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gay-otlc · 11 months

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Recently, it seems like there's been a pushback in the trans community against the "typical" trans narrative- someone who always knew they were a [binary gender] trapped in a [other binary gender] body and has always experienced dysphoria and plans to or has transitioned fully and is gender conforming. And there should be pushback against this narrative, because this is far from the only way to be trans! Trans people who don't fit into this way of being trans absolutely deserve recognition and celebration.

However, some members of the trans community sometimes go too far in their attempt to defend and celebrate non-typical trans people, and end up being hostile to trans people who do fit that "typical" narrative.

"Trans people don't have to medically transition!" and "trans people can still present as their assigned gender!" are both true statements, but it's inappropriate and offensive to say this to a trans person to try to change their mind about transitioning, or the way they present. When a trans person says they plan on going on hormones or getting surgery and someone says "Oh, you don't need to do that to be trans :)", it sounds like you are trying to convince them not to transition, which is the exact same thing transphobes do. And while some trans people are comfortable wearing clothes that are traditionally for their assigned gender, many of people have faced a lot of dysphoria and trauma from people forcing them or pressuring them to wear those clothes. "Pronouns don't equal gender!" is a good way to support pronoun non conforming folks, but it should never be used as an excuse to misgender someone, or tell them that they have to think about their pronouns differently. The "born in the wrong body" description of transness is outdated for many, but it resonates with some people, and that doesn't mean they're making the trans community look bad.

All this is to say, there are so so many diverse trans experiences, and we should absolutely make an effort to support trans experiences that differ from the "norm." However, trans people with experiences that do fit the "norm" are often treated as though they are responsible for transmedicalism, or for cis people's misconceptions about transness. This is untrue and an unfair way to treat them. In supporting the diversity of trans experiences, we shouldn't throw any under the bus.

#trans #some thoughts i've been having for a while now. i may have worded it poorly but i worded it #feel free to share your thoughts but if anyone is an asshole i will block #by the way this was fully inspired by that line from i am a transwoman i am in the closet i am not coming out

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noodlesarecheese · 6 days

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So Watcher is launching a Dropout (it's not called Dropout but they're clearly using the same template format platform thing idk what it's called, and the same pricing structure), and the reaction so far has been wildly different than what I remember from Dropout's launch. I was curious about why that was or if I was just misremembering the Dropout launch, so I went back to the Dropout launch video to compare them and I think I can see where some of the difference is coming from.

If you want to make the comparison yourself: Watcher's Video, Dropout's Video.

I wanna clarify first though that this isn't a knock against Watcher or the fans who are reacting one way or another or anything like that, I genuinely am just fascinated with how different the reactions are to what seems to be the same business decision. This also isn't a 'wow watcher sucks and dropout is so much better' I'm just using them for comparison because they did the same thing with different results. ALSO this isn't about the business decision itself, just the presentation! Disclaimers out of the way, here's the analysis.

Title and Thumbnail So the Watcher.tv announcement video is titled "Goodbye Youtube" and the thumbnail is Ryan, Shane, and Steven sitting on a couch looking serious, with a dark background. That really makes it seem like they're quitting (which, ok, they are quitting youtube but not quitting quitting). Viewers are already primed to be upset, and it's easier to go from upset to angry than upset to excited, curious, or neutral.

Compare to the dropout announcement video: "How the Internet is Ruining Comedy" - inline with other collegehumor video titles, might make you curious. Thumbnail - Big News! with Sam smiling and a bright background. We know its big news, but he looks happy, and the exclamation point let's us know they want us to be excited. Viewers are primed to be curious and excited.

Tone The Watcher announcement has 2 main tones. The first half is very sentimental, almost sad or wistful at times, and while there are parts that veer into pride at achievements, it's mostly bittersweet and sentimental. The second half is a bit more uplifting, but still quite serious. It reminded me of a tech announcement, like when they introduce the new iphone or something like that. Very professional, sleek, and serious, which isn't automatically a bad thing! But I do think that's not the vibe a decently-sized chunk of the audience expected or wanted. Many people watch Watcher for the cast's dynamic with each other, humor, and the more relaxed/conversational/friendly feel that most of the series have.

Compare to dropout - excited and comedic tone. Still professional, but also fits the expectations of the viewers. People watch collegehumor for the humor (it was in the name, after all). They also poke a bit of fun at themselves, which lightens the mood, shows self-awareness, and alleviates some of the bad feelings about paywalling.

