#empathy moment

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

i lose 80% of respect for a movie the moment a female protagonist wakes up in bed with artfully tousled hair and a full face of unsmudged makeup what is that mcfuckery

#don't care how good the movie was up until that point #the director clearly has no meaningful grip on human reality #maybe i'll finish the movie but from this moment on i am watching a grown man playing with dolls in a sandbox #which is actually a bit insulting to kids as metaphors go #bc i've MET kids who have way more empathy for their dolls than this man apparently does to his female characters #who the FLIP gave this man a 50 million dollar budget. he has never met a woman

[terrornothorror]

this is my design .

avatrice/hannibal au

#ava silva #warrior nun #sister beatrice #alba baptista #avatrice #kristina tonteri young #hannibal #so yes ermmmmmm this is my square peg circle hole moment and I’m making it werk…. I think Ava could have Will’s empathy and #Beatrice looks cool in a suit and could kill rude people and be a therapist ermmm #blood / #my screws are loose I think I just am drawing whatever I want now but please enjoy #it’s all about the blood and violence and eroticism #don’t the kids these days like cannibalism as a metaphor for ajvdwjishsksksjsjqksks

[amygdalae]

Harrier DuBois is the funniest possible way to write an everyman videogame protag character. instead of being a humble, bland template to project yourself onto, he’s a deeply troubled person whos got so much fucked up shit going on you’ll probably relate to at least a few of his problems, or, barring that, you’ll feel bad enough for him to start empathizing anyways

#in the 21st century the most effective fictional everyman is someone who is so so so sad #idk if its really correct to call him an everyman per se but #i find it interesting how i constantly fluctuate between really relating to his struggles and feeling a deep disgusted sort of empathy #a second hand embarrassment so profound it turns into a kind of love #i mean there are plenty of moments where i have genuine distaste for him but thats more cuz hes a cop and stuff #(i got the 'sorry cop' archetype. the game could sense my dislike of police so strongly it made Harry sad lmao)

[wearecrowley]

#good omens #aziraphale #muriel #goodomensedit #tvgifs #tvedit #my gifs #gifs #can I meta on my own post? #obviously I love how precious they are both being #muriel is the sweetest thing #and aziraphale respects her boundary about the tea which kudos for that #but his face isn't just sympathy #it's empathy #he must remember what he was like before crowley temped him #he also bought into heaven's propaganda that human stuff is wrong or gross or not fit for angelic consumption #but crowley showed him it is good and wonderful in its own way #and I think he is reliving everything muriel is missing out on in that moment

[lgbtlunaverse]

Most annoying NMJ or JC take is when someone that dislikes them is like "oh you're a fan of him? *scoff* Well obviously you've only seen cql, where he was super watered down. In the novel he's a dislikable asshole and that's the objectively superior canon I'm working from instead of your woobified fanfic." Meanwhile your main canon is novel canon and you genuinely find novel Jiang Cheng and Nie Mingjue complex sympathetic characters.

#complaining and whining about fandom #mdzs #cql #the untamed #nie mingjue #jiang cheng #WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO THEM #it's quite funny because in nmj's case i actually see shit from cql being carried over to novel canon to hate on him #for example my's treatment under the nie was explicitly much worse in cql because they transplanted the langya captain to qinghe #while the worst we see post-promotion in the novel is cultivators (WHO AREN'T EVEN NIE!) wiping ther teacups #(they're visiting from other clans like xichen. That's also why none of them had seen meng yao before.) #you can absolutely choose to interpret that worse things were happening to him at the hands of the nie off-page #it's definitely possible! but cql has people acting like it's objective canon #also the thing about empathy being inaccurate and biased in nmj's favor #that's another cql thing. in novel canon wwx can and does see things nmj does not notice (like the teacups!) #so even if he has some insight into nmj's thoughts and feelings it quite literally can't be showing things exclusively from his perspective #it was a pretty cool ceative decision from cql! gave us some very interesting character moments! #but sometimes i see people discuss the novel going 'and this was warped by nmj's bias i bet he was even worse in reality' girl wrong medium #in jiang cheng's case a lot of hate seems to be coming from the corner of cql!mains too #so clearly it can't be *that* big a difference in likability

[cemeterything]

i gotta talk about my low empathy james fitzjames headcanon actually. i prommy i don't use it to excuse any of the acts of violence he committed against his fellow man (not just the colonialism either, but things like the petty rivalry with crozier that borders on bullying prior to the death of franklin) because as a low empathy person i know that's not how it works. but i do think that viewing his actions through a lens of understanding that both circumstances such as his birth and being a part of the british empire as well several choices he's made in life (particularly his sycophantic attitude towards those in positions of greater authority whose favour can work in his and his participation in active combat) have led him to become broadly alienated from other people and both their and his own emotions makes them more interesting.

