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eldritch-thrumming · 4 months

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I'm a cis het female, but I'm always trying to learn and be an ally. My lesbian niece is a Gaylor, so I'm at least passingly familiar with some of the ways people thought her music was queer coded.

But I'm interested in why you personally feel betrayed by Taylor.

(It might seem obvious from someone with your subject position, but I'm confused as an outsider. A debunked theory doesn't seem to be enough... Has she been actively homophobic? Tried googling and it was a shitshow.)

gonna preface this by saying sorry to my mutuals and followers who hate t*ylor sw*ft--i already lost like ten followers for posting about this lol

for anyone curious, this is the nyt article i'm referencing and this is the response planted in cnn.

if you're at all familiar with the online fandom, then you know that there's a stark divide between fans that consider themselves "hetlors" and fans that consider themselves "gaylors." the gaylor camp is focused on queer readings of her music, uncovering what they consider to be queer flagging, and making references and connections between taylor and other gay artists. the hetlor camp is focused on spreading violent homophobia in gaylor's comments. i personally consider myself a part of the gaylor community because of my interest in doing queer readings of mainstream media, even though i personally don't believe that t*ylor sw*ft herself is gay and i don't really care one way or another--her personal identity doesn't affect the way i choose to interpret and read her music.

HOWEVER, it's important to point out that t*ylor has made many, many, many overt references to queer artists and queer culture--whether she's gay or not, it's dishonest and a rejection of her work to deny that she's made these references. here are some examples:

the song "ivy." many fans have speculated about the references of the album evermore to the themes of dickinson's poetry, specifically the song "ivy." this has been a long-time fan theory, doubly fueled by the fact that evermore dropped on dickinson's birthday. t*ylor seems to have confirmed this theory by allowing the use of the song in the show dickinson, when emily and sue reunite after a big fight and the publication of one of emily's poems (i don't watch the show, so sorry abt some narrative details here lol).

2. dedicating a performance to loie fuller. during the rep tour, taylor dedicated her performance of the song "dress"--largely consider one of her queerest songs--to fuller, a gay choreographer and dancer.

3. on the eras tour, she plays dusty springfield's "you don't own me" directly before she comes on stage. springfield was pretty openly bisexual for the 1960s and made quite a few statements about being with women. in 1990, she released her thirteenth studio album titled reputation, with black and white cover art. there are also some 1989 tv/dusty springfield color references in the cds.

4. she references the lakes poets. she published the song "the lakes" as a bonus track on folklore, which is a clear reference to the lakes poets, especially wordsworth, who was gay.

5. she made herself the gay sheriff of gay town.

6. she posted a picture to her own insta with a friendship bracelet that very clearly said "PROUD" with the colors of the bi flag. she wears the bi flag in her hair in the YNTCD music video where, again, she makes herself the gay sheriff of gay town.

7. she explicitly states "gay pride makes me, me" in the making of the ME! music video (i want to say this is in the Miss Americana documentary, but i honestly don't remember)

8. she has used the phrase "hairpin drop" in two separate songs. the phrasing first appears in "rwylm," a bonus track on evermore, where she sings "i swear you could hear a hairpin drop"--"dropping hairpins" is a historical phrase in the queer community that means dropping hints that you're a part of the community. now this one i've always been iffy on, but i think the intention is undeniable when we get to the midnights 3am track "the great war" where she returns to this phrasing. the lyrics in "the great war" is "finger on my hairpin trigger"--there's no way this is a mistake with the way that the fandom went so crazy over the phrasing in "rwylm." she herself has repeatedly referenced the online community and she's very aware of the conversations her fans are having--there's no way she didn't know we were talking about this. using the phrasing a second time by changing the traditional phrase ("hair trigger" and "you could hear a pin drop" are the traditional phrases) is undeniably intentional.

ok so. these are JUST the references that have been overt, explicit, and very clearly intentionally reference queer culture, queer history, and established queer flagging.

what's really important here is that the nyt article outlines these references, which are confirmed, among others made in taylor swift's public performances and published artwork, including lyrics and album ephemera. no where in the article does the author speculate on individual muses of any song or posit an opinion about her personal relationships. the article is focused on the gay fans and the ways we have built a community with each other through lyrical analysis and interpretation.

the important thing to note about t*ylor sw*ft is that she very rarely makes explicit public statements about anything published about her or any rumors about her in the press. that's why there was so much uproar about tree paine (her publicist) directly addressing the rumors that deuxmoi is perpetuating about a marriage to joe alwyn--because it's not normal. instead, she tends to speak more covertly through showing up places with people (for example, she went to dinner with sophie turner after the news of their divorce broke), making references through her style (wearing the color of a current era or the next era coming up), releasing new music (she addressed the matty healy scandal by releasing a song with ice spice and having her join the tour for one night!).

so with that being said, unless and until taylor or tree comments openly about either of these articles, we have to understand the cnn response as her opinion and coming from her camp. (i currently think this came from her father, as he's been very heavy handed in her pr lately.)

if you actually read the nyt article, there's literally nothing wrong with it. so to frame this opinion piece as "dismaying," "invasive," and "inappropriate" is capitalizing on established homophobic tropes about the queer community. why is it "dismaying" to be mistaken for a gay person? why is it invasive to read someone's work and say "hmm, there's a blatant queer reference here, i wonder if she's trying to tell us something." "i wonder if this person is gay" is a morally neutral statement. this response in cnn has given her straight fans license to go after her gay fans even harder than they did before. some of my mutuals and friends have been getting death threats, one has been doxxed previously and i'm worried it will happen again, and our comments are being inundated with slurs.

the reason i feel personally betrayed by taylor is because she has repeatedly capitalized off of my community as outlined above (and again, these are only the references that have been confirmed--there are plenty more ("dear reader," "paris," "hits different," "cowboy like me," "dress," "seven," "this is me trying," "high infidelity," "maroon," i could literally go on and on) and then allows the media and her fans to drag us through the mud and frame our community as aggressive, invasive, and repeatedly sexualize us by insisting that our sexuality and community is solely about who we fuck. if i get called gross, disgusting, or invasive one more time for stating that "bet i could still melt your world, argumentative antithetical dream girl" is gay, i will literally fucking lose it.

you cannot repeatedly and routinely reference openly gay artists in your work and then become "dismayed" when your gay fans recognize those references and begin to make connections. if you're a real ally, you would see nothing wrong with being perceived as gay. because there's nothing wrong with being gay! she has built her career off of autobiographical, confessional style writing and the interactions of fans speculating on who songs might be about. i'm old enough to remember the liner notes that revealed who each song was about! you can't foster that type of relationship with your fans and then turn around and get upset with them for caring about this stuff and recognizing patterns.

so i'm just kind of over it. and i'm over her being a billionaire climate criminal who emits 1900x the global average of carbon in tons and getting away with it. i'm over her remaining silent on palestine and allowing her film to be shown in israel. she cannot simultaneously be a mastermind genius business woman and also a billionaire bound by contracts and lyrical phrasing that she has no control over. the fandom sucks and she sucks for not defending us despite using her "allyship" for monetary gain, regardless of her personal identity. the gay community has taken enough hits from her and her fans, i'm done and i'm out.

ETA: i know this reads as angry in some places and that's because i am angry, but totally not at you, anon. i know you were asking this question in good faith, i'm just still in my feelings about this and dodging so much hate on tiktok.

