#i don't expect anyone to reblog this but i wanted to share it anyway lmao

[heymacy]

coloring shameless: before and after

#the next time someone says that gif making isn't an art form i'm gonna kick em in the throat #i don't expect anyone to reblog this but i wanted to share it anyway lmao #shameless #shamelessnet #shamelessedit #gallavich #ian x mickey #ian gallagher #mickey milkovich #*macygifs #s1 #1x08 #s4 #4x09 #4x12 #s5 #5x08 #s7 #7x11 #s10 #10x02 #10x08 #10x12

[shotorozu]

Hi! Before anything I wanted to lyk I've read through some of your work and you've easily become one of my favorite writers :) I was wondering if you could do a bit of a comfort post? If not that's totally okay! If so, could it be hcs for Bakugo, Shinso, and maybe Aizawa (but not in like a relationship kinda way for him, like a student opening up to their teacher) telling them about being gender fluid? What would be their reactions? How would they adjust to the name change and using different pronouns? I recently told my bf and he didn't seem too up for it, eventually I told him to use my given name and she/her, kinda bummed lmao. I totally understand if you don't want to write for this, tysm either way! Have a great night/day :) (I'm so sorry this is so lengthy lmaooo)

reader coming out as gender fluid

character(s) : bakugou katsuki, shinsou hitoshi, aizawa shouta (bnha)

legend : [Y/N = your name, D/N = deadname] gender neutral, quirk not specific

headcanon type : hurt-comfort, fluff (x reader; platonic)

note(s) : first of all, i’m sorry about what happened with your boyfriend, if he cares about you, then he should’ve been supportive. it’s disheartening knowing that you decided to have him address you by your birth name, and by she/her. it should never be that way, especially when you felt comfortable coming out to HIM as gender fluid.

anon, i really hope this post gives you comfort, and if you want to talk— my dms are open!

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bakugou katsuki

he wasn’t so sure on why you were acting all skittish all of a sudden, and he just wished you told him what was up

as much as he doesn’t want to admit it, katsuki really hates seeing you this down— and if only he could ‘kill those pesky emotions!!’

after a long day at school, katsuki decided to demand an immediate answer, on WHY you were acting like this

you express your concern, and even though katsuki’s rough words say otherwise— he’s willing to help (as much as he could)

but he wasn’t expecting you to come out as genderfluid

the entire pronoun thing had him confused, and it wasn’t in the “huh?? why would you want that?” type of confusion

it was rather like the “i thought they/them were plural pronouns?” confusion, but don’t be misguided! a quick google search fixed it up, and now he gets it.

with the name thing,, it took him two tries for him to get it right— but he’ll treat you like royalty if he accidentally slips up. he doesn’t mean to disrespect you

out of everyone here— he would be the most confused at first, since he hasn’t had anyone come out to him in like,, ever

katsuki feels so honored to have you feel comfortable enough to come out to him.

everyone is so intimidated by his short-tempered demeanor, to the point that no one has shared such an important, and personal detail to him

he’ll pull you in for a hug, large warm hands rubbing your back— and he’s trying to be gentle, okay?

“you really thought i was gonna say some bullshit about this, huh?” was what he first said to break the silence “i could care less about what you fucking identify with, you’re still you.”

and he means it

if anyone disrespects you, he’s blowing them up into space— enraged that anyone would try to disrespect you.

katsuki’s also very quick to correct someone if they ever deadname you “IT’S Y/N, NOT D/N!”

rip to them

shinsou hitoshi

as soon as he notices that something’s wrong, his eyes will be on you— and only you.

he wishes he had some sort of mind reading quirk— he wants to know what’s on your mind, just so he could help you

hitoshi doesn’t want to be pushy, so he can only wait for you to come to him— but he will leave subtle hints that you could tell him anything that was on your mind.

so that’s when you decide to tell him your worries, and everything— feeling that you’re ready to come out to him as gender fluid

a small genuine smile will grace his face, pulling you into a loose embrace— “thank you for feeling comfortable enough to tell me.”

the next thing he does is ask you if you want to go by anything else— just in case you do want to be addressed differently.

you’ll still be his kitty anyway, so it’s not like this change would negatively affect him.

you’ll never catch him slipping up

i’m sure he’s probably familiar with different types of identities— so gender fluidity isn’t a stranger topic to him

so because of this, he adapts pretty easily— cooperating with the new revelations with ease

rip to anyone that has the audacity to deadname or misgender you, it’s not something he takes very lightly similar to bakugou and aizawa

he’ll understand if it’s a innocent mistake, but he still won’t be pleased with the offender— that’s strike one for him

i swear— his glare will make anyone shart their pants in a second. it’s ruthless

hitoshi won’t hesitate on using his quirk on anyone that purposely disrespects you— and for once, he doesn’t care about what others will say about him.

they shouldn’t have disrespected you 🤷‍♀️ just saying

if you wanted to buy clothes that were a lot more gender neutral, he’s perfectly fine with that too!

hitoshi doesn’t care if you strip him of every single penny and dime that was in his wallet for hoodies and sweatpants.

he just wants your happiness to be at it’s highest at all times— because a happy Y/N makes a happy hitoshi <3

aizawa shouta

even though he has to take care and supervise 23 growing teenagers, he still manages to notice if something’s wrong with one of them it’s impressive!

of course— aizawa’s a busy man, and he’s constantly tired. but, it would make him feel a lot better if all of his students were content with themselves

so seeing you down was something he noticed since the moment you came in

it’s not like he could FORCE you to tell him what was wrong, that’s not the approach he’s looking for

and besides, if you told him that everything was fine, then he couldn’t really push it. his concern didn’t really die down though

a few days later, aizawa decides to talk to you again— basically consenting you to come talk to him when the time’s right

but he didn’t see this coming

so that’s when you decide to come out to him first, spilling out your concerns, and the worries that plagued your mind— worried that people wouldn’t accept your new identity as a gender fluid person

now, aizawa has met a lot of people in his life. from different ages, people with different quirks, and of course— different identities

he asks you why you decided to tell him first, and you told him that it’s because you felt comfortable knowing he knew first