#🐉 #because like. he fucks up in social interactions in a way that screams low empathy to me. #particularly in conversations with franklin where he sucks up to him too hard and fails to recognise franklins growing displeasure #until hes shoved his foot in his mouth. and the way he defaults to clumsily rehearsed social cues ('hear hear') and statements #which betray an incredible lack of sensitivity to the tone of the conversation being had. #theres a strong sense of a man trying to fumble his way through a darkened room to his social interactions #the moment that the framework he relies on to successfully navigate them is stripped from him #fitzjames

[six-of-cringe]

tumblr is to moral ocd what tiktok is to adhd and post

#i gotta be careful what i see. the all or nothing thinking is rampant #its so exacerbated here i only follow like a couple ppl #even if i like someone's content i might not follow them bc if i see something that makes me Think too hard #i'll get stuck in a spiral and i Have to Keep Reading. so i check their shit manually when i can handle it. #even other soc blogs lol sorry guys love yall #anyway sorry i can't think about every issue always forever. no one can but especially not me #when you try to enjoy the internet but the tumblr environment makes your brain beat you with a stick yelling BAD EVIL BAD PERSON #epic crippling empathy moment #ocd mention #moral ocd #ocd scrupulosity #not soc #ocd

[ash-and-starlight]

Hello Ash.

I just finished She Who Became the Sun and I’m crying. Dying. Dead. Deceased. Thank you for jumpstarting the ripping out, stepping on, roasting, and eating of my heart that has just transpired.

Aside from the obvious Zhu and Ouyang, what’s your favorite character parallel in the first book?

HIII thank you THANK YOU im so happy the propaganda got you too <33 and HMM much to think about!! I will say that it's been a couple of years (I think?) since I read swbts so the details are fuzzy but one of my fave parallels are between Ouyang and Baoxiang, especially for how strong they become in hwdtw too. They are both seen as lesser and not conforming to the "male" mongol ideal, ouyang because he's a eunuch, wbx because he's not a warrior. They both go against their roles in a very explicit and performative way: ouyang by becoming a war machine and truly embodying the masculinity of a mongol warrior despite his inability to truly ever being considered one bc of his mutilation, wbx by refusing to become a warrior and acting super feminine (genuinely don't remember how much of it is genuine and how much is out of sheer spite but id say at some point the lines got blurred for him too. the guy has Problems.) Something something "femininity" being forced on someone vs being choosen and its Consequences. They hate each other. they're scheming together. they're scheming against each other. they loved Esen. they had to kill him. being gay is a curse. being gay is a game and i am winning. they fucked each other in a parallel reality. and most importantly they're twinks. this does not even begin to cover how insane their dynamic truly is.

#when in hwdtw u discover that a good 70% of wang's insanity was caused by the homophobic rage ouyang brought forth in him gkfdjkfjgkd #ANOTHER TASTY ONE IS MA AND ESEN!!! THE LOVERS THE HEART THE COMPASS THE OBJECT OF AFFECTION!! #Ma embodying the feminine ideal while Esen embodies the masculine one #they're both defined by their love and by wearing their heart on their sleeve #as a counterpart to Zhu who did Not know empathy before meeting Ma and fell in love with her for this very reason #and ouyang who is certified insane the only emotions he feels are a blood curdling scream and repressed homosexuality #I think of them as like. zhu and ouyang's external hearts. #ouyang had to kill his own to complete his destiny and it killed him too in the end #zhu succeeded bc in the Decisive Moment she listened to hers #oh also they're both thicc #welcome to my sick and twisted mind im not normal about them all in case it wasn't clear #the radiant emperor #ash replies

[transrevolutions]

disappointed but not surprised at the number of posts saying snow's moral depravity is because of his apparent low empathy and not because he. yknow. supports and upholds a fucking fascist regime.