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saraminia · 7 months

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I keep thinking about coming out 🤔 Like publicly. On Instagram or something. I want to so much. But at the same time, I'm not prepared to talk about my sexual orientation with my parents for example or that my sexual orientation becomes the hot topic among relatives. And also. Why? Like why should I? I hate the whole concept of having to come out. Like how is it any of anybody's business? It's my life. I hate talking about my feelings or anything private, really, irl. I never show emotion. I can't even tell my mom I love her. Even though I do. So much. But coming out feels redundant at the moment anyway since I'm not about to date anyone at the moment. I'm fine being alone and anyway I am too disgusted with my own appearance to even entertain the idea of somebody being attracted to me. Not to mention being intimate with anybody. So what does it matter to anyone else who I am attracted to? I've always thought it will come out –I will come out– when I start dating a person who is not a man. Then obviously I want people to know who I'm dating. But until then.. idk. On the other hand, I don't want to hide it. I mean, I'm not hiding it from school friends or colleagues, but it's also not something that's come up in conversation. I don't go out of my way to tell people, but I would, if it came up or if I was asked or something. I don't hide my rainbow pins or bi flag keychain. I mean, a reverse Uno card in bi colors is a pretty clear sign, if you're not a completely obtuse idiot. But yeah, I do kind of try to hide it from my parents. But my mom has seen my keychain and I'm pretty sure she's put two and two together a long time ago. I remember saying, after my last relationship ended some eight years ago, that I'm done with men, the next one will be a woman. In fact, I don't think anyone would be surprised by hearing about my bisexuality, but why is it still so hard to come out? I wonder how big a part it plays that I am so private in general. It is very hard to get truly close to me. I don't show my true self anywhere else but here. I keep people at arms length. And sharing something so private, feels too intimate. It feels like letting people come all the way up to my skin. And that makes me feel itchy all over. I keep dreading all the questions that I don't want to answer. But at the same time, I fantasize about making a really joyous and loud post on Instagram declaration my queerness to the world (the handful of people who follow me lol) and just have them deal with it. A real "I'm here, I'm queer, get used to it". Why is this so hard?

#riikka talks

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wishhouse-in-your-soul · 2 years

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Time to talk about my headcanons for Henry and Eileen because I like to think about them

I never want to be like “my HCs are canon, TAKE THAT” because honestly most of my headcanons are boring and soft. A lot of these went through my mind when I was writing an embarrassing fanfiction (I am embarrassed by all of my writing).

Henwy:

Boy howdy, does he have problems disorder!

More accurately, the fun cocktail of depression and anxiety.

Alsooo probably on the spectrum, but never officially diagnosed.

Bear with me, I’ve thought about this guy’s childhood way too much

SO LIKE... I imagine he was a child out of wedlock. Mistress and comfortably wealthy businessman situation. He grew up with his mother until he was seven or so, when she suddenly passed.

(also I imagine he’s Mexican on his mother’s side... some of his voice lines seem to have a bit of a lilt to them so I imagine he grew up bilingual... hasn’t spoken any Spanish in like two decades though)

He moved in with his father after Tragic Mom Death™, who wasn’t into the idea of parenting and threw money at the problem. Getting nannies to raise him, sending him off to boarding schools, etc.

Also, they moved around a lot

Which kinda just caused... a lifelong issue of having trouble connecting with people. :’) Lonely kid.

It is where his love of photography came from, though! Traveling introduced him to a lot of beautiful scenery, and photography was a great way to keep memories.

He is not in contact with his father anymore.

He majored in photography (not at an art specific college though, he probably would have been happier there) but kinda regrets it. It was nice having access to legit photography equipment, but he feels that his degree is useless and he kind of hates commercialized photography, so any job he could get in the field would be selling out hard for him to enjoy.

Instead, his employment is... clerical work. A boring 9 to 5 job where he digitizes documents or something. I don’t think he minds, though--he has enough patience for doing boring repetitive work, as long as his coworkers don’t try to get chummy with him.

I hc him as asexual because same hat, but I don’t think he’s sex-repulsed! He just... doesn’t really get the appeal and gets way more out of cuddling.

He’ll watch just about anything, though mostly for background noise rather than enjoyment.

Eiween:

My HCs for her are a lot more boring just because I think her life was a lot more... average. compared to Henry’s. :| At least before (gestures at sh4) happened.

I don’t think she’s ever lived outside of Ashfield, and she moved to South Ashfield Heights when her parents decided to move away from the city (since she’s been there for like... at least three years apparently?)

The city has a rich history, and she’s a history nut!!! She’s working on getting her master’s degree in museum studies and her end goal is museum curator.

She works as an educator at the local history museum, but not full time because school.

...But since she’s lived in a city with a functioning public transit system for her entire life, she never learned to drive.

Middle child. :’)

I will stop drawing her with thick thighs and a bit of tummy the day I DIE

Has a lot of friend groups, but it doesn’t take her a lot to consider someone a friend. She probably considered Henry a friend even if they hadn’t really spoken much, just because she liked talking to him and he never seemed annoyed by her.

Definitely pan or bi... she’d probably refer to herself as bi just because she likes the flag’s colors more, lol

Short!!!

I am always conflicted as to whether she should only have the numerical scars post-otherworld or also the broken arm and eye injuries, since it seems like the numbers are the only things that carry through into the real world. At the same time... I like eye patch. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The both of them >:)

I don’t think they’d ever officially ask each other out, as much as it’d just... happen.

Henry just worries that he’s hanging around her too much and that she’s probably weirded out by him and being polite by letting him stick around.

He’s bad at connecting with people! It doesn’t make sense for her to like him... she’s probably just stuck with him due to the mutual trauma.

And yeah, that’s definitely part of it. They share a unique trauma, and existing safely in each other’s presence is a way to confront it.

...but also? She thought her neighbor was cute already, and that was before he rescued her from an otherworldly death. She likes to spend time with him. :)

He’s. Not. Used to people wanting to spend time with him..... help....

Her friends and family don’t get what she sees in him and it makes him uncomfortable, heeeelp....

But she’ll shut them up!!! He’s kind and she feels safe with him and she could listen to him talk about camera technology for hours.

...And she does, because his voice is comforting,

Eileen’s the big spoon, partially because, even if it’s Henry, she’s still pretty uncomfortable with her back being touched. But also because she’s a hugger.

The ideal endgame for them would be for Eileen to make enough money for them both to live comfortably so Henry can be her photographer househusband who maybe gets his photos published sometimes but never has to make a living taking pictures of food for advertisements or whatever.

(But he’s still driving her everywhere.)

and BONUS: I don’t do gender hcs because I’m a boring old cisgirl and don’t think it’s my place to speculate, but I do like the idea of transman Henry because I can imagine Eileen seeing his top surgery scars and being like !!! what the fuck did Walter do to you to cause those and he just... stares into the camera like he’s in the office...

aaaand that’s all my silly brain can think of for now! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#posi rambling

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feeshies · 2 years

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Hey Fish! Pride ask game 11, 24, and 26?

Do you like your flag(s)?

The bisexual flag is pretty, but after that one post pointing out how the shade of purple is not consistent with the other color shades, that's all I can see.

I appreciate the trans flag on a historic level and a symbolic level. Also the first showing of the trans flag was in my home state, so I feel attached to it on a number of levels. Just not...aesthetically. And, yes, I acknowledge that reducing important queer symbols down to "bUT DoES IT GO WITH MY OUTFIT?" defeats the purpose. But my general aversion to pastels (especially pastel blue) is my primary (non-safety-related) reason for not having any memorabilia/clothing with the flag. I feel so stupid for even saying this lmao. It's a good flag.