“thank you for telling me, Y/N” he thanks you calmly with a comforting hand on your shoulder “i’m proud of you.”

he asks you if you want to go by a different name, and he’ll make sure to start calling you by that name (even though he calls all of his students by their last name)

oh, and he immediately switches pronouns! i know that should be expected but,, it’s so natural wow

of course, he won’t out you to anyone if you’re not ready to come out to the rest

and because of how natural the pronouns switch is, no one notices it when aizawa started addressing you with they/them

but if you’re ready to come out, he’ll be there— silently making sure that everyone accepts you.

okay but he’ll get so defensive if anyone misgenders you or dead names you— his capture tape will start floating, and his eyes will shine red

which is weird because.. who has the guts to dead name/misgender AIZAWA SHOUTA’s student?? anyone that does that in front of him is INSANE

in short, he’s very supportive— he won’t blow it out of proportion, because he knows how uncomfortable that’d feel if he did

but he’s glad to know that you decided to share such a important detail to him— aizawa might be always tired, but he wouldn’t dare to forget such detail

you’re his student after all, he cares about you lots— if you’re content with yourself, then that’d bring him inner peace

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likes and reblogs are appreciated, thanks for reading!

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do not plagiarize, reupload, translate, or use my works for audio readings without permission

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[timefospookies]

here I go for headcanons!!

UhMm, does thou have any woods siblings or clockwork hcs?

You don't have to answer both or at all if you don't want to abdbhfhg

HIHIHIHIII I HAVE WOODS SIBLINGS HEADCANONS <33

I DREW CLOCKWORK TOO BUT I HAVENT ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF HER PLACE IJ MY AU SO I WILL REBLOG THIS AND TAG YOU WHEN I HAVE HER HEADCANONS!!!

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These are more Woods family headcanons but w sibling content :3

- Liu (16) and Jeff (13) had been adopted by the Woods family after spending about a years in a home for children

- They had been taken in by a few foster parents before then, all of which complained that Jeff was “too much to handle” and that Liu was “too angsty/should lighten up”

- Liu didn’t trust the Woods at all and was very weary of them

- Especially since they adopted them right away. Sure meant nothing good

- Jeff was pretty hostile too, not knowing what to expect

- Truth is that the Woods were like the sweetest and coolest family ever. Like a model family but like actually functional BSHHAHS

- Like they’re the household you look forward to going to on Halloween cuz they have old scary movies playing, fun activities and king sized candy bars

- Mrs Woods is a therapist, and she’s like everyone’s mom. Not a single kid dislikes her. She’s African American :3

- Mr Woods is a carpenter and like the ultimate dad. Like dad jokes and support. He’s from Chile :3

- And their daughters, Jane Woods (16) and Jessie Woods (10) were also very kind

- Jane was quiet but had a lot of friends. Calming aura hhh definitely mom friend :]

- I love her okay???

- Jessie was very sweet and excitable!! She loved playing video games and baking :]

- Jeff hated her LMFAO

- Little sibling rivalry

- Anyway over all the family won Jeff over pretty quickly

- Jane showed him some good music and Jessie and the Woods couple offered him pastries and he immediately switched sides LMAO

- Jeff and Liu shared a room but they didn’t really mind since they’ve shared a room before

- Jessie was devastated that she had to cede her room to her new brothers </3

- Not because she didn’t like them but because she liked having her own room

- Jane wasn’t too happy about having to share her room with Jessie, but they get along really well so it wasn’t really a problem

- Jeff’s new parents were able to keep up with his energy and it made him very happy:]

- Also Jessie showed him games to play and he was ecstatic (even though she destroyed him every single time at Mari Kart lmao)

Jeff : “Liu, can we keep them!!?”

- Liu on the other hand wasn’t easily convinced

- He was polite, yes

- He accepted their kindness, also yes

- But he didn’t believe it was genuine and expected the worse soon

- The sisters were able to crack his shell though

- He was kind to Jessie who tried to bond with him over pastries

- She taught him to bake few things like cookies and leche asada (I love leche asada mmmm)

- Jane decided to just hang out with him and talk

- Being in the same room as her is calming, even if it’s quiet and that silence was really comforting for Liu

- She’s got a soft voice and would talk to him about the town, her family, or about the things she liked to do

- Eventually he started talking back as well <3

- Wlw and mlm solidarity

- They’re like best friends they tell each other everything

- Jane introduce Liu into her friend group and it’s very nice and chill

- Jane was the first person that Liu confided in with being a system

- He’d never told anyone before but she was very supportive

- Sully loved her too :]

- Her and Sully would go to the pet shop to look at the animals and would get ice cream together

- Which usually didn’t end up well since the body is lactose intolerant, but Sully doesn’t care LMAOO

- They’d go with Jeff sometimes too and stop by the park to dig up some bugs

- Sully got along best with Jessie tbh

- They would go on the swings at the park together and discuss important questions such as what the best dinosaur is and what the meaning of life is. Y’know. Questions kids ask

(Sully’s 7 he may not act like it a lot of the time but he is)

- They’re both like brutally honest btw

- Like Jessie is super sweet but she physically cannot lie and will often come off as blunt

- Sully comes off as blunt but doesn’t really care about being nice LMAO

- Jane and Jeff watched horror movies together and they’d go on like 5 hour marathons

- Liu would scold them for that obviously but watch with them cuz he doesn’t want to be alone

- Liu HATES horror movie though so he just spent the whole time with a pillow over his face while Jane and Jeff commented on it

Jeff: “Oh my godddd DONT BE STUPID HES RIGHT THERE!!!!”

Jane: “Why is it that horror movie protagonists always do the opposite of what a normal person would do?”