Focus The Watcher announcement focuses a lot on the creative journey of the cast and company, as well as how this move will benefit them. Which isn't a bad thing, that's actually quite interesting! The problem here, I think, is actually more about what isn't here - a solid explanation of how this will also benefit the viewers and why the viewers should be excited. There's a brief description of one new show, and the promise that existing shows will get an upgrade, but we weren't given many specific details about how they'll be improved, and there's only one new show to tempt us into subscribing. Some people will be excited for that, some people won't, and some people will be excited but not enough to subscribe. Having 2 or 3 series (even if it's 1 fleshed out plus a few teasers of what's in production or what is being planned) plus some more details about how existing shows will be improved would've helped. Without that, it really does seem like it'll just be the same stuff viewers were getting for free, but now paywalled, rather than new and exciting stuff. That makes a big difference. I think with the fans not getting as much focus, this also led to some (accidental, I hope) hurt feelings. Based on what I've seen from fan reactions, all the talk about hitting the peak of what they can do on youtube and wanting more, translated for many people to 'youtube isn't enough' which became 'you (the current viewers) aren't enough.' Which I don't think was their intent! But I also don't think fans are wrong for feeling hurt by that.

Compare to dropout: They clearly explain how the move will benefit fans, and reassure viewers that existing content will stay where it is, and only new content will be behind the paywall. (Watcher clarified this too, but in a comment. It's not in the video itself, which is a huge problem.) They include clips of several new (at the time) series that would be premiering on dropout, including things that specifically could not be made on youtube (due to weed, violence, and sexual humor), so the reason for the shift is clear to the audience.

Advertisers Both videos contain the sentiment that being monetarily successful on youtube means working to appease the advertisers, and that over time what the advertisers want and what the creators want drifts further and further apart, putting strain on the creators.

However, I think the message gets lost a bit in the Watcher vid. Instead, it leaves viewers with the idea that the main problem is just ads are annoying instead of advertisers putting constraints on content. I'm not even sure what the specific constraints are for watcher, because they didn't give any examples. And the focus on ads being annoying leaves viewers frustrated because people typically either don't mind ads or they already have an ad blocker.

Timing and Size Okay, this isn't exactly about presentation, but it is still a factor that impacts perception so I'm tackling it. And I'm actually going to do dropout first. CollegeHumor launched dropout in September 2018. Pre-pandemic, but also pre-Sam Reich as CEO. The company was still owned by IAC. It was a Company, and while it wasn't huge it wasn't tiny either. So launching dropout was a Company Decision, a Business Strategy. Some people were upset about, but it wasn't a personal betrayal (generally, anyways). If I remember correctly, this was also not a high point for the company. They kinda needed dropout to do well to keep things running smoothly (which is why they shut it down and sold it to Sam just 1 1/2ish years later), so the sudden shift made sense.

Watcher Entertainment is a company, but it doesn't feel like one. Ryan, Shane, and Steven own and operate things, but they're also the faces, and they're youtubers. Which makes every business decision they make feel more personal to viewers, especially those who have been watching for a long time. They've also seemingly been doing well on youtube, which makes it more difficult for viewers to understand why the sudden change is happening now. They do talk a bit about it, about the company expanding and wanting to do things that advertisers don't like (which I've already covered). However, mostly the choice to start a streaming platform is framed as 'the next big step' without much clarification on why it's the next big step. Plus, it's post-pandemic, and a lot of people are still struggling financially with the ripple effects of that. Yes, $6 isn't a wild amount of money, but there have been some months where $5 absolutely meant the difference between paying all my bills or not, and I know I'm not the only one. This, coupled with a lack of clarity about why exactly they're doing this, leads to fans feeling hurt, betrayed, bitter, and frustrated.

Now, presentation and framing isn't everything. No matter how perfect your announcement is, some people are still going to be upset. It's a big change, of course people will be upset! But I do think a more careful presentation would've alleviated some of the hurt and anger that fans are feeling. While I do think a lot of the reaction we're seeing is due to the decision, I think (based on what I've seen) that some of it is also based on the poor communication in the video itself, and that could've been avoided!

So I'm gonna get a little speculative and describe what I would've done. In this hypothetical, they've decided to launch the streaming service and brought me on just for the announcement.

Firstly, switch the title out. If they're married to Goodbye Youtube then add a (and hello...?) after so it's at least obvious they aren't fully quitting. The dark color scheme of the thumbnail fits their regular vibe, but they want everyone to be excited so they should look excited. Next, let's lighten the tone up. Being proud of what they've done so far is great, but we don't need the sentimental music and bittersweetness. Remember, the goal is to get viewers excited about what come's next - so let's focus on what actually comes next! Talk about specific show plans and mention why they wouldn't work on youtube. Then, take some time to reassure the fans. Predict a few likely worries and address them in the video. Acknowledge that it's a big change, that it will take time to get used to, and that not everyone will be onboard, and let the fans know that it's ok if they aren't onboard.

