#i dont even know if tumblr accepts this many tags still.

[americanphancakes]

I wanna talk about my mind for a little bit

I was gonna save this until after I posted the last Wingless Angel chapter but I can’t post it yet. Pretty sure my mind wants me to get this out of my system first.

So hi everyone, how are you? How have you been? Honestly if you’re still following at all I’m delighted.

I don’t want this to come across as some excuse for all the unfinished fanfic I left behind 3+ years ago, which is why I wanted to publish WA first, so I hope you don’t take it that way. But I ended up stumbling upon an aspect of my mental health that I’m still trying to address and since I never really saw anyone post or talk about my particular issue before very recently, I wanted to share it in case it resonates with anyone.

(Clearly stuff has changed, this is where I'd normally put a "read more" but.... I guess that's not a thing anymore?? Hopefully this isn't a huge annoying wall of text on everyone's dash, oof.)

I’ve posted before about my ADHD. I’ve been getting treatment for it for 10 years now, and for all that time, medication & other coping mechanisms have been helpful to a point, but only to a point. There was still something left that was keeping me from functioning, and I couldn’t tell what it was. All I knew was that I had no will of my own, and I’d spent the last 10 years trying to create situations where the people in charge were asking (or implying that i should do) things I considered good to do. “People in charge” meant anyone besides myself. If someone was not me, they automatically had authority, simply by virtue of being someone external to me.

I did a lot of research trying to find something that matched up with my experiences & feelings, even partially, and I looked into things like PDA autism and even just the people-pleasing habits common with other ADHD folks.

At some point, with therapy, I did learn how to say “no” to other people’s demands of me. I learned to set boundaries. But I was still profoundly uncomfortable with dictating what I was going to do, especially if anyone else was ever going to be aware of it.

When I was a little kid, i was told “no” constantly, and that’s not hyperbole. I’ve cited the story many times of falling in love with the violin when I was 9 but immediately being told “No, you’re going to play the flute.” So I played the flute, but without any passion for it I couldn’t figure it out and I quit, and my mom never stopped making me feel guilty about it. But that wasn’t the only example of that kind of thing. I wanted to play soccer; mom said play basketball, so I played basketball. I wanted to play piano; mom bought me a guitar and my sister got the electronic keyboard. (We eventually switched, but I never felt like I could fully commit to playing the thing). I wanted to learn Spanish or Japanese in high school; mom told me to learn French, so I took four fucking years of French.

My feelings and wishes were effectively not a factor in what I was allowed to do, what goals I was allowed to pursue, unless I was staying in my room and out of everyone’s way (and even then I had to make sure I jumped up to do what was asked of me if I got called from another room). Eventually I learned, as a survival mechanism, to just obey. It wasn’t worth fighting anymore because I was systematically robbed of my individuality at every turn. Something happened when I was 13 that I will never talk about publicly and she played "good parent who has her kid's back" for about 5 minutes before siding with the bad guy. I brought it up years later and she was mad I'd never gotten over it. And all that is on top of being raised to be a "good little capitalist drone" who needs to be perfect and efficient at all times. I was never supported. I was never given grace. So I never gave grace to myself, because if your own parents don't give you grace & time to learn and be flawed, then clearly you don't deserve any, right?

I finally cut my mother out of my life not long after the pandemic began, a few months after having gone no-contact from my father (mostly due to his casual racism & transphobia, which cost me at least one very close friendship when I was a kid, and was unkind to my child in a way I could not abide). My immediate family - spouse and kid - are the only family I have left now. And it sounds tragic on paper, because it is, but until I finally got away from my mother's voice in real life I couldn't filter through the recordings of her voice in my mind so I could finally throw them away. And that knot is still being untied. Honestly this is 10 years into a very long mental health journey, when you think about it, but I wish I'd cut my mom out of my life a very very long time ago. I wasn't angry about lost time when I got my ADHD diagnosis. I was angry about it when I realized that yes, this had been abuse, and I hadn't been courageous enough to get away from it sooner.

Because that dehumanization resulted in me having no will power of my own, and that extended as far as simply not wanting anything anymore. I like things, sure, but anything I WANTED for myself was out of the question, especially if it involved other people in any way, but honestly even solo pursuits became impossible for me to will myself to do. For right now, when I have something I want to do, I'm telling my friends & husband to order me to do it. Because I won't do it otherwise. And it's a potentially dangerous workaround, but it's all I have for now. I and my therapist are hoping that once my brain registers that what other people are telling me to do is aligned with what I want to do, maybe it won't depend on other people's commands anymore and I'll just take control of my own life for once. But that may not work. I'll have to wait and see.