Jeff: “I DONT KNOW?! NO WAIT DONT WALK OVER THER- and she’s dead”

[Chainsaw noises and screaming]

Jane: “She kinda brought it upon herself huh,”

Jeff: “Yeah,”

Jane: “Those guts look really realistic though, oh and her face? Props to the makeup artist”

Liu: *quivering* “h how can y ou two en joy this??1?,,”

- Jane, Liu, Jessie and Mary have sleepovers in Jane+Jessie’s room and Jeff always crashes the party by bursting in and trying to be the center of attention

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Welp that’s all I got right now!!! I hope you enjoyed and also that you have a great day :33

#jeff woods #jeffery woods #liu woods #sully creepypasta #jane woods #mary vaughn #Jessie woods #jeff the killer #jane the killer #homicidal liu #creepypasta #creepypasta spooks au #spooky talk

[whatifyoulivelikethat]

should've been more specific when i asked this . basically i wanted to know how u maintained a good relationship with the blog. i have my own blog, and sometimes i feel guilty for not writing as often, or i feel my work isnt good enough or doest deserve the appreciation. what do u feel about ur blog? is it tiring to have one? or u feel better after writing here? or have u already established that you should be feeling no pressure to write more?

'Good" relationship is relative - I don't think it's the same for everyone. What works for me might not work for you. That being said, here are my thoughts.

1) I do this for fun. No one can pressure me to do anything XD I have written my feelings before about this when people were getting too pushy about updates or trying to get me to write this or that. This is a free blog. It is mine. All this writing is mine, my time, my thoughts, my experiences, my happiness, my pain.

2) Have I ever felt guilty about not writing as often? No, because I write a lot. What I write =/= what I post. I write whatever I want. Sometimes I share and post it on this blog. There is so much that you all have NEVER seen. One example? 60k words of an idol AU OT7 x reader. And I'm never going to post it. Never. No one can make me. I haven't even reused the sex scenes or anything like that. I'm not going to. It's gonna sit there and be mine. And there's more; that was only one example. I have the entirety of 'monster' and I'm never going post it. No one has read it but me. Two people - only two - know most of the plot, but not all of it. I doubt that I will tell anyone else. Also, I've written scenes and they just didn't fit with the story - those are stored in a document too. There's a whole dom!Seokjin x reader scene in the punctuation au and it wasn't where I wanted to take the story, so I took it out. I know there is at least one person that wants to read it (*cocks eyebrow* uh huh, I see you), but yeah, it doesn't make sense so it's just... chillin' on my hard drive. RIP. I don't have to share everything, so I don't.

3) If I feel my work isn't good enough, I don't post it to begin with. I can't bring myself to post something I don't think is good. If I don't like it, how can I expect anyone else to like it? I have a huge document of "shit I started and it's still shit" LMAO I have an incredibly high standard for myself and my work, even if it's "for fun". This isn't a good thing lol, but it is me. This is just how I am. I strive for my own version of excellence. I push myself all the time.

4) The idea of "not deserving the appreciation"... hm, the way I see it, if someone appreciates my work, they are the ones who are kind enough share it with me. I thank them for that, because they don't have to be nice to me at all, but they are anyway. I'm sure there are people who read my work and never leave a like / reblog / comment, but still appreciate me and that's cool (love you too, silent lurkers). I don't know if I need to think deeply about "deserving" - it is what it is, and I am grateful to those who take their time to support me, silently or not.

5) I like my blog. It's fun. I get to try many things. I get to challenge myself. I get to think about BTS (POGGERS! - but let's be honest, I'd be doing that regardless of the blog lol). I am internally driven. One day, it might not be fun for me anymore. If I think it's the right time, I will step away from it. Is it tiring? Mmm, mostly because I tire myself out lol. I can't type as fast as I'm thinking all the thoughts, plots, storylines. And I have a life (doesn't seem like it, I know, but I do and there's a lot of fucking happening behind the scenes, yup). Oh, and I have met a lot of cool readers who chat with me often and that's always a fun part of my day. :D

6) I only do things I like doing. I like writing about BTS, so I do it. XD

7) I don't feel pressured. That's just adding unnecessary stress to my life (and BTS already stresses me out by giving me heart attacks repeatedly oof). Besides, when someone tries to order me or force me to do something, I'm less inclined to do it.

8) I don't have a schedule and I never plan to have one. I drop stuff left and right. Sometimes I give you previews. Other times you're attacked. HYBE is probably more informative about their merch drops than I am about my stories (and sometimes they barely give you a couple hours to grab your credit card and mentally prepare yourself for the bloodbath).

Here's the thing. I am always analyzing the world around me and making connections. Always. My brain does not know the meaning of shut up. My dreams are fucking wild. Awake or asleep, I cannot get away. It is exhausting. I am never bored, because my brain is always thinking. I stopped writing at one point in my life because it held some negative connotations (as well as all other forms of creativity) and I was trying to "get away" from being my true self. I lived a "picture perfect" life, but I was low-key miserable. If you were on the outside, you couldn't tell. Just looked like I was travelling a lot, eating tasty food, always hanging out with people, fucking whoever I wanted and having a great time. But I was using people, breaking hearts and ruining lives on purpose. That was how I "expressed myself", because I had cut myself off from all ventures of creativity. My childhood fucked me up and I got my ass kicked for doing anything creative (not figuratively, literally, as in I got bruised, bled, etc). It was stupid. I was stupid.

I only started writing again because of BTS (that's a different story lol). I didn't share any of it until D-2 came out - hence the blog name - and, even then, I wasn't serious at all. I started writing a lot more because of League of Legends (LMAO); my favorite teams (from multiple regions) didn't make it to the World Championship (SIGH). But you know who never lets me down? That's right, BTS (lol)!

At the end of the day, I just do what I want. This life is too short to pretend to be someone I'm not, too short to not do what I wanna do, too short to sit around and do things I hate when I don't have to. As long as I'm not hurting anyone with malicious intent, I'm going to go after what I want and do what I wanna do.

But.

