#Unlike Others

[clarissa39]

can you talk more about the ypg and why they're racist/imperialist bc I think a lot of leftists on this website have trouble understanding that

I think a lot of people on this site have trouble understanding what a war crime is. Making this more complicated is the nature of the Syrian conflict. Let me be absolutely clear on this matter: I was with the YPG, I worked with the YPG, I still believe that what I did was not morally wrong (but was a bad decision).

That said

Soldiers within the YPG have done things that contravene things like the Geneva Conventions (sorta obsolete but most of their articles carried into new treaties under the UN). Participating in that group makes me complicit, and so I would say yes I am a war criminal.

THIS DOES NOT MAKE THE YPG RACIST OR IMPERIALIST AND I DO NOT WANT TO IMPLY THAT THEY ARE.

NON-RACIST AND NON-IMPERIALIST PEOPLE CAN STILL DO A WAR CRIME.

THAT IS SEPARATE AND ADDRESSED BELOW.

Regarding the racism/imperialism, it's an ideology I was steeped in at a point in my life that I needed something and that's what was there. THIS WAS MORALLY WRONG AND A BAD DECISION. I have done irreparable harm to both others (by way of the people I supported/promoted/associated myself with) and myself. I have renounced these beliefs, am actively working against them, and trying to make up for what I did. That is an ongoing process.

I also want to say: I am transgender.

THIS DOES NOT IN ANY WAY EXCUSE MY PAST ACTIONS OR BELIEFS. I SAY THIS TO HIGHLIGHT THAT I AM VERY DIFFERENT AND ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARDS POSITIVE CHANGE

If anything at least this incident has taught me I shouldn't be so flippant about things like this. To me they are just part of, well me. As different as I may be, I was still willing to engage with this stuff at that time.

I hope the two people that actually read this understand a bit better

Edited 17 Apr 2024 3:39PM AST (added bit making sure my feelings on the YPG were clearer)

Edited 19 Apr 2024 3:42 AST (corrected the year in the previous edit note that I missed like a fool. Thanks slembas)

#The Incident #ask #this one doesn't seem malicious at least. #unlike others

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

https://www.tumblr.com/seasurfacefullofclouds1/723655250923470848/the-band-going-around-with-multiple-members?source=share

Am glad louis made the decision to sport quiff yesterday.. it will shut up lot of people commenting on his receding hair line.. it is same as before, not as thick as before.. nevertheless beautiful on louis!!

Who is talking about Louis’ receding hairline ?!?!

I know fandom often conflates opinion with fact, but in Louis’ photos from the Iceland (stag bash for Matt D), it’s obvious that his hairline is completely fine.

Full head of hair, beautiful skin, songwriting better than ever, heart of gold, integrity intact.

#unlike others

[toccata-i-voir]

Afternoon

Hello, Slinky.

#these red eyes are friendly #unlike others #rp

[piecesthatcanfit]

I love how Louis is surrounded by people who appreciate and love him. It fills my heart to see the support they send his way.

#unlike others

[acvdemias]

hi! hope you're having a good day! no worries if not but i was wondering if you had any rp recs?

hi ! aw, thank you so much ! my biggest rec atm is @projectorpheus ─ the plot is so engaging and fun, the world is insanely well developed so you’re given a great backdrop to ser your character against, the aesthetics are gorgeous, and i know this admin. mai is the BEST, she is wildly talented and so original and she’s outdone herself ! the premise makes this rp insanely promising and while this has never been my genre, i find myself drawn to it. it’s so exciting !

i’ll edit this later and make it all pretty and eloquent bc i just woke up but i’m truly SUCH a fan

#rp rec. #rpc #rpt #rph #new rp #u know 100% original #unlike others #cough cough the dark academia group

[im-tempted]

Actually maybe mother mother was ok

#listened to it like everyone else in 2020 #but it's still actually really good whenever it comes on #unlike others #crow fucking around

[buzzcutmase]

