#gear grinds

[gearstrider]

thinking about sam n dean being literally, undeniably, outright stated with no room for misinterpretation canon soulmates.

why did the cw do this

#dont get me wrong i love it #wincest for lyfw ammirite #but #what a weird thing for the writers to do and the producers or whoever to allow #especially given the stated rarity of soulmates iirc??? #gear grinds #wincest

[cerulean-tea]

happy 413!! to the webcomic that changed my life 5 years ago ⭐️

#homestuck #413 #hey guys *checks watch* happy 413 #my eyes are dry from how hard i grinded to finish this today HEJDKLEDKDKD #rose lalonde #jade harley #dave strider #john egbert #beta kids #i wanted to make it so all the kids contributed to johns cake haha #like rose lighting the candles and dave uh using his gear as a plate LOL and then jade appearifying the cake (that was pretty subtle tho) #like actually tilted the trajectory of my life #i couldve still been really into danganronpa or voltron idk

[forsetcabiri]

ELPHELT VALENTINE would like you to SIGN HERE psst, you can commission me for one of your own!

#my art or whatever #ggst #guilty gear #elphelt valentine #guilty gear strive #pixel art #fanart #okay back to the dev grind my bad #my animation or whatever

[dovalore]

bird

#ffxiv #meteion #this was directly inspired by grinding gear's stream #of the level 86-87 quests

[veliseraptor]

sometimes I think people think "narrative parallels" means "exactly the same" and like...that's not the point, actually, the point with narrative parallels is that they're variations on a theme that are meant to illuminate something about each variation. a narrative parallel that is just a precise reiteration of another thing isn't saying anything. it's just redundant.

#important text posts #actual english major lise #this one really grinds my gears actually #'it can't be parallel because they're not the same' no...no that's not what that means i don't think #lise's aggressively bitchy opinions about irrelevant and unimportant matters #mildly! but i'm still feeling bitchy so it gets the tag

[c4nonball]

Loser rapist admits he’s a loser rapist. More at 5.

#these types of people grind my gears the most #and the people in the replies calling it ‘wholesome’

[gendiebrainrotreceipts]

totally normal and not homophobic response to gay people

It’s almost like the gay pride movement was intended for gay people and not asexuals or something idk

#why does gay people wanting to be accepted grind their gears so much #gender critical #gendie brainrot receipts #radfem safe

[strangertheories]

I really disagree with the idea that Will would be ok with liking boys if he didn't love Mike and that Mike would be ok with loving Will if he wasn't a boy. Maybe it's a snappy sounding post but it's also just...not true? Acting like Mike is The One™ with internalised homophobia and that Will is completely chill with his sexuality completely goes against canon.

Did you guys forget the bullying and abuse Will experienced because people thought he was gay? The van scene? Canonically, the only thing stopping Will from feeling like a mistake is the fact that he loves Mike. Because Mike makes him feel like he's not a mistake. He makes Will feel like he's better for being different. If being gay is be unnatural and bad, how can his love for Mike be so beautiful?

Will is becoming ok with his sexuality because he loves Mike, not in spite of it.

#this is one of my favourite parts of canon #so seeing it erased sorta grinds my gears #stranger things #byler #will byers #mike wheeler

[morelikebaldursgay]

Every time I struggle to understand how Gale is so arrogant and so low-self esteem at the same time I just think back to myself in middle school. Like yes his character is well-developed and multidimensional but also it is fundamentally neurodivergent mentally ill gifted kid who thinks they are so much better and smarter than everyone and everything would work better if they were in charge but also thinks that they are the worst person alive.

#Bg3 #gale dekarios #baldur's gate 3 #gale of waterdeep #really grinds my gears how a lot of meta tends to focus on either his insecurity/self-hatred or his arrogance #When it is vital to his character that they coexist and in fact feed off of each other #Frankly I wouldn't be surprised if this is because really high self-esteem is oft seen as unsympathetic and low self-esteem is oft seen as #Sympathetic and fandom LOVES for characters to be morally simple #Frankly I got psychic damage when I realized part of the key for me to understand Gale was for me to think about my middle school self. #I hope you all appreciate my noble sacrifice (lighthearted) (joking)

[pass-da-baton]

Women reblogging pics of random cute animals of unspecified gender:

Look at him....he this....he that....little guy....he him his he he he him boy his he bro him boi......

Women collectively need to rewire their subconsciousness into recognizing the female sex as the default. I doubt that'll ever happen though.