If I suddenly disappear and this blog is erased with only one post that says "this blog is property of HYBE", RIP me, see ya guys, it's been good LMAO

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what am I supposed to do with myself when they're so cute? not write??? T_T

[leqclerc]

« i just enjoy the discourse » « I simply enjoy analysing stuff and hearing different opinions on a matter. I don't want to force my opinion on anyone, and I hope it doesn't come off this way. »

ok i genuinely mean this in the kindest way possible but what? if the latter is the case then please put it on your own blog and let people who want to engage with it do so? instead of potentially making leqclerc feel bad?? like. where on their blog is there a neon sign that says « please engage in sebchal discourse with me »? anyway have a nice day and let people enjoy the stuff they want to enjoy thanks <33

(SORRY I ACCIDENTALLY UNFOLLOWED U WHILE TRYING TO SEND THIS ASK ILY)

Aajsdefjddj I've unfollowed people before in the haste of trying to reblog posts from them, it's cool 😎💖

I mean I don't feel bad for having my own opinion. And if people want to chat then sure, as long as they can keep things civil and not resort to cheap insults, there's a place for fair discussion. I just genuinely didn't expect that an 18 second clip would spark "discourse" in the first place, lmao? 🙈 I like Sebchal and I don't...think I've ever tried to hide that? 😳 And I share both typically shippy content/thoughts as well as more grounded "realistic" content, but it's all generally Sebchal positive. So... yeah I'm gonna be happy when Charles brings Seb up of his own accord? jsdsdf At the end of the day it's just a short clip from an interview that's possibly been deleted by now, and since I had it recorded I figured I'd toss it out there and let like-minded people enjoy it, that's it asdj

#replies #allgaslynobrakes #sebchal asks #love you too sjdjf 💕

[gayfishermanfive]

This is probably a stupid question, but you seem really nice so I'm gonna ask anyways. How the heck do you make friends online? I'm awkward and anxious enough in real life, but with the covid situation, I don't really have anyone to interact with and I probably won't anytime soon. I have absolutely no idea how to start talking with people online and you seem really good at it. Please, any suggestions would help. (Sorry for the non-DBH themed ask, ignore this if you want)

oml im highkey so flattered you think im nice uwu thank!!

okey, i am pretty bad at giving advice so bear with me! but! i am also someone with pretty damn crippling social anxiety, so i know your struggle! 

making friends online can seem like, daunting as fuck. the internet is VAST and there are lots of different peeps with different interests out there! but because of this, you gotta think to yourself well, if there's THAT many people out there, then surely there's gotta be people out there that share my interests. and there is!

there are a surprising amount of people that you'll get along with and/or befriend! like. i did not expect to have as many online friends as i do now. and ngl, i have more online friends than i do irl friends ejdseufj

but stories aside. id say the first step is to just kinda throw yourself out there? don't be afraid to interact and talk with other people. most peeps on sites like this are v much open to chatting with new people, and v much appreciate the interaction! (such as me for one sjshdsg getting anons and messages is just a big excite moment lmao)

and don't be afraid of what they think, either. one of the perks of interacting with peeps online is they don't KNOW you, they don't know who you are. or where you live. or what your life is. they only know what you share. so, most of the time YOU are in control of the interaction! which imo, makes talking to people a helluva lot less scarier sjshagsh

i guess part of my ease with conversing online is the fact im really laid back?? i like to think im open about most things, and unafraid to share my opinions. the good thing about internet friends is you can find one to talk to about just about anything, so looking for people or blogs or whatever that share your interests might be a place to start!

don't be afraid to reblog or like peoples posts, or leave them messages anonymous or not. try and leave lil comments on things if you can, as they're often a good way to start up a conversation with peeps ^^

but yeah. i hope this was decent advice! honestly i can say i think the best approach is to just throw yourself out there a little, don't be afraid to interact with people and in general, just be yourself as cheesy as that is ahahaha there will ALWAYS be someone who appreciates you

anyways best of luck making new friends!! <3 and as a lil side note, i am always open to new friendships uwu

#ask #jump speaks #anon you seem like a sweetheart and i really hope you find some good friends! #additionally since i forgot to add it in my response #stay safe! #don't share too much information with others #they may nor know you but you don't know them either! #god i sound like an old man SHSHAG #and am gonna be like.. 20 in a week oop #i also made many typos am sorry #i also hope i don't sound too patronizing? #cos part of me feels like i do and i am sorry i guess i just have like a fuckin #paternal instinct or some shit lmao

[inkxlenses]

Regarding post/172299066623/istj-hedonist-samlick23-istj-hedonist-when I don't get why people would compare mbti with astrology and shit. It's as flawed as any other personality theories but it's still a system that works. Astrology doesn't even deserve to be called a personality theory 😩 And just like u said it's never about 'personality' anyway?? That test clusters people yet only considers people's behaviors as if nobody doesn;t have shit like that

Okay. These are among the most exciting asks that I have received so far. I would like for this blog to be as drama-free™ as much as possible because it’s just my virtual escape™. I have also always expressed that I don’t consider this blog as solely an aesthetic™ and inspiration blog. In fact, I was very humbled to be encouraged by my friends and followers to continue including topics that interest me in this blog. But even though this is my blog, I know that I have the responsibility to check what I post here to ensure that nothing would negatively affect someone else’s mental and emotional health (especially as I have observed that most of my followers are minors). So I would just keep my response under the line—and because it’s just really, really, long. HAHA. Also, just for future reference, if you oh-so-hate MBTI [or whatever piece of knowledge I feature here/ if you’re only interested with the aesthetic™ content], you could blacklist my *mbti*, *text* and *photo* tags.

Coincidentally, I would be having a mini-hiatus, and this would be my only response regarding this topic because I’m not really fond of tumblr drama™. I would be temporarily disabling anonymous asks during my break, so if you have anything you would like to discuss with me, kindly contact me via private messaging (but please be patient with my response. I promise I would get back to you as soon as I become online). My only request is that you should first read what I have to say before reacting to anything, because I might have already discussed what you are trying to ask. No worries, I wouldn’t judge nor hate you for your opinions. I actually welcome and enjoy healthy debates (as it is part of my real-life job lmao). And I’m not a fragile snowflake™ so you could really talk to me about anything, I wouldn’t mind :P 

Firstly and most importantly, I want to apologize to anyone who had been offended or had felt attacked on my rant. I was not describing a particular person in the *inner dialogue*, and it’s not my intention to offend anyone. So if anyone had felt this way, again, my apologies.