Like I said, this wouldn't fix everything. There are a few differences in between dropout and watcher that don't have anything to do with presentation. Dropout launched with primarily new shows rather than new seasons of existing shows, and they continued uploading to youtube relatively regularly in addition to the content behind the paywall, which I do think went a long way to keeping fans happy. At this point it's unclear if watcher will do either of those or not. But, while I don't think it would fix everything, I do think improved communication in the announcement would've helped.

#watcher #feel free to share your own thoughts but please be nice #I just like communication ok! And I really enjoyed the 1 marketing class I took in college #and it's pretty rare that you get such a clear comparison between 2 unrelated companies!

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sainzinnorris · 21 days

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to the f1 community i can reach out to, we all can collectively agree williams has screwed over logan (intentionally or unintentionally). so can we all, by the power of unity, vote for logan as driver of the day for the gp? because he's had it rough for so long, I'd kill to see him happy.

our boy; what he deserves to do;

#can we all collectively cooperate please 😭😭😭#we can all have different driver preferences but we know logan's been screwed over ruthlessly #this is the least we can do 😭🩷#please for the american pookie 😭😭#unite <333😭#logan sargeant #ls2 #formula 1 #f1 #formula one #japanese grand prix #suzuka grand prix #japan grand prix #stella's rambles #feel free to reblog this and share your thoughts!!

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girlinlavender · 28 days

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i love how yj tries to present jackie as this leading lady, popular girl, makes-shauna-live-in-her-shadow type character, but that’s literally not her character at all ??

they act like before the crash jackie had some intense friendship power over them, and they did whatever she said, and then after the crash it all fell apart… girl no ??? she’s a girlfailure ??? hello ???

“oohhhh look at her leadership skilzzzzz, eveyone listens to herrrrr, ohhhhhh she’s so POPULAR that she MANIPULATED her BESTIE into joining soccer !!”

meanwhile jackie before the crash: “guys pleez say something nice about each other 😠😞😔 heeehee shauna i like you 😙 lolz you suck at dancing but you’re my best friend and i love you and i’d do literally anything for you you’re the light of my life 😭😭😭 please don’t be mad at me 🥺🥺🥺 you’re not mad at me right 🥹 okay 🥰”

like pls- be so fr rn.

#she’s just a little SIMP #three apples tall #just a little guy #she’s not a girlboss #she’s a girlfailure #yj #yellowjackets #jackie taylor #shauna shipman #jackieshauna #yj spoilers #yellowjackets showtime #if you have other interpretations of her character #feel free to share your thoughts !!!#just don’t be mean i will cry

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bunbotbuggiman · 5 months

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jiuyuan alternate meeting au

jiuyuan au where shen yuan transmigrated into a different slave during shen jiu's days in the qiu house

shen yuan isn't a slave for the qiu's but rather for a different minor household in the nearby town

they meet when the masters of their respective houses have a business meeting (shen yuan is brought along as part of the entourage to the qiu's house maybe)

I'm obsessed with shen yuan taking care of kids so perhaps he's a caretaker for some of his households kids and he gets taken along to meet Qiu Haitang and while they're there he meets Shen Jiu

He's immediately intrigued because 'That's Qiu Haitang.... where's Shen Qingqiu... who's this dude?" and he gets really attached really quickly

When he finds out about the whole 'house burning down' thing he's heartbroken because he assumes that shen jiu died

But maybe years and years later he is approached by a cultivator in the street, claiming to be Shen Jiu- and he doesn't learn that that's actually Shen Qingqiu until later- would you maybe like to come back with me to my cultivation sect?

#jiuyuan #shen jiu #shen yuan #shen qingqiu #original shen qingqiu #scum villian self saving system #scum villain's self saving system #scum villain #scumbag system #scumcum #shencest #still tagging them all for reach lol #feel free to share your thoughts or ideas

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lovelylonelymoonlight · 1 month

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See the thing about Jason and Bruce is that it’s the only death in comic books that’s treated that way and so the nuance that comes with the situation at hand is lost

Like yes Jason is the victim there BUT in real life he wouldn’t “come back” and so to critique the way Bruce choses to mourn the son he lost is absolutely heinous

Nobody brings up HOW Martha and Thomas would feel about how Bruce remembers them, because while they are the victims the trauma of the event lands squarely on Bruce’s shoulders. The same with the Graysons death and Dick

But Jason does come back and so people don’t think it’s fair for Bruce to claim that trauma, when in the situation in makes complete sense that he does!