I miss the days when it was fun to be a mason and Chelsea fan. Now it’s just constant drama and arguments with people picking apart every single thing mason does whether that’s at Chelsea or in his personal life

i miss them too <3

#and yes i know regarding personal life i’m invested too but at least i don’t share the most ridiculous rumours or constantly talk about #or speculate what he does or who he spends his time with or a women he’s been linked to ONCE 🙄 #we know by now i only share shit when it’s actually happening #unlike others

[bookwyrminspiration]

The crime part is entirely my interpretation and just what I immediately assumed

But spilling the ink could also mean making a mistake

Everyone that died because of the mistake has a story but there’s only one that truly matters

The story of the one to blame

Or at least that’s what the anon may think

(context: this is part of a discussion of interpretation of this poetry ask I was sent)

That's fair! I find it fascinating the different aspects everyone picks up from the same words when more parts are left open to interpretations.

I can see the mistake comparison, as spilling ink is typically like an accident or a mistake you make. You fumble and oops ink is everywhere! Kinda on the same level as when water is spilled over things.

I also just looked up what spilled ink typically represents and there's apparently an idiom about it that essentially means a lot of people are writing about it. "Much ink has been spilled" and then whatever it is people are talking about. So if we take that interpretation it could be talking about the ghost/person that initiated a bunch of talk about something

I like the focus this interpretation has as well, the comment that everyone has a story but sometimes one is more relevant and you need to pay attention to that. Then it becomes a matter of observation and deduction as well, which I think ties in well with the use of the word "maybe" at the beginning of line two. It's not directly telling the reader/subject what to do, it's more like a broadening of horizons. A challenge to the person to think differently. Like yeah sure you could do things one way...but perhaps you should consider this

And the differentiation between the perspective of the anon vs what may be true! Perspective can be difficult because it's so easy to get them conflated with personal beliefs and such, but they're an excellent reveal of character

It's interesting to hear how our thoughts compare, so thank you for sharing!

#quil's queries #aroace-dadwinstan #i think the idiom is nice. though I am inclined to like ink related things #most expressions baffle me but this one seems solid #I can understand the reasoning behind it and appreciate the grace #unlike others

[colorisbyshe]

i wanna know what i did to piss off fate or karma or god or whatever because i rly could not fall asleep til almost 6am because the song step back was stuck in my head

the song with evil chanting and circus noises for half of the instrumental kept me awake til SIX AM

#if you havent listened to the song before #no matter how bad you think the instrumental is from my description #it is WORSE #SM rly hates boa and seulgi to make them do this #like we already knew they hated aespa because those girls have been set up for mediocrity since day one #but like... to do this to BOA??????????? #BOA???????????????????????????????????????????????????? #hateful #this is boa's sticker #except she actually deserves better #unlike others #the lyrics are MISOGYNY #i will say the vocal... beats are great and fun #but like dISASTER

[batshaped]

the continued adventures of an internet user who was frozen in 2004 and defrosted in 2021: some things are just the way you left them

previous 2004 internet user comics are here: one, two, three, four, five; or just in my 2004 tag

#2004 #art #comic #comics #internet #nostalgia #neopets #aisha #february 2024 art #2024 art #02132024 #did i... forget to upload this one on tumblr in february lol #too distracted by mewtwo's birthday i guess #i have been playing neopets since elementary school #we're talking barely sentient #and i still play every day #it's not really my intention to make a low effort Relatable Comic here #but to capture a specific feeling i have when i feed my neopets #pet sims are unlike anything else to me #they just have this feeling about them that is more intimate than other games even when it's basic text and images #i guess that's why my comic is like #Pet Sim But Sad #lmao

[pensat-i-fet]

Grizi en plan "salí enfadado porque soy el puto amo y no me dieron el premio al mejor de abril" es tan yo 😍

#yo le doy todos los premios #es arrogancia pero es arrogancia cute #unlike others #mvp de mi corasonsito ❤️

[cemeterything]

the older and weirder i get the more i'm beginning to realize that i was actually a very cool kid who had no shame or fear until i was taught that i'd be punished for it and everything since then has been a slow uphill battle to get that part of myself back

#🐉 #like man i was so unbullyable until i let myself be bullyable #not blaming myself because i was a kid but fuck i shouldve listened to the girl who told me i needed to stop caring #about what other people thought about me and being so desperate for their attention #she meant it in a horrible way because her point was that i was inherently unlikable and should accept that #but she was technically right she just had the wrong intentions

[all-the-bones-ever]

wowow!! another oc!!!