Favorite LGBT+ canon character?

Maybe it's because I'm deep in my Derry Girls rewatch so she's been on my mind, but Clare is like a little sister to me now and I will kill for her.

Zoisite and Kunzite from Sailor Moon, even though I didn't know they were gay when I first watched the show. Although learning that a character I perceived to be female was actually male did awaken something in me.

Fish Eye also from Sailor Moon also awakened something in me.

Krem from DA:I, despite some of the "choices" made in the game, was also incredibly important to me.

Also Hedwig from Hedwig and the Angry Inch (specifically the film adaptation) was one of the first depictions of a character exploring the complicated side of gender identity I remember seeing. Also when I was in a writer's workshop, we doing group feedback for each other's stories and this one person's writing style and plot points reminded me of Hedwig. When I pointed this out, the writer got so excited because this was a deliberate stylistic choice on their part. We actually broke out of the circle we were sitting in to go hug. I never saw them again. It's been seven years and I still think about them from time to time. I was also crushing hard on them. Anyway, yeah. Hedwig.

Some characters you headcanon as LGBT+?

Sexuality-wise, I basically headcanon most characters as bi or ace unless told otherwise lol.

As far as specific headcanons go, seeing depictions of Pickles from Metalocalypse as a trans man was one of the first transmasc headcanons that didn't make me incredibly uncomfortable from the fandom portrayals. This hc also encouraged me to participate more in trans interpretations because I found that they didn't have to hurt me.

The Blues Devil from Metalocalypse is also agender.

This is getting long so I'll cut my answer off here.

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ultraclops · 3 years

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Day 3: Be True To Yourself

Aka me literally just infodumping about my Ocs because I love them ♡

Brought to you by Colorvision! Yep, I decided to get off my lazy butt and color traditionally today :)

First off, Tiara Depurrnaire (She/Her)! A Sweetypie cat who's partially related to the Snugglemagne family and, in my timeskip AU, Adorabat's future girlfriend. Like Adorabat, she lost her leg to a monster while wandering the King's dungeons. She aspires to be just as brave as Adorabat but lacks the gall, being content to watch and learn from the sidelines. As they both get older Tiara realizes that she is a lesbian, and develops a mutual crush on Adorabat that turns into a relationship. As she ages, Tiara' aspirations to become a hero fade, and she settles for becoming a ballet teacher. She learns to be brave in her own way and unconditionally supports her monster-slaying adventuring partner, no matter how their paths diverge.

T H E Y (Also I need to post my full adult Adorabat design sometime)

Next up is Sherbet (They/Them), a Sweetypie rabbit who makes ice cream for a living! I don't really have a backstory for them but I believe they realized they were nonbinary in their younger years (around early middle school age) and have fully embraced their identity! They don't let anything get them down and are eager to cheer up the citizens of Pure Heart Valley, one ice cream cone at a time. They're also good acquaintances with Badgerclops and Adorabat, for obvious reasons. Their eyes function similarly to Badgerclops', as they only open when they feel strong emotions.

Next (and honestly one of my favorites) is Moa Nola (Xe/Xem), an agender Oriental Shorthair cat who, surprisingly, isn't related to the Mao clan. Xe originally started off as a joke character based on the misspelling of Mao Mao's name in "I'm Mao Mao", but I eventually grew attached to xem and gave xem a full-fledged backstory. Xe comes from a family of fishermen, but after xyr father was killed in a monster attack, xe decided that xe wanted to become a legendary monster hunter. Xe created xyr cloak after xyr first successful monster fight. After being mistaken for the son of Shin Mao too many times, xe used it to xyr advantage and began going under Mao Mao's title for a while. However, after being stopped by Mao Mao himself, xe dropped the act and began looking for a new sense of purpose. Ironically, xe starts collecting antique ventriloquist dummies similar to Mr. Din Danalin.

Following up on the "based on a misspelling" theme is Rhapsody (She/They), a femme-aligned nonbinary Sweetypie vampire bat inspired by Adorabat's name being mistranslated as "doorbat" in YouTube autocaptions. She is Adorabat maternal cousin, as their mother is Sonara's sister. Rhapsody was heavily impacted by Sonara's death, but rather than becoming tough like Adorabat or overprotective like Eugene, she became more reserved out of fear that they could be next. In other words, she became a doorbat (haha funny). With the arrival of Mao Mao and Badgerclops, plus the defeat of the monster that killed their aunt, Rhapsody begins to come out of her shell and indulges in their biggest passion - music. Like Adorabat she learns to use their voice as a weapon, but hers is more of a siren's song than a sonic screech. In my timeskip AU, they leave Pure Heart Valley to become a popstar, writing songs inspired by her childhood memories and their home. It's obscured by the flag but the marking on her chest is a bleeding heart, emphasizing her passionate drive.

(Rhapsody's kid and adult forms [kinda old])

+ OCs of mine I didn't feel like making alternate drawings for:

Buzz-Buzz (Zhe/Ze/Zhey), a demigender Sweetypie bumblebee bat who protects the bees of Pure Heart Valley! Despite zer small stature, zhe is actually an adult, just naturally small. Zhe also grows herbs on the side and volunteers at the Pure Heart Valley hospital. Primarily because zhe has a crush on the head doctor there... (I did not make zer to selfship with Cuddlestein. Nope. Not at all.)

My Badgermao "fankid", Sai (They/He/It)! I say "fankid" in air quotes because they're from an AU where Badgerclops' spare arm became corrupt and gained a conscience. Their robot arm is actually their body - the rest of their body is a projection of light, similar to the gems from Steven Universe! They have masculine programming (as their AI was made using Badgerclops's DNA a la Cortana from Halo), but identify as agender and use they/he/it pronouns. Originally they began as a blank slate with no personality aside from the programmed personality Badgerclops gave them, but they eventually grow their own personality and moral compass as they analyze the Sheriff's Department's work. Just like Badgerclops, they have a passion for building robots and weapons, and can even modify themselves to fit the situation! Most of their creations are usually for fun, though.

Anf the last one I have a reference for but not the least, Karma Vesper (She/They)! This one is actually my self-insert, lol. She is a biro-ace demigirl Javanese Cream-Point Cat! Her necklace was a gift from her family, and her hood was a gift from her mentor. After her village was ambushed by criminals, she became a wandering hero, and accidentally stumbled upon Pure Heart Valley while following a report of increased monster activity. At some point during her adventures alone she realized that she was biro-ace, since she felt no sexual attraction but still felt romantic attraction. Around the time she came to Pure Heart Valley she realized that she never really felt, like, 100% a GIRL girl (if that makes sense) and began identifying as a demigirl. (Yes this is my hidden self-actualization story :>) She enjoys researching gemstones and ancient artifacts, and the Ruby Pure Heart immediately caught her attention once she laid eyes on it. While she is still a wandering hero, she has a temporary residence in Pure Heart Valley, where she stays to research the Heart's powers as well as assist the townspeople. Her and the Sheriff's Department didn't start out on the best terms since Mao was worried she was trying to replace them, but they tolerate each other now.

+ the OCs I don't have references for:

I did have a reference for these guys but idk where it is rn ;-;. Anywway, my most recent OCs and also some of my favorite OCs are Bernard and Pierre, a black bear and polar bear respectively (both use He/Him)! They are both gay and in a healthy relationship & live in a cabin in the forest together. They are just. Two old gay granddads and I love them. Anyway! They both met after an accident which caused Bernard to blow out his left knee and Pierre to lose his left hand; they had been best friends since, and boyfriends later on! Bernard is a baker while Pierre is a wood carver, although they indulge in each other's interests as well. For the most part they just stay in their cabin in the forest, but they leave to buy groceries and sell their products.