So what is this post about?

I had recently reblogged an MBTI post where I was referring to the function theory—not the common MBTI stereotypes and misconceptions circulating over the internet. And just like what I had mentioned over and over again [and on my tags on that particular MBTI post], online MBTI tests are not accurate and should not be taken seriously. It’s disappointing how 16personalities have been profiting from this by selling misinformation to people. This was OP’s topic, in which I had just agreed with their views and had personally shared my opinions as well. Yet it seems to be that there had been some misunderstanding regarding said topic. Literally OP’s argument—and the same criticisms we continuously read regarding MBTI *points to some of the anons above*—are exactly what we are critiquing as well, because these are common misconceptions and stereotypes which are not related to the theory anyway. So I don’t really understand the intense reaction regarding our opinions on the letter dichotomy and online MBTI tests, because we actually disapprove of the same things as well. Weird -_-

I never mentioned nor even vaguely expressed that MBTI should be the zenith™, the absolute “ Law™ ”, nor do I believe that it should monopolize all the ideas in personality theories. That’s just.. funny. We wouldn’t mind if the function theory is not your thing; you can leave it just like that. Simple. Just like how everyone else has their own beliefs and interests that others simply don’t agree with as well. Nobody would forcefully entice you to MBTI, especially if you had not expressed your interest and curiosity for it. It’s just a matter of respecting others’ POVs and interests.

I could easily brush this off because I truly believe that people are entitled to their opinions, and I respect that. More importantly, I had studied typology for several years now that I’m already quite confident of my knowledge about it. Thus, I won’t easily be shaken by criticisms about the theory—which I’m very much aware of anyway. Sadly, it’s seems to be an automatic impulse in tumblr to hate, rather than communicate. My friends had told me of someone publicly posting something defamatory with regards to the MBTI post that I reblogged. I don’t know what that particular blog had been aiming for, but clearly their hateful intent had failed miserably. I didn’t expect the support of my friends, more so, the consideration of people from the MBTI community. I really want to thank everyone who had supported and understood me even if I wasn’t online during that time. My friends are so protective of me, and the responses of people from the MBTI community had been so funny and adorable I’m SO flattered. Watch as my face turns vermillion xD

With that said, I felt like I should at least explain my part and answer the anons who aren’t in favour of MBTI. I just want to stress that I don’t plan to forcefully persuade you to believe MBTI. My only intent is so that you could look into my perspective as I share my knowledge and understanding after many years of studying the theory, in contrast to the misconceptions and stereotypes about it, which I believe is what these anons were referring to. I emphasize that if MBTI is not your *thing*, then you could simply ignore it. This topic is very important to me because it had helped with my well-being, introspection, relationship with others, career, and general outlook in life. So I just want to clarify some points with regards to the asks above^ because I believe some misunderstandings had occurred. So thank you very much @hueristix​, @clumsynix​, @ckatharcis, @tzeentchs-secretary​ and anons for your messages. I am really so thrilled to discuss my views with you.

The cognitive function theory—more commonly known and referred to as MBTI [especially here]—explores the human cognition, NOT outward behaviours and personal preferences. Contrary to what the first anon had said, I believe that we cannot compare the theory with astrology because the former never categorizes how humans act the way they act, more so, it never simply propose their “ personality traits ”. The theory recognizes that every person has their own free will, inherent capabilities, traits, emotions, and preferences (etc. I could go on and on, I swear), and would be constantly affected by personal struggles, life circumstances and other external factors through out their life.. and well, basically just like what Jeanne (ckatharcis) had referred to, it acknowledges that humans cannot be “ clustered ” simply through their behaviours, personal preferences, traits, etc. because again, the theory is NOT about that. Thought process is the essential and primordial reason why outward behaviours, personal preferences, emotions, etc. are easily observable in a person, and NOT the other way around. Thus, it’s also the reason why your type cannot change contrary to common misconceptions, and essentially the reason why tests are not reliable. [Link 1, Link 2—I highly recommend this post.]

I think the first anon is not familiar with the function theory, but, instead, with the letter dichotomies (i.e. I vs. E, etc.) which is the general principle on the said 16personalities site [and other online MBTI tests]. This was exactly what OP had criticized and what I had discussed on my *inner dialogue*. Again, I do not blame the first anon or anybody else who are familiar with this concept because misconceptions and stereotypes are easier to be accessed, contrary to the theory itself which would definitely require time and in-depth research to get acquainted with. I understand that not everyone would be interested to invest time and effort on something that they would just like to casually learn. And it’s okay.

However, I would like to clarify that I [and I truly believe that OP as well] have no intention to humiliate, condemn, mock or ostracize people who had only been familiar with MBTI stereotypes (the letter dichotomy) and/or had only taken online MBTI tests, because we understand that [again], sadly, those misconceptions are disappointingly perpetuating in the internet and even on some books. OP had clearly stated that their only issue was how people who aren’t really familiar with the function theory should refrain from initiating any MBTI-related discussion. Even if I personally agree with OP, their premise was repeatedly contradicted by others who were justifying the validity of 16personalities. However, I believe that asking questions and expressing genuine interest to learn more is different from spreading misinformation to others. As long as you do your own research first, the MBTI community here is actually very welcoming of people who would like to learn more of the theory. The MBTI community here also encourages critical thinking, exchanges of different ideas, and endless rational debates—which is exciting, right?

