enter the bar wearing fancy clothes*

Alastor, sad: I see you have a date. Who's the lucky person?

Lucifer: …

Lucifer: I forgot to ask you out, didn't I?

#incorrect hazbin quotes #hazbin hotel #incorrect quotes #incorrect hazbin hotel quotes #hazbin alastor #hazbin hotel alastor #radio demon #hazbin lucifer #hazbin hotel lucifer #lucifer morningstar #radioapple #hazbin radioapple #what's this? a new ship? #why yes! expect content for some new ships to begin coming in alongside all the old ships I create quotes for

[strawberrybyers]

stranger things broadcast channel… count your days fr do not play games with me because immediately my brain went to: THIS IS A HINT THAT WILL IS STAYING AT MIKE’S HOUSE BECAUSE HE DOESN’T HAVE A HOME.

WILL AND MIKE SHARING A BEDROOM TRUTHERS RISE 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️

#byler #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things #yes i will read into everything like i’m putting every bts content every message under a microscope #i am creating theories. i am analyzing. i am an engineer. i am a scientist #i understand quantum physics. i am media literate. i am delusional and gay

[notbadforafailedvessel]

#alcina dimitrescu #lady dimitrescu #pic: ad #and i'll stay here - rereading her stories and reblogging the same posts over and over again until my dying days #but bless all the people who still post about her and keep me fed #but also to those who no longer do but created something incredible during her peak where i can go back whenever i need it #(which is often since she's my comfort character) #content creators are incredible <333 #thank you guys i love you all 🥺

[proudfreakmetarusonniku]

but also like. guys you don’t need to leave the minecraft youtube community bc one person is bad to clarify. like. shelby is a minecraft youtuber. a lot of her friends are minecraft youtubers. those friends are supportive and as far as we know all believe her. the vast majority of minecraft youtubers are like. fine. this shit is something that Happens because Abusers are Manipulative, going to another hobby will Not shield you from anything and you’re not immoral for liking something bad people also liked. which is. one of the biggest video games ever. like in this situation no one was knowingly harbouring an abuser and it seems everyone was supportive. this is just a case of some people being shit, not anything to do with mcyt. hell, the guy hasn’t been on minecraft in like a year lmao.

i fully understand why the content might be uncomfortable to you guys now but like, please don’t self flagellate and cut yourself off from an entire genre of media because of one guy again. i saw that happen after the dream stuff and a lot of people ended up losing important things because they made rash decisions and felt like they Had to leave. but please. take one deep fucking breath. this has happened before. this has happened so much before, and in ways far worse than this. because abusers, unfortunately, exist. you should not feel guilty for being manipulated by a manipulative abuser, don’t blame yourself. do what you have to, but please, please keep in mind that the majority of minecraft youtube is fine. it is fine to continue engaging with it. it’s fine to be manipulated by an abuser and it’s not your fault. please don’t make rash decisions and end up losing things you care deeply about and being unable to get them back. distance yourself all you want, but please be careful to not do so out of emotional self harm from the guilt. that’s something this fandom encourages far too much- even outside of this- and it’s unhealthy and anyone expecting it of you is cruel.

#mcyt #abuse tw #i guess this is discourse idk but like #this happened two years ago and the amount of people who realised cutting themselves off from All mcyt was self harm and came back #only to have lost a lot of content they created and valued because they wanted to punish themselves for trusting a predator #and like. you’re victim blaming yourself. obviously you are not anywhere near as much a victim as The victim #but being manipulated into supporting abusers is still something that is an action they take to harm others #Being used as a tool to silence others unknowingly is a cruel thing and can be traumatic to go through #its honestly really concerning as someone working on their own emotional self harm to see it. like this isn’t about anyone in specific but #guys. emotionally self harming isn’t helping. you don’t need punishment. breathe and think through things.

[grimlin-gromlin]

~ The Bats as textposts

#batfam #batfam as textposts #i am so sleepy #tim drake #barbara gordon #dick grayson #stephanie brown #kon el #timkon #woah look at me creating batfam content #the aib brainrot (affectionate) hasnt completely taken over #gromlin's memes

[userkoo]

prettiest smile on the prettiest boy ♡

#i would like to do more but the live quality was bad and i still feel rusty rn!! #but it was fun to create something so more to come (hopefully)... maybe festa content will inspire me <3 #annietrack #usersky #tusercelia #userkelli #userjeonjcngkook #usertaeyungie #trackofthesoul #shirleytothesea #jungkook #bts #x

[eurodynamic]

hate hate hate this. i do NOTTT spend hours making sure my gifs are clear/smooth/properly colored only for them to be compressed back into blocky pixelated mp4 bullshit

#*txt #like i get they wanna make it easier for content to be delivered to users #but why is it always at the expense of the people who actually CREATE the content 🙄

[its-hai-time]

We could have had this if the writers weren’t cowards.

edit: this idea got turned into an actual comic, I’m still actively working on it.

(my Ko-Fi page)

#back on my aj2 bullshit #every so often I start thinking about this au again and I feel the need to Create Content. #defendant Klavier my beloved #don't think about if they're sitting or not I didn't want to think about that #ace attorney #apollo justice #Trucy Wright #Klavier Gavin #don't tell anyone but I'm tagging this as klapollo #apollo justice 2 #turnabout light #Hailey's drawing again

[foreveretherealseviltwin]

Stobin Appreciation Week 2023 by @dailystobin!!!

Day 4 : songs/lyrics/poems 🤍

spongebob // The Beatrice Letters, Lemony Snicket // A little life, Hanya Yanagihara // Ribs, Lorde // Normal People, Sally Rooney // Frog and Toad, Arnold Lobel // Stuck with me, The Neighborhood // Just Kids, Patti Smith // (pic) Troy and Abed (quo.) Winnie the Pooh by @/catbandits // Ryan O’Connell // Written on the body, Jeanette Winterson // Trista Mateer // Smoke Signals, Phoebe Bridgers // Grief Lessons: Four Plays by Euripides, Anne Carson

#med school has been quite literally kicking my ass and I can’t bleieve I forgot about stobin week! #I’m so sorry thsi is late admin skdnfkdjkfjc #ANYWAY created a whole ass web weaving post for da besties😭 #i love them so much forever. youre everything to me platonic soulmates🥺🥹 #thank you so much for hosting this WE ALWAYS NEED MORE STOBIN CONTENT!!!!!!!! #stobinweek2023 #stranger things #steve harrington #robin buckley #stobin #platonic with a capital p #platonic stobin #web weaving #*mine