Blodwen Fairless!!! best!!! my live laugh love!!!!

someone!!! ask about her!!!!!!!!!!

#:D #her story is called suffering softly #:33333 #i have angstified her so much yet she #unlike others #has a vv happy ending #i love her with my whole heart #oc artist #my art style #my oc art #artwork #art #oc #oc stuff #suffering softly #:3 #incase i post more about her #oc artwork #digital drawing #oc drawing #ghost oc #wandering spirit #also she pulls #like everyone #and she adopts a kid #i kiss #mwah #art is not best but she is #doodlesfrombones #charactersfrombones

[theywontletmebeprincipal]

illustrated guide to simons. i Think

#sanders bullshit #adventure time #fionna and cake #simon petrikov #ice king #winter king #ice prince #watch this become outdated within 5 days when they add another simon. watch #ice queen isn’t on here bc I don’t think she ever was a simon #she’s in this weird situation where she was created by two ppl who didn’t know/remember simon specifically to be a parody of *ice king* #so even after simon takes the magic from f&c’s dimension she doesn’t become a more simon like character. she’s still like ice king #it’s interesting. she’s def an ice king but unlike every other ice king she’s not a simon

[ruporas]

being a little petty (ID in alt)

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #petty vash moment - i think he deserves the chance to be petty... and he's kind of a petty person to me in some circumstances mfgksmgk #DEFINITELY to wolfwood i'd imagine... because they're petty to each other in exchange for not speaking about their Feelings or sorting #things out verbally. it's just how they communicate. not outlandish fights - or ignoring each other completely - but just little petty ways #that ends up getting solved anyway. i imagine it always tends to be wolfwood who “solves” it while vash doesn't necessarily “solve” it #he just ignores it? or accepts it as is? like broods for a day maybe in unnoticeable to anyone but ww kind of way but #returns to a normal attitude the next day while ww is like ??? fuck this guy - before ultimately just accepting it as is because he doesn't #/want/ to be mad at vash. i also dont think ww is someone who can be mad for super long... unlike vash who's had anger for like 150 years #ruporas art

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Bonus 8: How met your mother (CSSR design by @qourmet!)

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#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #cangse sanren #wei changze #jiang fengmian #It was important to me that WCZ had the hereditary mole. I will die on this hill. #I have been *waiting* for the day to finally arrive when I could finally make this comic. It's been marinating for months. #My mission is to redraw all of qour's character designs one day. They are just *that* good. #CSSR has the vibes of a wandering menace who shows up in towns like a stray cat arriving at a new doorstep for treats. 10/10. #While YZY strongly leads us to believe that JFM was in love with CSSR and that's his whole motivation behind taking wwx in- #-I do think this is (once again) rumour being presented as reality. It's the juicer story to tell after all. #It is still possible that he did love her! But I think that story undercuts the relationship he also had with WCZ. #Yall ever think about how JC and WWX parallel their fathers? How Wei Changze also left the Jiang Leader's side? I do. #Unlike JC though It is far more hilarious and plausible to imagine JFM begging to be CSSR and WCZ's third. You know he would. #My wild headcanon is that JFM and YZY are in a mlm and wlw arranged marriage situation. Deeply unhappy as partners. Better as friends. #they care for each other and I'll admit that there is a beautiful tragedy in them having romantic feelings for each other the whole time. #But I am also here for the gaffs. Let them be unfulfilled homosexuals together. #Meanwhile cssr and wcz are having incredible hetrosexual sex in a bisexual way that WILL leave him pregnant by the end of it.