I think OP had been very honest with their opinion (though may had been perceived as *offensive* and rude by some) and I truly concur with their points. I’ve said in my *inner dialogue* how I believe that spreading wrong information is destructive. It is damaging to other people who have only been starting to learn the theory, to take advice and information, or be mentored by people who had been misinformed as well. Why? Because above all else, the theory is used for self-evaluation and understanding of one’s strengths and weaknesses (with regards to their cognitive process), to provide clear direction on how to advance towards their personal growth and development. For that reason, if one is mistyped, and they generally believe that their thought process works this *particular* way and that they have *certain* strengths and/or weaknesses, then they are not only failing to seize the opportunity to recognize their *actual* strengths and weaknesses through fully understanding how their cognition works, but they could also potentially damage their mental health and well-being because that is not how their thought process operates. It worsens when spreading misinformation like that is increasing exponentially.

We would never dismiss nor humiliate anyone who have only been starting to familiarize themselves with the theory, because we had been beginners as well. Mate, my blog is not an MBTI blog, but I have two mutuals who had been so humble to admit that they had fell for that abomination-of-a-test, and had asked me about the basics and other resources to study the theory. I never ridiculed them; contrary, I was so proud of their humility to admit that they had been misinformed, and of their willingness to learn. There is no shame in that. I really admire people who admit their mistakes or ignorance because I know that people who think this way are really the ones who have the desire to learn and improve, and have insatiable thirst to absorb more knowledge.

I’ve been studying the function theory for about 3 or 4 years now, but I still consider myself to be a newbie at this. Even if I’m already quite confident of my knowledge about it, I know that I still have a lot more to learn [and that’s exciting]. But OP and other legit MBTI blogs here have been studying this theory for many years now, and they are considered as reliable resource persons for other MBTI enthusiasts as well [at least in tumblr]. Which is why I think [just my opinion], they could easily retaliate on insults or misinformation thrown at them by people who don’t even make an effort to read just the basics and/or have poor acumen to just believe everything they read on the internet, yet have all the liberty in the world to whine and be [passive-aggressively] defensive to rationalize their misconceptions of the theory. These legit MBTI blogs know what they’re talking about, and I think you could be the judge as to how they could react to insults thrown at them by people who don’t even understand the topic itself. I’ll just quote hueristix here, “ laziness should not be an excuse to ignorance ”. As I’ve said before: be receptive to different ideas, yet skeptical enough to question everything before accepting any piece of information as real™. And yes, that includes everything I say. After all, I’m just responding to opinions as well and we’re all just stating our subjective views here. We wouldn’t mind if the function theory is not your thing; you can leave it just like that. Simple. Nobody would forcefully entice you to MBTI, especially if you had not expressed your interest and curiosity for it. It’s just a matter of respecting others’ POVs and interests.

Yes, I am passionate about this theory and I know it is fine. But never had I mentioned nor even vaguely expressed that MBTI should be the zenith™, the absolute “ Law™ ”, nor do I believe that it should monopolize all the ideas in personality theories. I don’t know if what the first anon actually meant was: since I’m so passionate of this theory, then MBTI must be My Favourite™ personality theory, thus, I propose that it should be held true above all else.. but uhm I just want to clarify that MBTI is not My Favourite™ (I even prefer Enneagram over it, sorry haha). I am aware that it’s not the most recognized personality theory in the field of Psychology. And I had said it before, and I’ll say it again: just like any other typological theories, I know that MBTI has its merits and flaws. Though there is qualitative neuroscientific research intended to point evidence to the existence of cognitive functions in the human mind, MBTI is still not 100% considered to be scientific by some [because according to them there is no physical manifestation of cognitive functions. Uhm. I’d just leave it like that.. For now]. No personality theory is infallible. And again, as I had said in verbatim on my *inner dialogue*: “ The human mind is so complex. And to propose that a person’s *personality* could easily be identified through a 10-minute test is just absurdly.. laughable to me [not to mention that that test is focused more on NATURAL HUMAN behaviours and not cognition—which is what the theory is about anyway xxxx xxxx xxxx] like wtf so amazeballs that they could identify my *personality* with such an overly-random question that any other person could have strong preference over the other. ”. So I don’t really understand what the first anon’s critic was, because what they had pointed out was exactly what OP, I, and basically all the people who had studied this theory are continually expressing. Based on my tags alone, we’re actually on the same team™ here.

How? (1) I had said earlier that the theory does not limit human free will. It understands that people have innate imprints in them that manifest on how they act, talk, feel, etc. In the same way, it also understands how people and their preferences are constantly developing and changing [and yes as the first anon said, “ evolving ”], because humans will continue to encounter and be exposed to several personal afflictions, relationship struggles, disappointments, successes, gratifications, religious beliefs, cultural conformity, and other life-altering situations and external factors throughout their lifetime that will heavily affect their behavioural makeup and adaptability to their external environment. Everyone—whatever their type may be—can behave any way they like depending on the situations and circumstances that they are dealing with, because there are many factors that affect and influence how people behave, not only a person’s type. BUT their cognitive functions have been there all along, constantly operating, even if their *functional stack* could fluctuate on their healthy and/or unhealthy states depending on how they had adjusted and adapted to these circumstances [uhm more advanced topic of the theory—see the beauty of this theory? It’s never obsolete. Contrary to misconceptions, the theory recognizes the erratic human nature. It pains me how people could outright dismiss and insult the theory without studying it first, because they fail to realize its usefulness in a person’s life, more than what that shite site says *ho hum*]. (2) I agree with most of the principles of the function theory because it doesn’t “ categorize everyone into 16 cutout personality types ”, nor does it have a manual that says “ ‘here are a few common personality traits, be free’ aspect ”. MBTI stereotypes and ideas from the 16personalities assert that; the function theory does not. (3) [uhm this is getting so repetitive now] The theory is not about what our external behaviours are, nor does it dictate what our *personalities* are. Rather, on the simplest terms, it analyzes how we think. It analyzes how we make decisions, through our cognitive process, when we encounter a particular situation.