So what does this have to do with my abandoned fics? Well, it had started to become more difficult to write because the adhd "shinyness" was wearing off anyway, but I'd been doing a good job of pushing past it because people liked what I was writing. I could see my skill getting better, and engagement was going up, and that was really motivating. But then... I stopped writing fic all of a sudden because someone made a post about finding it shitty when writers wrote about COVID in their fics, and.... that was sort of a last straw that broke me, because I do exactly that in the last WA chapter. So I just turned tail and ran away. I tried to push through and write & publish the chapter anyway, because it was the LAST chapter and I knew people were waiting on it, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Even having OSBB obligations didn't get me writing again, and given that obligation, the shame I felt about not having finished those stories weighed on me so badly that I couldn't even interact with you guys on Instagram, despite you having been so kind to me in the past. Let's face it, that goes WAY beyond adhd rejection sensitivity, that's a trauma response. I saw one bit of honestly well-reasoned critique of work that wasn't even mine, and I just ran. Immediately I felt like I was no longer allowed to take up space here. I felt unwelcome here in this corner of the internet world, just as I have always felt like I wasn't allowed to take up space in the physical world for almost my ENTIRE life. And the shame I already feel about myself normally was compounded by what I felt was a cowardly thing to do, which prevented me from returning. Now that I've accepted that, yes, I am an abuse victim whose life has been MASSIVELY and MAJORLY affected by that childhood trauma, I'm finally able to address it properly. Over the last few weeks I've been changing the direction of my therapy and my self-talk (reparenting yourself is HARD) and I'm feeling some improvement, but progress isn't linear so my burst of motivation the other night fizzled out, and I'm genuinely sorry for that.

So... yeah, I'm trying to come back and get those fics finished. I'm grateful for any of you willing to be patient with me. Consciously I KNOW I deserve any support willingly given to me by any of you, but I FEEL like I don't. So yeah. Thanks. <3

#long post #me irl #i'm sure i had a tag for original posts but i dont' know wtf it was #it's been awhile #I'm too damn old to already have so many regrets #i'm mourning a lot of goals i had once that are no longer options #or even things i'm not as interested in doing anymore #like i'm still sad i didn't do them in the first place even tho i don't wanna do them now #but some stuff i really do want to do #and i hope to regrow my childhood will power soon enough that i can do them #cuz yeah there is a proper midlife crisis going on now #i am halfway to death if i'm lucky #and my life has never been my own #so i'm trying to seize it back but it is really hard to do #I feel like tumblr is the only site that would know where this post is coming from #anywhere else i know it'd just be seen as a sob story excuse or something #i mostly just wanted anyone who's been an abuse victim in a similar way to realize that that's what it is #because i resisted accepting it for so long #and it cost me so much time

[jennaissantes]

PLAGIARISM.2 (update on the situation)

hi everyone! so im sure you guys know about the situation right now.

me and vie texted her through wattpad dms and… not surprised how she lied to us tbh.

these are the screenshots of mine and user yoyoriki’s texts:

they even tried to turn it on me saying that I apparently copied them when i wrote the fic back in march last year and they only posted it a couple of months ago if im not wrong.

this clearly shows their attitude towards this wrongdoing. they still didn’t accept their mistake and it really did piss me off. i was very close to raging at them bc they were lying to vie as well.

below are the screenshots between honey (their apparent alias) and vienna:

1.) she says that im their ‘friend’ and that they posted it on my behalf which means i wouldve given them my given permission which is clearly false. i literally have no idea who they are and this is their first lie.

2.) when vie sends them the link to my fic on tumblr, they deny any knowledge of it.

3.) they… ask us for proof?? that theyve stolen my fic??? that was funny like lol everything’s right there haha.

4.) they say they’ve never been on tumblr. but like… where else would they know my fic from. i have never posted it anywhere else and i dont use any other platforms to post my writing work.

5.) the second time vie mentions me, they ask who i am. like lmaoooo just a moment ago u said im your friend and now ur playing dumb? thats js funny bro.

