#but i feel weird posting about it and reblogging stuff

[cordeliawhohung]

okay quick announcement time because this is getting on my nerves really fast lmfao:

if i blocked you, and you believe it was in error, don't comment on my posts about it?? that's just, really weird. feel free to come into my inbox with your username and ask about it, maybe it was in error, but don't harass me over it holy shit i'm going bananas. there's been a large influx of people doing this just since last night and i do NOT feel well enough to put up with it.

also, there's a few blank accounts i've been blocking even if your age is in your bio. i'm sorry, but if you don't have any posts/reblogs and your account is just empty except for an age? you look like a bot to me. i'm gonna block you. that's like, porn bot 101. i promise it's not that hard to make an introductory post or reblog something to prove you're a human being. i'll make sure to update this in my rules, but i'm gonna start leaving people blocked if no one's reading through my stuff before following me.

also, put your age in your bio!!! please! and stop harassing me when i block you because you didn't have it there!!! even a simple 20's 30+ whatever is fine!

#core responds #important #announcement #not how i wanted to spend my lunch break but ya know

[talkativelock]

I have watched the One Piece Live Action. It was good. It was very good. I have a complex relationship with OP and didn't expect to love it so much. I am resisting the urge to hyper-fixate. I think I might be losing.

#i will never read/watch the manga/anime #it's too long and the pace is too slow and i don't really like the art style #but everything about the live action is amazing #i'm so happy because i've heard so many good things about the op story #and i felt bad that i couldn't get over the aesthetics enough to enjoy it #despite trying every so often since around 2007 #so i'm so excited to be able to experience the story #but i feel weird posting about it and reblogging stuff #because as a live action only person i feel like i would be out of place in fandom spaces for op #but god do i have so many thoughts and feelings #the actors the intensity the jokes the vibes the friendship #one piece #one piece live action #one piece netflix #they did such a good job #it feels like an anime without being so anime it's annoying #what a hard line to walk but they walked it well

[lesbiancarat]

want to give my two cents on the AI usage in the maestro trailer--

i think seventeen doing a whole concept that is anti-AI is very cool, especially as creatives themselves i think it's good that they're speaking up against it and i hope it gets more ppl talking about the issue. i also understand on a surface level the artistic choice (whether it was made by the members, the mv director, or whoever else), to directly use AI in contrast to real, human-made visuals and music in order to criticize it. i also appreciate that they clearly stated the intention of the use of AI at the beginning of the video

however, although i understand it to an extent, i do not agree with the choice to use AI to critique AI. one of the main ethical concerns with generative AI is that it is trained on other artists' work without their knowledge, consent, or compensation. and even when AI generated images are being used to critique AI, it still does not negate this particular ethical concern

the use of AI to critique also does not negate the fact that this is work that could have been done by an actual artist. i have seen some people argue that it's okay in this context because it's a critique specifically about AI, and it is content that never would have been done by a real artist anyway because it doesn't make sense for the story they're trying to tell. but i disagree. i think you can still tell the exact same story without using AI

and in fact, i would argue that it would make the anti-AI message stronger if they HAD paid an artist to draw/animate the scenes that are supposed to represent AI generated images. wouldn't it just be proof that humans can create images that are just as bad and nonsensical and soulless as AI, but that AI can't replicate the creativity and beauty and basic fucking anatomy that's in human-made art?

it feels very obvious this was not just a way to cut corners and costs like a lot of scummy people are using AI for. ultimately it was a very intentional creative decision, i just personally think it was a very poor one. and even if some ethical considerations were taken into account before this decision, i certainly don't think all of them were. at the very least i feel like the decision undermines the message they want to convey

i would also like to recognize that i myself am not an artist, and i have seen some artists that are totally on board with the use of AI in this specific context, so clearly this is not a topic that is cut and dry. but generative AI is still new, and i think it's important to keep having these conversations