The ultimate problem here is that dc writers don’t get this. They don’t seem to grasp that Bruce would ultimately drop everything to grab Jason and marvel at the fact that he’s back. He’s back. He came back. Instead bruce isn’t allowed to be a character and neither is Jason. Instead the have to be badasses who have no deeper emotions than rage

And so what is essentially someone mourning a loved one and focusing on the good and a young man terrified that his father didn’t truly love him and is lashing out is diminished to Bruce Not loving his son and Jason becoming a d-list anti hero/villain

#it destroys both of their characters #anyways anyways anyways #just my thoughts feel free to share your own!#bruce Wayne is my little special guy though so if you don’t like him I fear we may never reach a mid point but c’est la via #batfamily #batman #batfam #bruce wayne #jason todd

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hephaestuscrew · 7 months

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Who says the episode title phrases in each episode of Wolf 359?

I've created a spreadsheet to show which character says the episode title phrase (i.e. the words which form the name of that particular episode) in every episode of Wolf 359. Graphs summarising this data can be found below, but to look at the full spreadsheet in all its glory, and see the progression through the series, you can follow this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cQLkhxbDAItU6rdiUAYGn54FXXxYC-JXlCmP_Dqe9FA/

(Please note: I’ve focused here on which character first speaks the exact title phrase within the episode itself. In some cases, this is not the only - or the most significant - time that the title phrase is spoken.)

EDIT: This post previously stated incorrectly that "the devil's plaything" is not said in Ep57. In fact, it is said by Pryce (through Minkowski). Thank you to @yaghoulghosty for pointing this out!

Season breakdown graphs below the cut...

#Wolf 359 #w359 #the empty man posteth #I think I'll reblog this with properly worded thoughts about the patterns at some point #but for now I'd like to draw attention to a couple of things:#(1) the proportion of Eiffel title phrases reduces as the show progresses #reflecting both the movement away from a sole focus on Eiffel's narration #and perhaps the balance shifting more towards drama rather than comedy over time #(Eiffel is particularly good at coining a comedic turn of phrase)#(2) After the SI-5 are introduced #there's 5 Kepler or Jacobi title phrases in a row #solidifying the SI-5's presence in the show #If you view the title phrases as often referencing the key problem or issue of that episode #then I think it is significant who expresses it #Please do feel free to share your own thoughts!#On a personal note:#when I make things like this #it seems kinda absurd that I only started properly considering the idea that I might be autistic this year #I'm sure all the neurotypicals are regularly making spreadsheets and graphs about the fiction podcasts they think about constantly...

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fuckyeahfraxus · 8 months

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for the folks needing more back up on the 'Laxus really ain't a womanizer, has never been, still isn't. he's awkward and hardly interested-' - apparently something has been talked about in the first Fairy Tail light novel where all the girls come together and gossip about crushes and such. I'll just leave you with this screenshot-

also we stan Evergreen for being another great example for 'women and men can just be friends without developing feelings!'.

( This might also be a good thing for the folks headcanoning Laxus as gay because for all we know this guy could be anything )

But also I stumbled upon this other translation piece of this light novel chapter and it went like-

I don't know how accurate this is but the, by now unfortunately deactivated, user estella-may translated this and their translations were usually pretty good.

So- still talking about Laxus. And, what?? Debating that he might be into men?? That there might be something between Freed and him even??

And Lucy thinking Freed's handsome??

Cannot say for sure but hello

#fairy tail #laxus dreyar #evergreen fairy tail #lucy heartfilia #freed justine #fraxus #feel free to add your thoughts to this!#also if anybody has another translations of this light novel plsssssss share!!#admin post #freed x laxus #important #about #light novel

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 6 months

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I’ll go first: Never be afraid to ask for help. More often than not, people are willing to help you.

Awakened Neurodivergence

#advice #good advice #feel free to share and add your own thoughts #awakened neurodivergence (facebook)

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problemnyatic · 3 months

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seeing the response that post has gotten (I know i keep mentioning it but I'm just so bewildered and touched at the heartfelt reception!!) I think y'all would appreciate two emotes I made for my discord.

Lurkerlove, for when you appreciate a thing but have few words to give, and, most relevant to The Post:

Exhlov. This is a feeling I've had a lot, lately. Despite it all, despite the exhaustion and the weariness, my heart still fills with warmth at the warming of another's. Thank you all for sharing your vulnerability with me, and sharing with me in mine.

#problemnyatic thoughts #problemnyatic art #problemnyatic draws #i made lurkerlove in my notes app #and i made exhlov in CSP on my phone #Feel free to use these wherever and however you like!! It could be no greater compliment than to allow me to help you express your truth #*^ I'd prefer to be given credit if theyre used in like #A Big Project or something monetized. sharing is caring goes both ways and all

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