Hopefully, my explanation would be enough to clear up some misunderstandings from the aforesaid post. However, I believe that this explanation alone would not suffice for anyone who are still confused with the theory and/or for those who are interested to learn more. Hence, the next section is really just for reference and further clarification, just in case there are still some questions that others are still confused about. That said, I know that I would not be able to articulate these ideas the way this particular blog do [and I don’t want to sound like a bot if I would just be reciting their ideas exactly as they had expressed it], so I’d just be quoting one of the most reliable MBTI blogs here and a personal favourite of mine (mbti-notes), to give insight on some issues that had been critiqued on that post. These are really interesting and thought-provoking ideas so I hope you could take time to read them. Also, I highly-recommend their blog!

[With regards to common MBTI stereotypes and misconceptions]:

Anonymous: Stereotypes give people wrong assumptions about what types are. They don’t define what your personality or your actions are going to be like. They don’t even define what thoughts you have. It’s simply the pattern and the functions you use to come to conclusions. I’m an ENTP (22) and my best friend is an ENFP (23). Yet people would probably switch our two types because I tend to be very gentle and kind around others while she appears more tough and openly says what she thinks.

I appreciate your point. Part of the reason for the stereotyping problem is that the information online and even in books is dominated by two main schools of thought that focus very heavily on behavior at the expense of cognition (Myers-Briggs and Keirsey Temperaments), so a lot of people do not realize that there are other (better) interpretations available. My first exposure to typology was through Keirsey and, although I thought it was interesting at the time, I wasn’t able to see the full potential of the system because everything was masked behind simplistic labels (stereotypes) that didn’t seem to connect with real life to the degree that I thought was necessary to be a truly viable theory of personality. I think a lot of people get interested in MBTI because of its practical applicability in situations like personal relationships or group/work environments and MBTI is good for learning some general rules of thumb that can help you improve the ways in which you deal with different kinds of people. However, general rules of thumb very easily morph into stereotyping and pigeonholing when people do not understand the finer details of the theory and then apply the ideas and principles too carelessly. The human mind is prone to lazy overgeneralizing or drawing invalid conclusions as it is and the lack of depth in the information available unfortunately encourages that laziness. (Source)

[With regards to MBTI’s *accuracy*]:

Anonymous: Do you think that other personality identification types such as Alignment and Global 5/SLOAN are more, less, or just as accurate as MBTI can be?

“Accuracy” is not really the right question. Every theory of personality that is developed by academics is put together very deliberately to serve a particular purpose, and it must be used as intended in order to preserve validity. Unfortunately, when the ideas trickle down into mainstream consciousness, the original purpose of the theory often gets lost in translation, with the general public using it more like a horoscope or fortune cookie and then complaining about the inaccuracies. Every kind of theory has its advantages and disadvantages. For instance, the Five Factor model is a trait theory, which has the advantage of being easily quantifiable and very reliable for statistical analysis. However, there is no actual theoretical underpinning for it because the traits are derived from factor or data analysis, which offers no explanation as to why traits exist, how they arise, why there are only five, and so on. Trait theories are limited in what they are able to explain about human behavior but they remain very useful for doing replicable research studies. There is of course some overlap of concepts between trait theories and type category theories like MBTI.

Cognitive function theory is a qualitative and holistic model of personality that sprawls into other related areas of psychology. Qualitative research excels at theoretical analysis and depth of detailed explanations and is less conducive to statistical analysis/prediction. Jung developed psychological types as a part of the psychoanalytic tradition, however, that tradition fell out of favor in the US to make way for more popular quantitative research methods, though it continued to expand in certain European circles. Myers & Briggs and David Keirsey brought it back to life in a more digestible form but it was never meant to be distilled to such an extreme degree; MBTI essentially turned into a corporate money making tool and Keirsey rejected the notion of cognitive functions in favor of behavioral descriptors. Many of the criticisms that are leveled at MBTI are legitimate but not actually applicable to cognitive function theory because of not seeing the full extent of it and how it is embedded firmly within the long history of psychoanalytic theory, a school of thought which has done more than any other to reveal the qualities of the unconscious mind. Now that there is emerging neuroscientific research that confirms some of these old ideas about the unconscious, there is some resurgence in their popularity within research circles. (Source)

[With regards to MBTI’s basics, development and “scientific” basis]:

Anonymous: The J/P dichotomy is particularly interesting because, say, you have already three letters I N F, the last letter decides not only your dominant and auxiliary functions, it flips the stack; INFP (Fi-Ne-Si-Te) vs. INFJ (Ni-Fe-Ti-Se), and then we read that according to descriptions those types are very different. But then we also have a lot of people who can’t really decide if they’re INFJ or INFP. It’s all very strange to me.

It’s strange to you because (judging by the earlier question) you haven’t understood what the J/P distinction really means and you haven’t properly distinguished cognition and behavior. Two different cognitive functions can manifest similar looking behaviors on the surface (as I have explained numerous times in the guides, please read them carefully). E.g. Any introvert can be reflective but the reasons WHY a particular individual is reflective, the motive and explanation behind it, differs according to the cognitive functions involved (Fi vs Ni). If you don’t know the details of their inner cognitive processes, you cannot see the differences because, just looking from the outside, all you see is that they are both reflective in demeanor. xxxx xxxx xxxx MBTI type descriptions are purposely simplistic because newbies don’t know the theory and therefore must identify themselves through simple behavioral descriptors. MB designed their system in part to sidestep the complicated process of learning function theory so that more people could access it, a noble intention, therefore simple type descriptions do not include all the info you need to type accurately because they do not address variations within type and cognitive function specifics. In other words, problems with typing stem from lack of knowledge of the theory, usually because of not going any deeper than the simplified descriptions/tests. The test was meant to be administered and interpreted by an expert, which means that people run into all kinds of problems when they try to self-type with limited to no knowledge of type theory.