#melia.txt #also want to add that as musicians svt are more directly threatened by AI generated audio than they are by AI generated images #and yet AI generated images is what was used in the video #and i guess the MV director/production company are the ones directly responsible for putting that in there #whether it was their initial idea or not #and they work in a visual medium so perhaps that makes it more 'fair' but idk it just feels like #the commentary is around music. which makes sense. and using human produced music/sound #but then taking advantage of AI images #idk just feels weird #i mean i don't like it either way #like i said in the main post i understand the intention behind the creative decision #and i'm still happy svt are speaking against ai at all i do think overall they're doing a good thing here #i just don't agree with the creative decision they/the production company/whoever made #edit: deleted the part about not boycotting svt over this bc ppl were commenting about boycotting bc of the 🛴 stuff #i meant specifically /I/ am not calling for a boycott because of specifically the ai stuff #was just trying to make a general point that im not making this post bc i want to sabatoge svt or whatever #bc kpop fans love to pull that catd whenever u criticize anything #so yeah just removed that bit bc i dont want ppl getting confused what im talking about #respect ppl boycotting because of scooter/israel stuff but thats not what this post was intended to be about #edit 2: turning off reblogs bc im going to bed and having asomewhat controversial post up is not gonna help me sleep well lol #may or my not turn rb's back on in the morning

[rotzaprachim]

there are a lot of goyim esp from other Marginalised backgrounds that are taking the wrong lessons away from the fact that it turns out that a group of primarily socialist/communist people from an extremely oppressed cultural group with deep ties to an area are in fact more than capable of founding a regional settler colonial ethnostate in that area, a state that was capable of the mass dislocation and then intergenerational imprisonment of hundreds of thousands and then millions of people, and that while many non Jews feel morally pure and free of this ideology, the reality of the situation should terrify everyone

#Like a lot of you would have gotten into it #I have a longer post in me about how tziyonut is probably the colonial ideology most reflected in a bunch of decolonial circles tha #That consider themselves free of this ideology #But if there’s anything I’ve learned in the last week it’s that people take ethnic signposting #Over actual considerations of ideology #Like I think a lot of the weirdness around tziyonut is the fact that people see it as the ultimate big bad in violent ideologies and als #And also something wierd and jewy? #They can feel comfy decrying an ideology that isn’t *theres* #But digging into the ideology and history that is the profound moral tragedy of how a specific plan put forward for the liberation of on #Oppressed people ended up in the mass oppression and displacement of another #Yields a situation that is much more morally taxing and uncomfortable for everyone #I’m seeing stuff about how an oppressed people has right to limitless force and there are no civillians in the enemey #That would have done absolute numbers with the haganah #Like. It’s that I would never - #You don’t know what you would do actually #In those situations. You don’t know #And furthermore the signposting over ideology means that the same people who feel the need to harass every Jew they know are often r #Reblogging stuff ripped out of the logic book or the exact ideology they claim to revile once removed #From a Jewish context

[is-this-tf]

Is it TF?

TF, as in Transformation, is a concept that can mean quite a few things to many different people- and when depicted in art or media, usually consists of some sort of physical or psychological transformation of one thing into another, often including the contexts before or after such a change occurs. 

For the purposes of this blog, the assumed pretense that the TF or TF-adjacent content depicted in posts on this blog being nonsexual in this manner is considered the default, and will be treated or engaged with as such unless clarified otherwise, but there are plenty of ways those who engage in TF art can enjoy it! There are many who consider it a paraphilia for themselves and commonly enjoy it as a sexual theme, but it is also quite common for people to enjoy it entirely nonsexually, as well- perhaps exploring it under a lens of gender, as a vessel or narrative device to communicate themes, or just liking it as an unrelated special interest... TF is fascinating and alluring concept in itself, regardless of the ways it can be enjoyed and explored.

I made this blog because I love it when I see people unintentionally making TF posts on tumblr. I feel like it happens a lot and I think it's really, really funny when it does, by accident or not. Feel free to tag me in posts or send in questions asking if something is TF, and I'll give my honest answer as an expert in the field myself. 