And the final OC I'm gonna talk about is Storm Mao (They/Them)! They're from an AU where Mao was born in a litter of five, like his sisters. Ever since Storm were young, they felt like weren't "normal" compared to their siblings. They didn't feel like a girl or a boy. After Mao came out as a trans boy, they began questioning themselves further. Eventually they decided to ask Contacts Sister for help, as she was among the smartest of the Mao children. Contacts explained to Storm that there are people who don't identify as a boy or a girl, and Storm realized they weren't alone. Since then, they started identifying as nonbinary and began using they/them pronouns, and their family supported their decision. Aside from them and Mao, their litter siblings are also LGBTQ+ - Mamoru (He/Him) is AroAce, Bernadette (She/Her) is bi and Zhijun (He/Him) is gay. I'd talk about the AU more in a separate post, if anyone wants me too^ ^;;

If I remember any other LGBTQ+ OCs I have, I'll reblog with them ✌

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manymanythoughts · 3 years

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Introduction to The Desk

This is where I’ve been doing all of my journal stuff~

It started out pretty sparse, but when I re-organized a bunch of stuff in my room i realized they’d be better organized here, it filled up pretty fast! I like it, though. I don’t like sparse, minimalism is my enemy, etc.

I was really sad when one of my past roommates moved away, but he left behind this desk for me as it didn’t fit in his new apartment. I got really into setting this up, and its been nice.

Under the cut is an overview of what’s where. I’m probably gonna make another post for my supplies.

From left to right:

The farthest left is a little shelving thingie that came with the desk. on the top is two boxes of markers and my lil bi prid flag, a post-it note with a list of horror movies i wanna watch someday lol. the middle shelf has more markers, a couple highlighters, the glue dot applicator thing, scratch art squares, a sculpting tool I’ve been using with the squares, staples and stapler, and post its. The bottom has a couple of half-feet rulers, superglue, a hole punch, even more markers, colored pencils, and art sketch pencils.

Next is my two lil compartment things- the first with erasers, black and blue pens, various colored pens, and sharpeners, the second with pencils both wooden and mechanical, highlighters, and a couple fun lil stamp wheels.

Next is a vintage display case (I’ve actually got all three of a set- this one, a larger middle one, and another one that mirrors it on the other end). It’s full of rocks that I won’t bother to name rn. Most notably, I have 8 palm and worry stones. I’ve also got antacids in a cute lil jar, bc why not put them in a cute lil jar?

I have some books next to that and, well, I put them there in hopes that it’d subconsciously convince me to read them. That didn’t happen. I’ve got Kindred by Octavia Butler, Dracula by Bram Stoker, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom by Rachel Pollack, William Shakespeare’s sonnets, Solutions and other Problems by Allie Brosh, and a collection of stories by Ray Bradbury, and I haven’t touched any of them.

In the middle is my laptop, which is holding up surprisingly good. It’s a 2015 MacBook Pro. The only problem with it, and whenever I get a new laptop I’ll probably splurge for this, is storage- I’ve got some dead space from software deletions that I can’t seem to recover.

The lil raised thing is connected to the desk in the back. idk what that was for, but whatever, it’s a place for my lil kitschy shit. A neuron plushie, crochet Oddish, gay pride fan, lil puzzle boy that folds up into a box, a Brian Andreas framed print, a vintage star trek pin, a lil crochet turtle, ceramic snail, Xerneas figurine, pentagram pin, and larimar sphere. Under the raised things is electronics I want there but don’t really want to see- headphones, usb mouse, external charger, some different cords, a bunch of stuff.

Next is some stim toys- a pebble friend my partner made me years ago that mostly works to keep my phone cord in place lol, a fidget spinner, fidget cube, lil magnet balls, and a lil rosewood rattle.

Finally, there are the decorative tapes- 60 on the nine tape dispensers, three large ones, five tapes on its own dispenser, and 12 in the lil compartment thingie at the end for 80 total. The compartment thingie also holds a bunch of stickers- 19 sets, and 22 sheets above it.

And as you can see, half the wall is covered in prints and postcards and the occasional sticker. It’s fun.

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killherfreakout · 4 years

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I'm sorry if this is too personal please only share if you're comfortable but I'm having a bit of a crisis and I think you might be able to help. did you ever have difficulty in figuring out if you identified as pan vs. bi? and like what helped you figure it out? the labels confuse and overwhelm me and I almost don't even want to bother but like... I want to clear this up in my own head so I can like pick which flag to buy and also just be able to have something to call myself. thank youuu ❤️

hi ! ❣️no worries! i don’t mind sharing, especially if it can help someone like you :) i want to start by saying that it’s completely okay if you don’t have it figured out rn (or ever! labels are only for you and what you’re comfortable with). and you are completely valid either way, and any label you choose or don’t choose 💛

i also have said some things about finding comfort in my pansexuality here and here (yes, even and eliott had a really big influence on me 🥺 as well as ola from sex education!!) — plus i would direct you to this post that explains the differences between bisexuality and pansexuality really clearly and respectfully, imo! more about this under the cut :)

i was ignorant to all the possibilities that ‘not straight’ could be, honestly, and didn’t even know that pansexual was an identity/sexuality at all. i think i was talking to a friend and she was talking about someone (a guy) she knew who had feelings for another guy, and she said something like ‘he could be gay, but maybe he’s bi or pan’ and i was like hm...what’s pan? (i didn’t ask bc that wasn’t the point of the convo, but i totally could have. i just didnt want to make it about me idk, nut looking back i just should have asked lol) so anyways, i remember looking online for what it was and when i read some descriptions, i had the light bulb moment and was like, ‘oh. that’s how i feel’ and told myself that i was pan, mostly bc having no label felt ‘wrong’ to me (it isn’t wrong at all!!!!) and i wanted something to narrow down how i felt rather than just confused.

i don’t remember exactly which definition it was that made me realize it, and there are a lot of them out there, and yes, there is some overlap between bi and pan. it can be confusing, and i totally understand your feelings about not knowing which one you identify with! especially without knowing the differences between them and the experiences of both bi/pan individuals.

but the part that i identify with and find comfort in with the label of pansexual is that: i am attracted to those of any gender, and my attraction to people doesn’t change based on gender. my personal definition of it is simply that if i like someone, i like them; their gender has no account into it. — this includes those who are trans or of a gender outside of the binary. bisexuality also includes these folks!

i recommend reading the post i linked earlier in the ask for more specific definitions of the two!!! it’s as simple as that to me, and pan is the label i choose to identify with bc it makes me feel comfortable and most like myself. (i personally don’t have a ‘preference’ when it comes to gender, but if you do, that’s completely fine too!)

i kept it to myself for about a year before i started to really truly accept it and told my friends and people close to me. (my parents don’t really know bc i haven’t said it directly but i think they can tell that i’m not 100% straight lol, but thankfully i don’t think they would mind, and i’m really lucky for that.)

i also remember having a really deep conversation with my best and closest friend about both of us feeling attraction to more than just guys, and i kind of came out as pan and she came out as bi, but we were both unsure at the time, but it felt so good to tell someone and be accepted and loved for it 💖 and yes we have that bi/pan solidarity we need so much more of !!!!!!!

it sucks bc over the past year or so i have been out as pan i’ve seen/experienced a lot of situations where my sexuality has been invalidated, and i always try to not let it get me down, but it still does. what helps with that though is that there are so many people that feel the same way i do, and see themselves the same way i do, and even more who validate and support me and my pansexuality, and at the end of the day the label is for me and not them, and i take pride in it and who i am bc it makes me happy, and that’s how it should be!!! 💗💛💙 < also how cute are the colors of the flag!!! :’)

this was super long but i hope it helps you and anyone questioning, and i’m always here for you and anyone if you want to talk about it more or have more questions! (on anon or in dms!) and you are valid no matter which label you choose or if none of them fit for you, and i wish you all the best!!! ✨:D

#anon #ask #💗💛💙#i hope this makes sense !! :)

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epicpastefailure · 4 years

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Finally, that long pan-to-bi story.