#fascists are NOT some kind of 'special evil different person' #there is no fundamental biological difference between you and a fascist #and to try and separate yourself from them #by claiming fascism is a result of some predetermined condition #and not a complicated set of bias + experiences + indoctrination #is extremely dangerous #plenty of emotionally detached low empathy ppl are NOT fascists #and plenty of neurotypical people ARE! #and the moment you say #“oh I never could've been [type of bad person] because I'm not Like Them” #is the moment that you become vulnerable to indoctrination #coriolanus snow #tbosas #the ballad of songbirds and snakes #the hunger games #thg #pigeon.txt #neurodivergent

[mrtequilasunset]

One thing I don’t see people talk about a lot is that “Sunrise, Parabellum” wasn’t original to Kim, it’s actually engraved on Harry’s gun and I like to think about the idea of Kim waking up after being knocked out by De Paule and still having the gun in his hand and the engraving being the first thing he really focuses in on and it just sort of sticks with him, so much so that he decides it should be the first thing Harry hears when he wakes up too, and I just think that’s kinda neat.

#kim kitsuragi #harry du bois #sunrise parabellum #disco elysium #A brief little moment of empathy from Kim too #auhghghg analysis is not my strong suit so this is really janky but prbrbrrrr yknow #tequila sunrise

[rollercoasterwords]

hey guys btw there is actually never a good reason to loudly and publicly talk about how much u dislike a fanfic!! Like. let's break this down for a sec:

i don't like it

ok, understandable. i've dnf'd lots of fics because i didn't like them. but the people writing fanfiction are doing it for free and for fun, and you don't know anything about their lives. they could be a young writer just starting out! they could be an older writer getting back into writing after years of being unable to! they could be someone going through a rough patch whose only source of joy right now is writing their silly little stories! talking about how much you dislike a fanfic literally does nothing except hurt the person writing it. that's it. it is not productive, it is not necessary. even strangers on the internet deserve basic human empathy.

ok but i really don't like it

babe, i feel u! i'm a hater too. rant about it privately. shit on it in private messages or group chats with friends. u can dislike something without dragging its creator into the town square to throw tomatoes at them, yknow?

ok but i really don't like it AND it's popular

ok? shouting about that on the internet doesn't make you cool or special or unique. it just makes you kind of mean and, honestly, bitter. like i said before, this is fanfiction. nobody is paying for it. nobody is profiting. there is no standard that these writers are obligated to meet. clearly, other people like the work. why not let them enjoy it in peace?

no u don't understand it doesn't deserve to be popular there are better fics that deserve it more!!!

talk about those fics then!! post about how much u love them!! uplift those writers!! ur tweet or tiktok or tumblr post is not going to suddenly make a popular fic lose all popularity, no matter how undeserving u perceive it to be. if this is actually coming from a place of frustration because you feel like there are other fics that deserve more attention, then just give those fics attention.

no but it's problematic

mmm ok. let's sit with this one for a second. i want you to ask yourself--is it really, really problematic? is it perpetuating harm against a marginalized group? remember, this is fanfic; it is outside the consumer economy, and the stories it tells will almost never make it to a mainstream audience. so is the story actually hurting people, or is the author just exploring something that you're uncomfortable with? because if you're just uncomfortable, then assuming the work is tagged properly, the best course of action is to just click away. as uncomfortable as it may be, people are allowed to write stories that you might find upsetting or gross or weird, and those stories existing is not inherently harmful in and of itself.

it is actively reinforcing harmful stereotypes/rhetoric/etc

okay! ok. if you are deeply concerned because you feel that this fic is genuinely harmful, then go to the writer. leave a comment. send them a message on tumblr or twitter or tiktok or wherever. explain your situation and see what they say! nine times out of ten, i'd bet that an ao3 writer means no harm and would be willing to listen and address your concerns. in fact, they might even be grateful to you for being kind enough to make them aware of a problem and educate them on it. every ao3 writer i've ever spoken to is an incredibly kind and thoughtful person; you don't need to immediately go on the attack

the writer is unreachable/nonresponsive/not willing to address or change the problematic thing

alright. if you truly feel that this fanfiction is actively harmful and can't reach any kind of conclusion with the writer, and you want to warn others who might read the fic, then do that. do that. make a post that says hey guys btw, x thing in this fic is not a good representation/perpetuates a harmful stereotype/whatever the problem is. and leave it at that! you don't need to go further and insult the writing or the person who wrote it. that is helpful to exactly no one, and if your goal is actually to make the world a better place, then you should learn how to draw attention to an issue in a way that encourages actual dialogue instead of dog-piling and personal attacks.

anyway the next time you feel the desire to post about how bad you think a fic is, feel free to use this as a guide before u do! xoxo