Don't forget, words to live by:

Primary tags: #this is tf, #this is tf art, #unintentional tf, #intentional tf, #definitely intentional tf, #not tf

#this is largely a g//mm//ck blog so i don't think i'll be like seeking out actual TF art or stories to rb? or at least not that often #although i could from time to time or link some if i really Really like it #i dunno i'll decide later #(edit: i think i will on occasion‚ and i'm putting any i rb under its own tag- check 'this is tf art' for what i rb here!) #is this tf #tf #this is tf #not tf #transformation #these will like primarily be post i'm just rbing from my dash but if people send me posts i can rb those too #by the way! if you also want to reach out to me if i reblog a post of yours that you want me to remove tags from or delete the rb altogether #feel free to message me and let me know and i'll do that! #this blog was inspired by another is-this-(shhh) blog but i wanted to do something with one of my own interests #one last thing- transformers fans i am so sorry. #i don't care about regular people not wanting to see transformation stuff‚ these blockable primary tags i'm using for this blog are for YOU #it's weird‚ but i made it with love. #💜 #pkosting

[providnce]

is it cool if I start posting Foals stuff on here?

#instead of just. reblogs #not really a vent but just me rambling #this is gonna sound so dumb but #i feel like i’d be annoying my catb mutuals on here #especially bc i’ve been a catb blog for a little over a year and a half #and people who want foals content wouldn’t wanna see it along with catb content #and i don't wanna make a sideblog #so i’d be in a weird place #and like. the foals mutuals i have i’m too scared to message LMFAOOO #and idk man there’s not many people really posting foals stuff i’ll feel super alone #and it’d be like being a part of TWO tiny fandoms #BUUUT at the same time their tag is so fucking empty #either that or it's just horses #and i need to scream about foals and yannis #bc hyperfixation #personal

[jacksprostate]

this will be unpopular probably but idk i've been called slurs a time or two and it's personally uncomfortable to see... obviously do as you please in general but when interacting with me or my posts i'd really prefer if yall didn't casually use fag, etc in place of gay and stuff 👍

#gently draws a boundary #it feels like its become hashtag cool to call people fag and fruit and fruity without considering that people may be uncomfortable with it.. #i understand the phenomenon of reclamation but thats an opt in process. it shouldnt be opt out #ive written slurs into my fics like once or twice and its solely because i couldnt imagine it any other way lol but for me its just very not #a casual thing. #obviously this is one post #and it feels silly to pin #and even then i dont expect people to look at my blog before interacting or anything #but if you happen to come here often i would appreciate it 😔 #also i realized my tags imply people have called me directly that stuff and fortunately not #but its a bit. unnerving to see people reblogging my stuff and saying that two dudes are fags or fruits or fairies or queers (this one #is highly controversial lmaooo i know okay but literally as a noun. it makes me think of my dad telling me about how he used to play smear #the queer but dw he loves me !!! 😬) #anyway seeing people say that two dudes are soooo those. is a bit unsettling for me. it's often one to one with how homophobic people say it #i understand that's not intentional on yall's parts! obviously #lol #but its never going to be something that doesnt make me uncomfortable. and i thought id just say something because tbh it feels weird not to #so i would appreciate if you would be considerate of it #again like. on my blog. talking to me or on my posts. i don't expect any claim to how yall act elsewhere

[mishapen-dear]

people can use this site however they want but there's something almost- idk, sad? about how few people are actually using their blogs. you can turn themes on and have skeletons dancing in the background. you can make everything hot pink. your blog is your scrapbook and you can put whatever you want in there. tags are okay at organizing things so you can have just a whole archive of cool shit to look at later. i know people complain a lot about people liking stuff about reblogging for engagement, and on one hand i get that- it is WILD to see a drawing i spent hours on get only 12 reblogs and 60 likes. Absolute culture shock compared to my previous fandoms. but i don't think you should reblog anything to make artists happy. i think you should reblog things so you can find them again. i think you should queue things to appear on the dash at specific times on certain days. i think you should reblog things so when you're talking to your friends about xyz post you saw you can look in your blog's archive and find it again. i think you should reblog things so that your dash is filled with one really sleepy cat. with the loss of reblogs there's the loss of engagement, which Does hurt the community-focus that makes tumblr so appealing, but idk i just wish people were more excited about the incredible amount of customization that tumblr allows and took advantage of that more