The only reason I changed from bi to pan in the first place is I believed the hype about pan being more inclusive and I'm not wedded to a Type, so I thought it fit better. I actually didn't have any animosity towards bisexuality because I was already happily identifying as bi by the time I came across this discourse, though ages before that I briefly hesitated on doing so because I knew I preferred men and didn't want to be saying something that wasn't true "just to look cool or something". (Didn't realize as a young one it's not about raw numbers.) I bring that up only because I'm the type of person who wants to be extra-sure a label is correct before I apply it to me - meaning that if I had known in advance about real bi history I certainly wouldn't have changed in the first place.

The change to pan was during some of the earliest days of tumblr, something like 2012~2014, back when I was much more credulous than I am now and assuming the people making lists and infographics about LGBT things were both well-informed and also acting in good faith, when it's clear now that a lot of them were at the least not well-informed. I also happened to be fortunate enough to be among people, parents included, who had no problem with my sexuality, so I wasn't thinking very critically about my labels and the history behind them except to choose what seemed to be the most "accurate". What changed my mind was continually encountering bi people explaining why they preferred bi to pan (one irritated person finding pan- identifiers to represent "one more person who decided bi wasn't good enough"; even when I wasn't ready to retract yet, that stuck with me), explaining that bi didn't mean the things that non-bisexuals had decided it meant and never meant those things, and it finally occurred to me:

"Well, to me it's a complicated question, because if bi- is not to mean "two" or to necessarily imply a limitation then I don't see a real point to pan- anymore, and this is as somebody who would call myself pansexual. There's no functional difference between "I'm into all genders" and "gender doesn't matter to me", though a difference is there. The way that pan would make sense as distinct is as a way of saying the person has no type, no preferences or no strong ones. Like a bi person might still have a look or a personality they prefer in a partner, but with a pan person all you really need to do is "click" with someone. But if even that definition doesn't work, then pan is pretty much unnecessary."

I have no idea what circa I wrote that (more than a couple of years ago) but I clearly intended to post it as a response to something, and never got around to it. I even forgot that I had already parsed all this out until recently.

After getting past that point, the only reason I didn't ditch pan sooner is, I admit, liking the flag better, since CMY(+K) = full color spectrum (although I knew that's not the original intent of the choices, it just ended up that way) and I disliked the bi colors. I mean, it wasn't just "I don't like this as much as that", back then I thought the bi flag was just outright ugly. Didn't like the "drab look", didn't like the colors, didn't feel a connection to it at all (when I didn't know what the symbolism was). Pan's was brighter and "more beautiful" and more pleasing... (putting it that way, it seems like my reactions to the flags more or less mirror those of pan identifiers who take a dim view of what they think bisexuality is, looks like, and means). And it did factor into why I jumped ship to pan all those years ago, maybe more strongly than being led to believe pan was "more accurate".

May I digress about that? I guess because that's the motivation for more than a few people, it is pretty relevant. I've been slowly getting over it because when I paused to really look at them, the bi colors are actually very nice - it seems I just didn't like the plum-ish lavender between the magenta and blue. I've seen a version of the flag with a way prettier lavender shade I actually like (but the flag's creator's only request was to keep the shades consistent, so I must). The result of the symbolism of the color choices, though, is actually very close to how I instinctively felt about bisexuality and the exact nature of the genuine pride I take in/joy I feel about being bi, having all doors open to me. What is there not to like?

Even then just over the flag is not a good reason to have a whole other label for the exact same sexuality. I guess it was just hard for me to get past my gut reaction and realize that, 'cause I don't like to realize I've been wrong/misguided for really silly reasons even if it's been a long time and I've learned and changed since then. (I have to be honest, too, the symbolism of the pan flag is not only less coherent than the bi flag's (by focusing on divisions instead of blending and mixing), but seems to have led some people to assume that the bi flag uses the same type of symbolism, when it's actually one of the ones that doesn't use gendered/gender-role-based colors at all (which I like). I actually saw a bi-identified person say "The purple stripe on the bi flag is meant to represent attraction to nb genders"... no, that's not even close to what it means...)

So just a few months ago, before I even had any clue about the huge pushback going on, I finally cut the cord and jettisoned pan, even the colors. Not before buying a couple pan flag things at a ComiCon, unfortunately, but one I would have gotten anyway because it was the pan colors with the words "Pretentious Bisexual". I thought that was perfect and had no idea that was Shots Fired at the time, lol.

Had I known back then what big problems pansexuality has been causing for bisexuality I wouldn't have waffled for as long as I did. But I have to say, even if I still ID'd as pan, I wouldn't think it's "erasure" or "-phobia" to acknowledge that in the modern use it's another word for bi, because that is a true fact (and one I was kind of already aware of even back then; for instance when labelling my own bisexual characters, even "being pan" I couldn't just say they were pan since bi was "so close to the same thing" and I never wanted to throw bisexuality under the bus by excluding it when it could apply. I always said "bi/pan"). And even if someone disagrees they shouldn't shit on bi people, holy fuck, and then go on to wonder why people find "pan" to be anti-bi.

(It IS biphobic anyway, because as pointed out bi has historically meant what pan was "supposed to fix about it". Nobody's saying IDing as pan is inherently a violent attack, it's fully possible to be biphobic out of simple ignorance. It's okay; you can fix it.)

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btsandvmin · 5 years

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Vmin - Pink, Blue and purple

So I just wanted to talk a little bit about the colors Pink, Blue and Purple and how Vmin in particular seem to want us to pay attention to their hair and these colors. I’m a bit curious to see if the purple, pink and blue theme will mean something for BTS, not just Vmin. It could possibly even be linked to the comeback. Also, these three colors in particular represent bisexuality, but I have no idea if that is a reason for their use of these colors in particular.

I know people have been talking about it since Hobi’s MV for Daydream where the BI colors appeared and now again after PERSONA I must say it would be interesting if that is really what they want to represent, even if only in the most subtle way. There being another man (Tae, lol) on the bed in front of a possible bi pride flag just seems like it could be done on purpose.

But as a Vmin biased blog I can’t help but to look a bit closer at Tae and Jimin. We already know purple can in some ways be seen as a Taehyung, but also a Vmin, color (check my post Red + Blue = Vmin for a little more on the subject). BTS has made a thing of the “I purple you” and they all love using it. But there was a point where I started to think “Does Jimin want us to associate him with the color purple?”

That was when he colored it purple the first time for Seoul Music Awards on the 15th of January, but not only that, he also made sure to point at his hair and say "Army... Borahae!"

At that time Tae also had blue hair, and lets just say that it made Vmin stand out.

Now Jimin is back to purple again, and has been switching between pink and purple a few times. The pink is perhaps even more interesting, not because of the color itself but because it seems to be done with a purpose together with Taehyung.