#petty things that grind my gears #pet peeve #animals that are flashy/glamorous or innocent looking get called she but if it’s a grumpy/goofy looking platypus or sth you bet #the comments are all he

[gearstrider]

super mario bros movie was good. mario and luigi definitely make sweet love every night in the mushroom kingdom

#gear grinds

[redangelofpreventingharm]

He protecc. He attacc. He carry family on his back.

Extra one:

#rise!raph #rise!mikey #rise!leo #rise!donnie #raph saving everyone #angel big bro #rottmnt gifs #gifs made by me #mikey lol #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt #i don't usually make gifs but this time i made an exception #rottmnt raph #raph rottmnt #saverottmnt #save rottmnt #sometimes tumblr really grinds my gears #it didn't show my post in the tags the first time so this time it better show up #i swear i've been sitting on this post for almost a day now because apparently #new sideblogs need 24h before their posts might show #i've now officially lost my cool tumblr #rottmnt spoilers #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles spoilers

[starrynightsxo]

"jude and cardan had a toxic relationsh-"

no actually, they did not. there were reasons for everything that happened and just because everyone is so quick to judge things these days doesn't mean it needs to happen to them. whilst in the first book there was some initial behaviours that do support the claim, there were reasons behind them and also this is how enemies to lovers works !! they BECOME lovers. there is such a thing called a redemption arc?? not to mention we get an apology from cardan for everything he has done. toxicity is not what was in their relationship - it was ferocity. The ferocity of their love.

So let's all please stop labelling everything to ever exist toxic and focus on the people who actually need support from their toxic partners / relationships

EDIT: I would just like to clarify that I meant all this for when jude and cardan were in an actual romantic relationship together! This is by no means condoning what happened at the beginning of the books as that was most definitely wrong. I DO NOT condone any form of toxic relationship. I was trying to point out that once they were in an actual romantic relationship then they were NOT toxic and this is what some people argue they were. Apologies for any misconceptions!

#i do not condone toxic relationship #it just really grinds my gears when people say this #like ugh #books #bookish #the cruel prince #booklr #jude duarte #cardan greenbriar #tfota #cardan #jude #the folk of the air #rants #random thoughts #jurdan #jude x cardan #cardan x jude #love hate #enemies to lovers #judecardan #the wicked king #the queen of nothing #book rant #new books #holly black #old books #the folk of air #high king of elfhame #high queen of elfhame

[momentomori24]

I swear to God, Twitter being able to accumulate so many brain-dead, malicious, pseudo intellectual low lives all in one place at the same time is a phenomenon worthy of being studied under a microscope in a science lab. And no, that is not a compliment.

Thankfully people have already spoken out against this bullshit-- the fact that people needed to is already maddening to think about-- but as someone who got the basic gist of what happened literally yesterday I'll also put my voice out there: Don't you fucking dare try to paint Hbomb as a murderer over this situation.

Somerton may be a lying, misogynistic plagiarist and conman, but he obviously doesn't deserve to die and while I do make fun of the guy, I genuinely hope that he continues to have a life after the dust has settled on everything. Not on YouTube or any social media platform for a long time at least, but just a life nontheless. I don't wish what he's potentially going through on anyone, and I hope that he makes it through this. But regardless of if he does or doesn't-- and God forbid he doesn't-- none of this is Hbomb's fault. It's not his fault, or Kat's fault, or Jessie's fault (because apparently there's people blaming her too cuz WHY NOT), or anybody's fault. All they did was call out his actions, hold him accountable for the harm he's done. They have done nothing to deserve having to carry this on their shoulders should the worst happen. They did nothing wrong. They didn't kill James (he's not confirmed dead yet either btw). They are not murderers. And to the people saying they are: say those words out loud, listen how they sound like, and re-evaluate. Just cease.

And to people like this:

''Oh I'm not blaming him for anything I'm just blaming him for what his audience did because according to HIM you're responsible for your audience'' Yeah, you people can shut your mouths too. Of course you're responsible for your audience, and that includes Hbomb too. However, your tiny, godless little monkey brain can't see why your argument is still rubbish even with that in mind. The difference between James, Internet Historian and Hbomb is that Hbomb never promoted problematic behaviour to his audience. If you promote problematic shit like harassment or misogyny or racism, then yeah, you're absolutely responsible for how your behaviour influences your audience. But that's not what he did. He made it very clear where he stood on those things, literally stating that ''if anyone were to harass Somerton on his behalf they are worse than him and will not see the light of heaven''. He's done his part in making it clear that harassment is wrong, so if someone went out of their way to go against that and harass James anyway that doesn't reflecf on him at all. Also, what the hell do you mean ''hatemobbed'' to suicide? I don't doubt there are people who went to extremes because those bad apples always exist, but most of the things I've seen are valid critisisms, memes and call outs about that guy. If holding people accountable for their actions and poking fun at them a little counts as 'hatemobbing'' (which has Filip calling his critics a ''lynch mob'' energy tbh) what the hell do you call actual hatemobbing then? Do we just let people continue being shitty because calling them out ''damages their mental health'' or ''drives them to suicide'' then? Is that a world you want to live in?