#if you're ever nervous about reblogging stuff just remember that people can always turn off reblogs #and also pls theme your tumblrs after silly fish or weird cube people or dnd #just anything that's fun to you have fun!!! #this is the silly cringe website please join us and be silly and cringy #i need to go to bed i think #but i also keep thinking about how i enjoy myself the most on this website when people reblog things from me and add commentary #comments/replies are great sure but they really bring the conversation to a halt and doesn't allow anyone else to chime in #idk some of my fave followers are the people who only like stuff #but when there are *only* people liking things it really feels like you're just yelling into a complete void #and then it's harder to find more content for things you like too #because the people you follow aren't reblogging things youd like to see #i have to delve into the main tag for my fandom content a lot because the people i follow are usually just making og posts #maybe i just need to find people who reblog things more but idk #i love it when fandoms become little communities but it feels like that's been stifled recently #which is what my actual gripe is i think #maybe ill delete this in the morning maybe not im just full on rambling at this point #getting a lot of likes feels like twitter validation #and reblogs feels like 'im putting this cool thing up on my very big fridge' #i don't want a popularity contest i just want to share cool shit >:c

[ghostoffuturespast]

Being a writer is weird.

#it's tough fighting that human visual bias on a platform like this #my queue ran out and i haven't posted any vp because i was trying to crank out that last chapter for my long fic #and like i get it maybe most people aren't interested in reading it #different strokes for different folks #but like the discrepancy between how people interact with photo vs writing posts is wildly disheartening sometimes #and i've been see-sawing back and forth all day about this #riding high and wallowing in the mud #this is literally the creative project that i've been pouring myself into for the past month and a half every spare moment i have #and i've been doing this for the past year and a half #it's weird pouring so much love into something when the vast majority of people won't even give it two seconds #i love writing but it is also a mentally exhausting craft and people don't seem to acknowledge that for some reason #it's why i try to reblog stuff from my writing mutuals when i see it because it's usually the artwork that gets the least amount of love #anyway just felt like getting that off my chest #i'm sure my fellow writers can commiserate too #i'm not mad or anything i just had thoughts and perhaps voicing them is better then stewing on them i suppose #also i feel bad for not reading more stuff from other people but i've got like zero beans to give atm #no need to worry or anything i'm still gonna keep writing and posting my shit #more vp comin in over the weekend #also god the new tumblr ui for desktop is fucking ugly absolutely atrocious #man i really don't want to have to set up shop on another social media outlet it's tiresome #i don't want to keep up i just want to blog in peace

[cinnamon-phrog]

Shout out to baby me who never thought anyone on the internet in fandom spaces could do something bad and that pr*ship just meant 'professional shipper' and not something awful

#somewhere along the first year i joined tumblr i came across the term and thought 'well pro usually means something good like pros and cons' #highly unaware that it meant someone who was. into some pretty awful shit #i'd say i was 'fond of all ships' unaware that that made room for people to interpret me as that kind of person #i even once reblogged a 3k post about a baby minotaur iirc #since in my younger brain popular post = Morally Correct [when that couldn't be more far away from the truth] #weird time to bring this up but. well i've been wanting to make a post about this for a while but i didn't want to be misinterpreted #also i was super embarrassed since it feels like something that should be common knowledge to anyone else #but stuff like that went right over my young autistic brain who thought that no one on the internet would lie or be weird ever #🗨🐸

[sonknuxadow]

god im so sorry about the situation with your sonic and tails art its always so scary when your content gets shared around and repurposed for something bad or gross. your art is fantastic! i hope your stress thins out soon

i was really freaked out when i saw it and still kind of am but thankfully it could have been much worse considering all the reposters apologized and took it down without me having to fight too hard about it (though theyre still weird as hell for doing that in the first place dont get me wrong. why are you treating my normal platonic art of brothers hugging as romantic. why are you viewing their relationship that way at all. gross).. hopefully it wont happen again