On Jan. 12 they performed at Nagoya and here both Jimin and Tae showed off some new hair colors. Tae had blue and Jimin was back to pink. Even then some Vminies noted a possible connection to Tae and Jimin’s birthstones, which is probably a coincidence, but the colors were noted all the same.

But it’s not impossible that they could have been looking up their birthstones. Vmin’s famous couple necklace is a garnet, which is a stone with certain meaning that could have been chosen on purpose as well. Just imagine if they know the meaning behind all these stones.

Anyways, back to their hair. People talked about how Vmin had switched hair colors with each other, since Jimin recently had blue hair while Tae had pink, though not at the same time.

But after seeing them in these colors at the same time a lot of people talked about it and made comparisons to various famous duos with pink and blue hair, like the Ouran Host Club twins, little twin stars or even just compared them to cotton candy or bubblegum. The point is that it got a lot of attention, even to the point of getting some articles written about it.

For me what I started to think about was how BTS has used blue and pink several times before, for example on their different album versions.

They also have the blue and pink for the Smeraldo flower. “Smeraldo” in flower language means “sincerity that could not be delivered”.

We can guess that the colors might have some meaning. If it’s connected to why Vmin chose the hair colors who knows, maybe time will tell. I just find it interesting.

And then they let their hair fade for a while, but came back with pink and blue in Hong Kong. They repeated the same hair that they had already gotten a lot of joint attention for. So at this point it is really starting to feel like they want us to notice the hair, and again once more Vmin became a hot topic because of it.

But what it interesting here is that Vmin must already know that a lot of people will pay attention to their hair. Though I suppose it doesn’t have to mean anything in particular with the colors, considering Vmin also gained a lot of attention at the Grammy’s and their hair there, where Tae was greenish and Jimin had purple which also made them stand out a lot.

But, what I find the most interesting from Hong Kong is their rings. Because Taehyung usually likes to match his jewelry with his hair and has done so plenty of times before. Meaning he pays attention to what he wears and how he matches with colors.

So it was not difficult to notice that Tae had a huge pink ring on in Hong Kong, clashing with his own hair but matching with Jimin’s. And as if that wasn’t enough Jimin wore both pink and blue rings (he usually prefers plain silver).

They both wore each other’s colors together so it’s difficult to ignore, and I personally can’t help but to think they want us to look at them and notice. (It also happens to be on their ring fingers.)

Then they also wore their matching Chanel necklaces.

So personally I am just really curious to see if this is something that well keep happening and perhaps even have relevance in the BTS comeback. Especially since we know PERSONA has a pink theme color.

In PERSONA (as mentioned before) Namjoon possibly also has the bi pride flag just like Hobi in Daydream.

Then there is of course the red and blue (korean flag and yin/yang) as well… Colors and symbolism that BTS has used a lot over the years. Basically I am just very curious to see if this is all connected and what this comeback will give us.

Now I have no idea if all this red, blue, pink and purple will have anything to do with Vmin specifically. All I am saying is that it looks like Vmin in particular has gone out of the way to get noticed for these colors, and very often at the same time.

BTS has used these colors a lot and even looking back in their MVs or performances we see a lot of these contrasting colors used. Again, all I am saying is that I notice these colors on Vmin and that it seems like they want me to notice.

So in the small things, once again Jimin and Taehyung seems to want to send us some messages.

I hope you all enjoyed this post. I am sure I missed a lot of things as this was a bit rushed. I just wanted people to pay some closer attention to Vmin, and share this before the comeback to see if maybe it will prove to have some relevance. Either way I am super excited for the comeback!

Also, this tweet and the image url had some great timing.... BcVGay.

Thanks for reading. Purple Vmin!

#vmin #taehyung #jimin #vmin analysis #btsandvmin #bts persona #vmin rings #vmin hair #vmin purple #vmin pink and blue #my post #2019.03.27 #namjoon #bcvgay

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sunset-snekromancer · 5 years

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DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT INTENDED AS A FULL PRIDE POST

This is just a post for me to gush about the flags representing each facet of my identity! Please, don't come at me for not including x identity -- I'm not including said identity in this post because I am not that identity!

If you do want me to gush about a particular flag not in this post, shoot me an ask! That'd be fun!

So first, the bi flag!!! It's literally so pretty! It's my three favorite colors!! I love how the purple is smaller, like an overlap! Literally the flag is highkey one of the reasons I don't want to give the label up lol. I would plaster the bi flag all over myself 24/7 if I could.

Next up, the ace flag!!! Look at it! It's so aesthetically pleasing. This is a truly gradient-worthy flag. It's very minimalistic, which I like, and of course I already mentioned I love purple, lol. Overall, it's just really a very nice flag! It goes nicely with the bi and demiromantic flags, too!

Next up is the enby flag!!! I'm not gonna lie, I have a pretty bad memory and get this and the ace flag mixed around all the flippin' time. Luckily, I'm both! I'm usually not a huge fan of yellow, but yellow and purple look superb together, and they really mesh with each other here, split up by the white!

Next up is genderfluid!!! THIS!!! THIS IS A FLAG! It has all I love about the bi flag and MORE! The splitting up of the pink, purple, and blue with the white and black is so awesome and cool-looking! I love this flag. So much. Which is funny, considering it's the wackiest part of my identity.

Next up, the trans flag! This is such a pretty flag, even though I'm not super a fan of pastels all the time! I love the pink and baby blue, though. For awhile, those were my favorite colors! I love the symmetry, having the two colors mirrored on either side of the white, it ends up with a really cool effect!

Next up is the demiro flag! This flag is So. Cool. This flag feels like I'm pulling back an arrow (ha! get it?) and letting it fly, and on that arrow is a note reading "don't keep flirting with me if I don't keep flirting back and also do you see my awesome white, green, and gray flag with an awesome black triangle???"

Next up is the polyam flag!! This one is... tentative in my identity, but I'm putting it in here anyway, because WOW! This flag is NEAT!!! I don't like math very much, but I do find pi fascinating, and blue and red are my two ALL TIME FAVORITE colors! The yellow in the pi symbol also stands out very nicely!!

And then finally, the queer chevron flag! I love this one! It's so simple yet so pretty, and so different from the other popular ones! This flag, I feel, encompasses what queer SHOULD mean! Different, but beautiful and amazing! Plus, like I've said before, you can't go wrong with purple!!!

If you have a flag you want to see me gush about similar to this, hit me up! I'm desperate for asks and, frankly, bored as hell a lot of the time, so I'd honestly appreciate it!

Also, this should go unsaid, but TERFs, transmeds, exclusionists, and queerphobes please don't interact!