Same thing goes for people like this:

Criticing someone for their objectively bullshit content and wanting them dead are two seperate things. What the actual hell is wrong with you. The plagiarist in question is a person. Those ''harshest critics'' are still people. And because we're people, we care. I'd rather James pump out more plagiarised slop than commit suicide. I'd still hate him for it, but I'd prefer him being alive over the alternative any day. We all do. None of us would sleep easier knowing he's dead just because he wouldn't be ''committing the cardinal sin of putting out a 'pure content mill' video'' because someone taking their own life is horrific-- especially Hbomberguy, how dare you even try to imply that?

And this gets me to the reason I'm furiously typing all this out in the first place: Hbomb is the fucking victim here, so stop treating him like he isn't. He tried making things as right as possible by compensating those that were burned by James through a video where he revealed everything there needs to be known about the guy so that less people fall victim to his actions and lies. To just ignore the harm James was causing while he had the evidence to prove it and platform too big to threaten into non existence should he speak out would've been bad. So he didn't. He did the right thing by sticking with the people James had stolen from, giving them a voice and making them known after they've been scrubbed from the picture by decidedly being uncredited for their works or bullied into silence. He shouldn't have to deal with this for doing the right thing. He shouldn't be labelled a murderer for doing the right thing. He shouldn't have to have the death of a man on his conscience for doing the right thing. People claiming otherwise are obviously wrong, but I can't imagine what all this must feel like right now. Because even tho they're wrong, guilt isn't a rational thing, and I know that if I were in his position I'd still feel like a morally bankrupt individual were the worst to happen even if I knew that it was not my fault. This isn't a funny story. So to add to this dumpsterfire by using it as a prop to bash on a creator you don't like and immediately write Somerton off as dead even when he's not even been confirmed dead yet to do that shows how little these people actually care about the thing they're talking about. They don't care a guy potentially killed himself-- what they care about is using it to paint Hbomb in a bad light because they don't like him. Here they are, posting memes and ill jokes about this very delicate situation while barely a day since the news broke out had passed. It's opportunistic, it's sickening, and literally the exact thing he criticised in his video when talking about 'content mills'. Like, I know none of these clowns bothered to actually watch it, but have some self-awareness. And some shame too, while you're at it.

This long story short: I'm writing this to contribute to the narrative not getting twisted to make Hbomb out to be the villian. Same goes for everyone else. Don't let these people paint them as the villians. If I see another person pull this shit again I will literally bite you and shred you into salad and spit you back out because I hate you so much and I mean that wholeheartedly.

To Hbomb: you will never see this but if you do, take care of yourself.

To the asshats this post is about: Delete your account. Cease all together. Stop talking about this. Just leave him the fuck alone.

#hbomberguy #james somerton #this post took me ages to finish and really grinds my gears #i would not survive on that hellscape with people like this holy shit #really hope this situation turns out for the best #i wrote this while i was frustrated and sleep deprived so apologies for unnoticed grammar i'll correct it later #i'll be keeping my eyes peeled for any updates on this situation this is actually getting scary

[felixwhetsel]

ten years ago I got into an argument with someone and it's time I settle it

#I haven't spoken to them in almost as long but it still grinds my gears

[apostate-in-an-alcove]

LGBTQ Christians, like a lot of Christians, value their feelings and comfort over the very real harm caused by Christianity and the people who've been harmed by it. Good for you that your denomination is affirming and you have every right to practice the religion of your choice but how fucking dare you try to dictate how people should feel about a god and religion that has been used as a tool to oppress the very community you're a part of.

#maybe its not my place to say #but it grinds my gears that LGBTQ Christians act more fucking offended by UwU people critiquing their religion or being rightfully angry #than actual violence and stigma that Christians perpetuate against LGBTQ people #sorry babe your fucking religion has been a tool oppression of queerness for fucking centuries #fuck off with your UwU but my church is accepting #i don't give a shit your experience IS NOT UNIVERSAL #ex christian #religious trauma #anti christianity