#im also just not used to having to deal with stuff like this #i always just assumed that my art isnt good enouhg for people to want to repost it or that im not popular enough #and on the rare occasion i do run into reposts its usually just a very low effort joke drawing that i dont feel like arguing about #this is the first time ive seen an actual serious drawing of mine reposted without credit like that #though the son/tails part definitely made me way more upset about it than i would have been if it was just a typical repost #i dont know if its a good thing or a bad thing that they didnt credit me. on one hand thats art theft and art theft is bad #on the other. if my url was attached to it that could have misled people into thinking im a so/ntails artist #and i definitely dont want that happening #asks #full context is that they took the art and saved it adn reposted it labeling it as ship art to other sites/communities #dedicated to stuff like so/ntails and sexualizing tails and weird stuff like that #they didnt just reblog the original post and tag it as ship or something #if it was just a reblog i would have blocked them and moved on

[8lah8lah]

"both sides of shipcourse are wrong" says person about to not bat a fucking eye when someone on one side gets chased off the fucking internet and doxxed and told they deserve assault for liking ships that are abusive in a way they dont immediately understand/relate to. "shipping discourse is just sooo dumb and immature" says person about to fucking gasp and scream and tell all their mutuals and post "STOP putting ***** on my dash in 202_" vagues like A Gross Drawing Existing In The World is going to singlehandedly groom and traumatize and enable and Normalize everything for everyone on the planet simultaneously for simply being put out there and it being out there is a category 10000 mental safety hazard that they must bravely defend people from. "youre stupid if you care about ship discourse lmao" posts brave tumblr user about to get really upset publically over One person they saw shipping a like, 4-year age gap between two fictional chars that's there if you Squint, an opinion that Clearly has NOTHING to do with very specifically one side of the discourse

#8log upd8 #bottom line i really really Rreally resent people going 'oh haha this Stupid Internet Drama #is So Dumb and everyone who cares about it is dumb too' followed by #literally ruining somebody's life because they never bothered to look into or learn why #that person likes the stuff they do. OR LIKE GIVE THEM ANY GOOD FAITH AT ALL? #at the very very very very fucking least you would ASSUME these people see someone getting #Harassed Off The Fucking Internet and go hm did this person really deserve it. what did they do #and why and what is their side of the story. #NOPE its just Ummmm make sure to not reblog from *** or youll get Freak Poisoning by proximity!! #it's why i don't really post my own stuff on here anymore; i don't feel comfortable- #-being in a social environment where people will just up and decide someone deserves #to Not Exist where they can see them anymore. even if it's not me it's happening to #it's too cruel and i can't stand it ._.; if you do or allow stuff like this please unfollow me #or better just block me outright. 'oh but what if they post-' I Don't Fucking Care #unless they're posting about specific real living/lived human beings in harmful ways #they don't deserve this shit and even if they WERE posting about real people (they arent.) #what do you think online harassment would do to stop that? you think predators are gonna #get vagued and go Aw shucks ive been caught better stop being weird about specific real children! #tags are getting long lol sorry

[drewsaturday]

i think i agree with that post complaining about how we end up reducing characters to certain basic traits through incorrect quotes and memes to the point where we can forget what they're actually like, but idk.

i also think that if you do that while still keeping the source material in mind enough, vine compilations for your faves can give them more depth in a way? which sounds really dumb lmfao but i think a lot of the more lighthearted jokey posts in fandom can give insight into the more mundane day to day of the characters that you otherwise wouldn't if you hadn't matched their vibes to a dumb quote.

it's sort of the same effect of making a moodboard or playlist for them in regards to matching a vibe and getting further inspiration from what that thing adds, but less serious.

#txt #i don't disagree w that post tho it is something i've noticed in some fandoms where i genuinely get so confused bc ??? #these do not fit at all #i do not think we watched the same show and i think this was made for the sake of just slotting these guys into a meme #and i think some of my feels lately about fandoms feeling so repetitive probably do in small part stem from the same being used for #every ship slightly matching certain dynamics to the point where if that's /all/ you're engaging with the uniqueness of canon gets stripped #but i also don't rly care all that much since i don't think ooc stuff is the end of the world if people are having fun #it's disappointing to see stuff i don't personally think fits but #it's only an issue if it impacts how ppl interact with each other about characters if they're coming from #such totally different understandings/memories of canon that it creates needless conflict #but anyway yeah i rly do love the extra ideas matching characters to funney memes can give when done well and i think that's #a weird amount of value i maybe personally place on something so unserious j;lksdkfj but i didn't feel like... #comfortable reblogging that post bc of the above but im still thinking about it so. thoughts!