#hoo boy I'm actually gonna tag this one #bisexual #asexual #nonbinary #genderfluid #trans #demiromantic #polyamorous #queer #lgbt+#bi #biromantic #ace #transgender #aromantic

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yaz-the-spaz · 5 years

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I saw that post where someone feels Zayn's picture was related to the bi flag? And I'm in no way speaking against that but I feel people forget that social accounts are run by his team and we do get things from Zayn himself but for some reason it reminds me of when they tried pushing how he and Gigi wore each others clothes? And they butchered the meaning of it. Idk, when it comes to social media I'm distrustful. Sorry to play devils advocate, mean no disrespect either.

nah bruh it’s cool i’m the same way, that’s why i said what i said in the tags on it, like when i first saw it my mind ofc immediately was screaming BI FLAG! BI COLORS! but the more rational part of me was like it’s most likely just a coincidence cause i mean he’s outside on a relatively nice day so ofc the sky is gonna be blue and the rest could just be attributed the pink filter and how it blends with the blue of the sky and the dark colors of his outfit and looks kinda purple-ish at some parts which is why i never said anything about my thoughts on it till now cause i felt like it was probably a little bit of a reach and honestly didn’t even expect anyone else to make the connection or make a post about it lol…it’s possible he just liked the pink-tinted filter and there’s nothing more to it

(though there is also the slight possibility that he knew exactly how it looked what he was doing, had the pic saved on his phone or whatever–idk how it actually works or how much input zayn has on what’s posted so i’m just guessing here lol–and maybe had a hand in asking his smm manager to post it or maybe when his smm was scrolling through pics of his to post they thought it looked cool and posted it and were none the wiser about the colors something like that or maybe zayn himself didn’t even realize till after it was posted i mean that’s happened to the best of us where we don’t realize till after the fact like oh snap look at that there’s rainbow/bi/pan/trans/whatever colors that just so happen to be in this pic i just took haha what a cool coinkydink!)

but anyway yeah my general stance on things when it comes to stuff like this tends to be that it could be something, it could be nothing…i’m not gonna discourage people from getting excited about it though cause i mean we’re all just speculating here anyway and it’s nice to get excited about the little things sometimes (esp after all the drama we’ve been getting lately) even it might really just be a coincidence…the caveat i guess would be just to try not to rely too much on it/lay too much credence on it and to try to remember/be aware of the fact that it might not always mean what you think it means (even if it is nice to see and nice to think of in a certain way)

#asks #anons #zayn #zayn's sexuality #bi flag #rainbows

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kxlance · 7 years

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here are my thoughts on the bullshit under the cut cuz it's gonna get long probs i assure you it’s a reassuring post:

ok so the interview itself wasn't bad to me honestly. jeremy did not deny the bi!lance hint, which was the most important thing to know. the fact that he said "that much i can say" implies that there's something left to know that he can't say because nda.

i'm gonna list a positive thing and a negative thing here: the negative one is that on one hand, it pisses me off that lgbt characters are treated as such a big spoilery deal when it should just....feel so natural to have them in a show. also thinking back that dreamworks tagged certain videos as klance just for views...well it's kind of a coward move if they don't at least end the show with lgbt rep. on the other, i really don't see the point with going all "no comment" about it if it weren't to happen?? that would be very assholey, and i know that the writers are not to be trusted, but the mere fact that they lie so much over things than then ended up being canon (e.g: galra keith, paladin allura, pidge being a girl etc) can't help but make me think they are pretty much hiding the endgame couple on purpose. you could argue they could be hinting at allurance which i'm not excluding bc some of the things could be honestly interpreted that way and also they never mention them ever as a couple except i remember like kimberly saying that allura isn't interested in lance (but she could be lying obviously) and jeremy here stating that lance has still a crush on her which is pretty evident and there's nothing new. (we also learned, according to him, that lance basically can dish it out but he can't take it which frankly...i can see pretty well as canon)

on that spectrum, pls note that this happening (or lance ending up with a girl for the matter) doesn't absolutely excludes bi!lance like at all. he can still be confirmed as bi and end up with a girl and that itself would still be very important! one thing doesn't exclude the other honestly so i say very confidently that lance being bi will be confirmed. like 100% convinced that it will. (do not forget lauren's drawing where lance is holding the lgbt sign, there's a specific reason he's the one holding that)

also does anybody think that....this stress over lance liking ladies and stuff is kinda....suspicious?? like jeremy himself was used to say "lol he flirts with anybody on two legs ahha" and now today all of a sudden he's putting a lot of stress on the ""woman"" part. which kind of threw me off? i might be reaching obviously, but mmm you know? and all of this comes after joaquim said "what he's looking for is getting to a place that might be different than when he started in the series" and “what he wants might not be what he needs” and if math isn't an opinion, he started the series always wanting allura so if what he wants is now changing..........................

it is also true that lauren used female pronouns in that interview and while that could be an indicator that lance will end up with a girl, it's also not set in stone bc.... they used to hide pidge's pronouns the same way and if lauren had said "him" you know that keith would have suddenly come to mind bc??? he's legit the only person lance has been paired up so much with. they've been sort of a duo ever since the beginning. and they've had most of the couple tropes out of all the possible pairings??? in the show??? allow me to list some. I'm too lazy to back this up with pics but like you know the scenes i'm talking about (and i also say this because when i ship something i ALWAYS look at canon interactions. and they have a lot):

the bonding moment (or the we are a good team scene if you will), which is not only visually very romantic (the purple lightning aka their two primary colors mixed together) but its sort of the turning point of their relationship and it's something that's very much used with couples especially with couples with their dynamic because oh lord!!!!!! do you know how many heterosexual couples exist with a dynamic like theirs? broody boy meets friendly girl and they're total opposites but ops they fall in love?? bitch literally every goddamn YA novel is like this. anyways, you know that scene would be considered romantic if it was between a boy and a girl, and indeed, allurance sort of paralleled that scene in s4 so if you consider that as romantic but not this one....well....buddy,,,,,,,they're basically in the same lions keith and lance were aka the fire and ice dynamic and if you can see that as romantic with a/l you should be able to see it the same way with....k/l but i digress).

as i was saying, the bonding moment is the turning point of keith and lance's relationship. after that we get:

1) an episode where keith is super anxious to have lance out of a pod and gets jealous when he sees lance flirting with allura, reminds him of their "bonding moment" and gets offended that lance doesnt remember (and an entire discussion could be open as to why he was so offended and the vlog kinda sets that up), overall the flirty banter that we're used to (not to mention this is the famous infamous bi flag planet)

2) a solo mission where they're shown to be working extremely well with each other (like classic battle couple duo scenes)

onto other tropes:

the subtle jealousy that can be interpreted both ways

THE ELEVATOR SCENE which is such a common trope for main couples!! they usually get stuck and have a moment of clarification or something like that. keith and lance's was a lot more comedic but it did lead them to collaborate in battle 2 seconds after so.... it did have an impact like those scenes usually do. (also that scene wasn’t necessary for the plot at all and yet...)

Lance making that fond face while talking about Keith that, may I remember you, was animated purposely to be that way. and overall there's a lot of subtle things like lance being constantly worried over keith in season 2 even though they didn't have much dynamic development??

the hey man scene? the fact that everybody was looking at lance EXPECTING HIM TO DO SOMETHING. and he could have easily looked back at them like "why me???" BUT NOPE, he was ready to go to comfort him!!!!!!!!

i get so worked up over the fact that so many of their scenes can be paralleled with other scenes as the story goes bc LETS BE FUCKING REAL FOR A GODDAM SECOND: they're the only pairing who started a way and are ending up in another. because they've had the most coherent development as a pairing in the seasons and we're fucking halfway through the show and when you also remember that it's pretty clear that lance wants to falls in love and that it's a ""slow burn""" kind of deal,,,,how in the fuck,,,,can it be other than klance??? literally nO OTHER PAIRING had a development since the goddamn start i’m not even saying this with my biased ass i’m saying this objectively speaking!!!!

all of season 3 could be a huge romantic trope honestly but like 2 scenes in particular strike as very romantic:

the leave the math to pidge scene obviously (the way it is framed is very tropey lmfao) and the way we see keith through lance's eyes.......pretty gay if you ask me

and the i got you buddy scene which someone made notice that AN EXACT SAME SCENE happens in the wonder woman movie but with a boy/girl pairing ofc. BUT IT'S THE SAME FUCKING SCENE THAT'S LIKE ROMANTIC TROPE 101 I AINT PLAYING

add on the fact that keith might have left team voltron to make sure lance had a place and boom. pretty romantic to me.

even if jeremy sees them as brothers....which is like...super fucking odd to me bc....he never mentioned this before almost like he's backtracking lololol, his opinion isn't...you know...canon. (and like lbr they never acted like brothers in the show??? and the creators never addressed them as such unlike...you know what) i like jeremy jokes and meme as much as the next guy but i'm a realist and i know that he doesn't really ship klance or anything he just knows how to spoiler the good stuff lolz but also he didn't say anything wrong like it's just how he sees it but the creators never said so (lauren montgomery called lance keith's stability don't forget that) and overall there are wayyyy too many hints to not believe that's its gonna be canon. like......it even makes sense with the overall story better than any other pairing?? because it's pretty plausible that lance had a crush on keith at the garrison that tried to mask with the rivalry. the way he acts and the way he tries to always get his attention furtherly proves that. it's a common thing to do when you have a crush lmao.