#like i genuinely don't understand u guys sometimes #why do i keep seeing posts w hundreds or sometimes even thousands of likes #that are literally saying nothing except #i think this fic is bad and i don't like it #if someone was making cookies and handing them out for free and u didn't like them #would u go stand next to that person and shout about how shitty their baking skills are?? #or would u just move tf on!! #bc they are doing something nice for free!! #and if u don't want to eat it u don't have to!! #like if u post abt disliking fics u are literally just mean #im sorry but u are just mean #and not even in a fun way #i love talking shit i love hating on things!! #i do it in PRIVATE #in PRIVATE!!! #where it's fun for me but i know it won't hurt anyone's feelings unnecessarily!! #some of u guys treat fanfiction like a product to consume and it's NOT #it's a gift! #it's a piece of art that someone is giving u! #so for the love of god stop thinking like a fucking little capitalist consumer for a moment and think like a human being w empathy!! #ranting and raving #txt

[terra-toma]

With how Dracula, in text, aims to train himself to sound English on Jonathan’s speech, Karim Kronfli has a golden chance to terrify Me Specifically by weaning off Sounding Like Dracula and going into his own British accent

#re: Dracula #love karim’s performances and he seems like a lovely person it’s just his natural speaking voice reminds me of my piano examiners #i don’t remember any of my piano examinations btw. delete them from my mind after the fact because of the terror #I remember Karim’s tone of voice in that void tho #So if Dracula sounds English after Jonathan’s whole debacle I will have a moment of EXTREME empathy for him

[computerchips]

I watched leave the world behind tonight and it was really good. WHY was the older brother such a shit head constantly

#leave the world behind #good god there was no empathy from him at any moment

[zeb-z]

the breaking of chains and the discussion of free will taking place while Gillion is taking a stand for his own well-being is something so important to me. episode 79 is all about what it means to be born, or made, for something you have no say in, and taking the reigns and deciding for yourself anyway. Goobleck worrying about the nature of his creation, finding sympathy in King who was made and locked up like he once was, and taking the advice from Filipe to free them. to decide that free will is real, and that it does not matter where you came from or what you were born to do, but what you decide to do next with the precious life you have now and ahead of you. not worrying about the nature of existence, or the reasons you are who you are, but just in the fact that you’re alive and that so long as you do exist, you can decide what you make of it.

and then Gillion, looking in on himself, and his sins and his failures, and the prophecy he’s meant to fulfill due to the nature of his birth. that final test, told to sit there and hold his tongue, to accept what the elders say, and standing on the table and putting in his two cents anyway, because he’s Gillion fucking Tidestrider, and who is he if he lets something so wrong happen so long as he can speak up against it. taking control over old tests and new ones, and telling the council that he hates them for what they did, for how they treated him. afraid and unsure, but standing before them anyway, defiant against their verdict, deciding for himself how he feels and how he wants to proceed, even if he knows this means failure in their eyes. a similar shedding of chains, however metaphorical, because he too is taking ahold of his own life, his destiny, and shaping it with what he has learned and to fit his own choices, instead of chained to what he was born to fulfill. a creature chained in a cage, and a chosen one trapped in a prophecy, both shaped by the cruelty of those with power over them, still able to break free and figure out what free will means for them.

#also I feel like there’s that side theme of kindness yknow. empathy. choosing to help others even if it’s the difficult thing to do in the #moment. yknow what I mean #man. man. man man man man man #Charlie slimecicle the characters that you play. motherfucker #jrwi riptide 79 #jrwi #jrwi riptide #gillion tidestrider #z speaks

[vio-lenceee]

self-awareness, self-destruction, self-pity

#disco elysium #harry du bois #harrier du bois #reaction speed #half-light #empathy #had a fun moment drawing it i dunno #harry's bad dreams are the best

[carlyraejepsans]

Do you have beef/opinions on finaglc? Asked bc of tags from a few days ago. It’s been years since I read that one…i remember it being A Lot but that’s about it.

you ever read some really wack papyrus characterization where you don't even need to check the author's other works cuz you just Know they write f0ntcest

#can't even explain it in words. it just reeks of it #it does Not get his low empathy autistic swag. and the flowey Character is really bad too from what I've seen #literally couldn't get past the first chapters because of how ooc it was #but everyone and their mom parades it around as THEE ut fic if all time #every day i am reminded of how most people in fandom genuinely can't distinguish between something being ''edgy'' & something being ''deep'' #anyway papyrus would hear flowey's death story and essentially go ''UH OH. SKILL ISSUE. YOU SHOULD COME TRAIN WITH UNDYNE AND I!!'' #''DID YOU TRY DODGING THEIR BULLET PATTERNS WITH YOUR SOUL? IT'S SUPER DUPER EASY LET ME SHOW YOU'' #answered asks #biscia hater moment