[bogglebabbles]

I've officially started up my BG3 sideblog! It's mostly going to be reblogs and OC stuff but if that interests you, you'll find me at @bogglesgate!

#boggle babbles #i would keep posting here but i wanna talk about my ocs and it feels weird talking about them on main #there's only an intro post over there so far but i'll be reblogging stuff there soon enough

[sohotthateveryonedied]

hi, no pressure but if you feel comfortable, can we get a snippet of the dick with an eating disorder fic? if not, that's totally cool and you can just delete this ask. I hope you're doing well, tho <3

nah it's fine! i feel bad for not finishing the full whumptober lineup. this was as far as i got before i called it quits lmao, but here you go:

(trigger warning for eating disorders, bulimia, vomiting, etc etc)

“I don’t know how you do it,” Steph comments, eyeing the hefty slice of devil’s food on Dick’s plate. “Every time I eat a cookie I can feel the tights getting tighter and tighter.” Despite her words, she cuts herself a big slice of cake, licking chocolate frosting off her thumb. No one can resist Alfred’s confections, superhero or not. Dick laughs it off easily. “Perks of being a Grayson. I’ve got a fast metabolism.” “Ugh. So jealous.” Steph eats a bite of cake, her eyes slipping closed in chocolatey bliss. “Totally worth it, though. I will gladly get fat from this cake.” Dick snorts. “That’s why he’s the master. Excuse me.” He puts his plate down and slips away from the dessert table towards the exit at the back of the ballroom. As soon as he’s out of sight, Dick’s unfettered smile drops and he breaks into a sprint. He locks himself in the men’s room and drops to his knees in front of the toilet. He can already feel his body absorbing all that fat and sugar like a sponge. He can feel it in his thighs and hanging off his abdomen. Sinking in, soaking up, taking every calorie and turning it into a cushion of fat. This is routine by now. Dick doesn’t even have to think about it anymore when he shoves his fingers down his throat until his gag reflex kicks in, and everything he ate at the party makes its way right back up. I will gladly get fat from this cake. God, why did he need to have such a big slice? Even if he only got through half of it before running off, it still counts. The calories are still there. Why did he have to have cake at all? Dick already had three meat skewers and four cubes of cheese since the party began. God, how could he have been so careless? He pushes his fingers deeper, encouraging his stomach to heave more, get it all out. Back to zero. It was only a few hours; surely the calories haven’t sunk in yet. He’s still okay. He made it in time. When only bile is left, Dick lets himself catch his breath. He’s meticulous about cleaning himself up, making sure there’s not a spot on his suit, nor a hair out of place. He looks slightly pale in the mirror, but the lighting in the ballroom isn’t great anyway. No one will notice if his cheeks are a little sunken or if his eyes are a little red. Dick turns this way and that in the mirror, examining himself from every angle. His collarbones aren’t as prominent as they should be. His wrists used to be thinner. God, he looks ginormous. He can feel the flesh weighing off his bones like he’s been stuffed with lard. There isn’t anything he can do about it now, not while he’s supposed to be a picture-perfect Wayne heir in front of all the cameras, but tonight he’ll stretch patrol longer by a few hours to fit in the extra cardio. This is fixable. It’s always fixable.

#okay to reblog #god it feels so weird using that tag #too civilized #probably won't finish it any time soon but oh well #if i do finish it then it probably won't be edited or anything i'm just gonna write and post and forget about it #just so the whumptober series feels complete finally #lay it on me papa bob #soho writes stuff

[jeanmoreaux]

you know it’s bad when even the reblog to like ratio on text posts is abysmal

#what do you mean ~60 reblogs and ~500 likes? what do you mean ~100 reblogs and ~900 likes? what do you mean ~300 reblogs and ~1.1k likes? #that’s around 4x to 9x more likes than reblogs i mean 💀💀 #and that’s ON SO MANY TEXT POST ranging from fandom to random stuff #i don’t care about notes on my text posts that’s whatever to me. #but to think the reblog vs like issue is now even affecting text posts…… #it feels like a substantial part of users doesn’t understand how this site works. and that’s just. weird to me. #tumblr