[continuation of the ask] Is there any real scientific proof that Jungian cognitive functions exist? Dario Nardi’s attempts are certainly interesting, but it’s a common knowledge that EEG method is far from being reliable. Also, on one of his AMA discussions on reddit he presented instances when he was testing midlife INFJ adults who he couldn’t differentiate from of ISTPs, which he attributed to the use the second most common pattern (Ti-Se for INFJs). So, which model is true, or is this a combination of dichotomies and functional stack model? Can you shed some light on those issues and inconsistencies? Additionally, I’d really like your opinion on Reynierse’s articles (“Preference Multidimensionality and the Fallacy of Type Dynamics”, etc.). Thank you. The question of “science” has already been beaten to death over and over again so I’ve grown impatient with this can of worms. I don’t have much to say about Nardi, he’s pursuing his ideas and more power to him, but his work is not particularly interesting to me because it is getting away from other aspects of type theory that I am more interested in. xxxx xxxx xxxxx Some people latch onto him because they desperately want some kind of “scientific proof” of the functions. Some people dabble in typology and keep demanding “scientific proof” but don’t understand the differences between quantitative and qualitative research. There are different kinds of theories, with different kinds of objectives, with different standards of measurement, with different methods of application - the scientific method is only one valid research framework and it should not be the measure of all things. Traditionally, science often includes the concept of falsifiability but you can’t falsify that which is not within the realm of empirical fact, e.g., you can’t falsify human valuations or subjective meaning/experience, so are these things not “real”? Do you understand the difference between facts and values? Do you believe that only scientific measurements can imbue ideas with value? Do you believe that materialistic explanations of human psychology are the be-all and end-all? Not everything about human experience can be reduced to neurons and electrons. If you think it can, then feel free to dismiss type theory as crap because it’s not going to fit well with your assumptive worldview. Also, abstract and concrete knowledge are different and should be treated differently. No idea is “real” because “real” implies concrete, and ideas are abstract. One can easily claim that any idea is not “real” depending on how you want to set your standards of measurement. xxxx xxxx xxxx Similarly, people claim that “types” or “functions” are not real even when they themselves: behave as type theory describes, suffer the problems that type theory describes, feel attracted to the relationships that type theory describes, follow the developmental path that type theory describes. 


Before you ask for “scientific proof”, you should first define exactly what standards of proof would satisfy you and make you believe that cognitive functions are “real”. It is quite often the case that people who like to harp about scientific “proof” don’t even understand what they’re asking for or to what end, they demand proof but no matter what proof is offered, they keep moving the goalposts because they are actually more interested in criticizing than understanding (see climate change deniers as the perfect example). Just so you know, many mbti bloggers are tired of dealing with such people, we’ve already gone through all these arguments a million times. I’m not saying you’re one of these people but beware that you’re stepping into a complex discussion and don’t seem sufficiently prepared. Instead of making people explain or educate you, state your exact criteria of scientific proof and I’ll happily tell you if type theory passes. Type theory is a big theory and some people find it hard to understand even the basic type concepts which barely scratch the surface because the theory goes far beyond simple typing. It is an incomplete and fragmented theory, with many people working on it for different reasons in different directions. Many people have found elements of type theory very useful and accurate in their lived experiences, even using it to permanently solve long running psychological issues, even using it to deftly cure relationship problems. There is piecemeal neuroscience evidence which does not directly relate to type theory but nonetheless corroborates it. I wouldn’t know if any of this is enough “proof” because you haven’t specified exactly what proof you’re demanding. If the book falling on your head doesn’t prove gravity is “real”, then I suppose all the people whose thought processes match the principles of type dynamics don’t count as real proof either. The results say a lot. I run a popular typology blog and have dealt with thousands of people, so I at least don’t suffer from sample-size-1. Type dynamics describes very specific problems and offers workable solutions, and I’ve witnessed many different kinds of people from different backgrounds, cultures, walks of life apply these ideas with great success. Is this “empirical evidence”? I’ve had the most hardened scientifically-minded strangers think I’m a magical wizard when I can knit together their life story and reveal their innermost insecurities based only on four letters, yet all I’m doing is applying and extrapolating from the theoretical ideas as I understand them, nothing more. 


All I will say about arguments against type dynamics is that they usually can’t see the forest because they’re stuck in the trees: they get wrapped up in granular details and superficial inconsistencies; they don’t see the historical big picture of how every model evolves from and contains the same set of ideas; they don’t see how some disagreements between models are merely semantic and actually address the same underlying concept; they don’t fully grasp the principles of type dynamics and then produce strawman criticisms (some of the points in those articles actually support, add to, or help clarify type dynamics rather than debunk it); they perceive the explanatory flexibility of type dynamics as a flaw, not a strength; they probably prefer trait theories because they are easily quantifiable (and then completely miss the point of type dynamics); they don’t see how the ideas could potentially fit with mathematical dynamics and energy flow. Any theory worth its salt should remain open to criticism, development, and further clarification but, in order to critique a theory successfully, you must first understand it, and I don’t think the author of those articles has understood type dynamics well enough. (Source)

Again, I apologize to anyone who had been offended of what I said in my tags. And thank you very much for taking the time to read this post! :)

P.S. I have no intention to answer that anon who made a sexist comment about M & B. I have already discussed what my points are regarding MBTI Tests™, so I wouldn’t really judge them or anyone else for having fun with taking multiple personality tests. But since I think this anon have zero knowledge of the theory anyway, I have to clarify that it wasn’t created by M & B [who, by the way, even if they had not been psychologists by profession, had made extensive research of the theory—probably more than you would ever do, anon. Then again, I don’t really adhere to M & B’s approach], but was devised by one of the best minds psychology has ever known. FYI that person was a man—if anon would feel more validated™ to know that their own sex is the perfect authority for objective™ measurement of intelligence or competence *cough* it actually isn’t *cough*. Also, I really am so tired already to rebut something that is completely illogical, it’s even barely understandable. *ho hum* I’m very open to discuss opinions that differ from mine, but if you are trying to establish your argument through a sexist comment, then don’t expect that I would answer you with respect.

#asks #anonymous #answered #tagging this as: #negativity #just to be safe #ckatharcis #clumsynix #hueristix #tzeentchs-secretary #please ignore any typos and grammatical errors #i'm too tired to proofread this haha