LIKE THOSE TWO ARE ALWAYS PAIRED UP EVEN IN THE FUCKING SEASON 2 POSTER?? LIKE THEY COULD HAVE GONE WITH KEITH IN THE MARMORA OUTFIT SINCE IT WAS A BIG PART OF THE SEASON BUT NO??? THEY PUT HIM IN THE SWIM TRUNKS WITH LANCE FOR THOSE 2 MINUTES OF SCENE THEY HAD TOGETHER?????

ok that's it keep on hoping and remember that klance not happening doesn't mean that also bi lance won't because those two things aren’t mutually exclusive ok? but also don't lose hope on klance itself especially if it's something that makes you happy because fandom is meant to be a distraction and klance is an healthy lgbt ship that deserves all the attention it gets and it’s groundbreaking from so many aspects and it being canon would be amazing. bye

ALSO PLEASE STOP COMMENTING SHIT ON JEREMY’S PERSONAL PICS ON INSTAGRAM HE DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG THIS IS EMBARASSING

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ollie’s massive post of pride month headcanons

now that i’m back from vacation, and it’s JUNE, i thought it was time for a fun headcanon post before i dive back into all the replies i owe lol

i am nonbinary and queer & this is how i interpret my characters and their pride-month activities, full respect intended for all identities listed below 🎉

this is my collection of queer characters, who i love not just because they are queer, but also, i’m glad that they are. below are descriptions of how i think they’d spend pride:

wei wuxian: this man is bisexual; throughout his many years in D.C. he’s had many terrible dates/great dates with people who are women and also with people who aren’t women. he’d be decked out in bi-flag facepaint colors and front row for the pride parade with a group of as many friends as he can gather. he’s unaware and doesn’t remember his soulmate lan wangji who isn’t here anyway, so he’ll probably go home with someone at least once over the pride weekend festivities (although he sort of does that all year round anyway). it will be a nice time had by all.

martin blackwood: martin is gay. he’s fairly inexperienced with relationships in general, and he probably downloaded grindr then immediately deleted the app out of vague panic. he never would have mentioned it to his mum when she was alive because there was no reason to, and he wouldn’t mention it outright to his coworkers, though he would answer honestly if asked directly. he’s not much of a crowds-person so i think his main pride month activity would probably be attending a low-key drag bingo event at a bar somewhere that’s warm and welcoming but not overly crowded. he’d probably take home some cheap sunglasses as a prize and be very pleased by it.

patroclus: he’s gay as well. sadly he probably got scheduled to work at the hospital most shifts during pride so he won’t get out to the festivities, but he wears a subtle pride pin on his nurse badge this month, since that’s allowed in the dress code.

orpheus: currently in a hetero-passing relationship but probably bi otherwise? and THE most supportive of people on the lgbtq+ spectrum. almost definitely owns a “love is love” bumper sticker that he doesn’t actually put on anything because he doesn’t have a car. he’ll donate money to trans-related crowdfunding websites when he comes across them online even if he doesn’t really have the money to spare, and he is made immeasurably happy by the whole vibe at pride.

henry strauss: this man is canonically bi. he’s probably still working at the bookshop during pride but he took it upon himself to set up a special section in the front of the store featuring underrated queer authors, and he’ll go out and get fully trashed at the bars late at night to get the full Pride(tm) experience.

(sidenote: i do acknowledge that pride-- and the lgbtq+ community in general-- needs more non-alocholic spaces, but, like, getting trashed at the bars is my favorite pride activity so it is what it is. -ollie)

wen kexing: this man is gay and canonically loud about it. he is the type of person who literally tells his crush roughly the equivalent of “have i mentioned i like men?” so i am sure he would special-order a hanfu that elegantly includes every color of the pride flag rainbow, and he’s probably found atop a corporate-backed float in the parade.

ki yu ri: she’s probably pan in my interpretation of her. i honestly don’t know what she’d do during pride?? probably get up to the same mischief as always. nothing special, actually-- though she’d almost certainly take advantage of the crowds and the chaos to make extra trouble.

melanie king: my one lesbian character. she has a lot of strong opinions about pride (she has strong opinions about everything lol) that basically boil down to “ban cops and ban corporations” and she supports only buying pride merch from queer artists and creators. she’ll go to the parade, and she’ll probably fight a terf while she’s there if any cross her path.

pippin took: my interpretation of pippin is definitely queer in some way, though i don’t think he’s interested in labels so idk what specifically he’d identify as, if you were to ask him. but he’s very supportive of any reason for people to have a good time and celebrate themselves. 100% gets sunburnt at the parade.

yuri plisetsky: he’s never been interested in women at all and has been attracted to fellow figure skaters who are men, so he’s pretty sure he’s queer, but also: he’s too busy with his training to really care much. he’ll go to pride events only if someone drags him there. otherwise, he’ll keep to his usual daily schedule and not bother with it much.

noah czerny: he’s not strictly canonically queer but he’s not strictly canonically straight, either, so i actually like interpreting him as bi. anyway, he looks perpetually 18 despite being much older so he’ll never get into 21+ pride events, but i think he’d have a great time at pride hopping around the different concert stages in the park where people are performing their musical acts during the day & night (and actually, since he’s so ghostly cold all of the time, he’d be the perfect pride companion because of how ridiculously hot it always is)

(sidenote: my favorite thing that has ever happened to me at any pride event was when i happened to be in london during pride in like 2018 and i was suffering what i’m pretty sure was some form of heatstroke at the parade. and a glitter-covered stranger took one long look at me, like all teh way up and down, walked away-- then walked back a full five minutes later, HANDED ME A FAN, and walked away without a word. hero. why is pride in the middle of summer? it’s the worst. anyway, i owe that stranger my life and i think about them every year around this time. -ollie)

and then there’s also my small collection of heterosexuals, who i care less about in regards to describing their pride month activities specifically but who i’ll mention what they’d be doing anyway:

holland vosijk: straight and confused by pride month because it doesn’t exist where he’s from. on the day of the parades/festival etc in D.C. he’d stay home only because he’s annoyed that there are so many people out and about. not unsupportive, just apathetic.

kaz brekker: he is straight; has literally only ever been interested in inej and at this point he doesn’t even remember her. he does not involve himself in pride month activities but kaz will let everyone working for him have take time off for pride, though. if they remember to ask.

#;; pride month posts ;;#;; headcanons ;;#alcohol tw #drinking tw #long post tw #[ let me know if this isn't allowed but i thought it'd be fun in the spirit of PRIDE MONTH ]

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