6.) when me and vienna requested her to take it down, they were reluctant at first (u can see from my conversation with them), but then they do take it down, but they blame it on us, saying that we were bothering them and ‘why cant we just let them be and write what they want’. like hello what.

me and vie have both reported and blocked her and i really hope wattpad take some action against them.

i request u to please never encourage plagiarism. its a terrible thing and i know so many people whove been thru it. i really really pray all this comes to an end soon.

once again, please spread the word, in case this is happening to someone else too. and please please, please never ever hide from us if you see rhat someone has stolen our works. please be alert and let us know if you see something.

tagging mutuals (again im rlly sorry for the bother!): @hanniluvi @haknom @haerinz @soov @taejays @amakumos @koishua @urszn @petrichor-han @palajae @wonieleles @goldenhypen @petrichor-han @chiyuv @dearhee @heeracha @yooonz4u @yyunari @enharchive @tyunni @daegall @ddeonuism @kynrki @one16core @dazed-hee (rlly sorry if ive forgotten anyone)

#please reblog this too!! #— important #📞— user jennaissantes needs to put the phone down #enhypen #enhypen fluff #enha fluff #enha #enhypen headcanons #enhypen smau #enha smau #enha hcs

[evil-mcytblrconfessions]

honestly i just wanted to make a confessions blog. i have no clue if this is an original or even acceptable idea (im sorry if its not. thats why im not linking this to my main haha)

AHEM. do you love @mcytblrconfessions (unaffiliated)? do you get sad when they turn their asks off because theyve got a fucktonne of them (which is very valid, this is not me being upset at them for doing so)? do you wish that said blog was run by one (1) unstable dsmp fan who definitely doesnt write hermitcraft rpf? well too bad for you about that last one.

THIS IS THE BLOG WHERE ALL OF THAT IS REAL! why is this evil? i dont fucking know; it just is. send in all of your confessions (vaguely) related to mcyt! honestly if you send in something completely unrelated but i find it funny ill still post it bcs idk why not

i am fully expecting to just fucking die within a week. tumblrs already ruined my mental health; lets go for round 2 WOOOO

im your host cedar (pronounced like cheddar) and welcome to making bad decisions with me !

actually important stuff (im gonna pin this post):

- i will be stealing parts of mcytblrconfessions tagging system. PARTS.

- this blogs asks will be open WHENEVER mcytblrconfessions asks are closed. no matter how many asks i have in the inbox. theyll be thrown in queue and answered whenever.

- this blog is only evil because its funny ! please do not be a deplorable person! do not send in things such as: discourse-related, nsfw, drama/ragebaiting, being a fucking weirdo. just. yeah, use common sense please <3 there is non-zero chance that i will just block you <3

- yes thats a squishmallow in the pfp; hir name is éloïse.

#mcytblr #confessions blog #dsmpblr #hermitblr #trafficblr #empiresblr #yeah thats all the smps i know; im fucked #i pray to the fucking watchers that nothing bad happens #okay buh-bye

[pens-swords-stuff]

hello, i've run into a sort of first-world problem and i'm not sure if you can help but you've posted about taglists before, and i don't know who else i could ask.

on my side blog (@dont-talk-back-to-heapass), i started a project (not writing, unfortunately- it's a picrew) and i made a taglist for people who want updates on it. problem is, it's a very popular fandom and my post got a lot more traction than i thought it would. i now have over 50 people who want to be on the taglist, but that's over tumblr's limit. what should i do?

Fortunately, you're asking the right person: I have experienced the same flattering first world problem. Unfortunately, there's no elegant solution.

As you know, the tag limit for a single post is 50 blogs. My taglist for Always the Bridesmaid was at 161 people (and was still growing) when I was still accepting people for it. Here is everything that I have tried.

Tag them across multiple reblogs

Hypothetically, let's say that you have 60 people on your taglist. One thing that you could do is tag 50 people when you initially post it, and then tag the remaining 10 people in a reblog.

If you have between 50-100 people on your taglist, this is probably the easiest option that I'd recommend because all it takes is one reblog.

But personally, I had to reblog it 4 times just for my ATB taglist alone — and that didn't include my other taglists, such as people who wanted to be tagged for all my writing — and I felt awful about clogging up people's dashes with the same post 4 times. So I continued experimenting.

Pros: + Effective, simple and easy. + Works best if you have between 50-100 people on your taglist. Cons: - If you have 100+ people on your taglist, it takes a lot of reblogging.

Staggering your multiple reblogs

Because I felt really bad for reblogging the same post multiple times, I tried staggering out my reblogs. For example, if I posted at 10AM, I'd reblog with the first part of my taglist at 11AM, second part at 2PM, so on and so forth.

Pros: + People are less likely to see the exact same post on their dash. + You get a guilt-free bump to reblog it for people who may not have seen it the first time.

Cons: - People might think that they're not on the taglist even if they are because you didn't include them in a particular taglist reblog. - You still have to reblog within a relatively short period of time. Not a problem if you have up to 100 people on your taglist, but it can be a problem if you have more than that.

Tag people in the comments

A frequently overlooked place to tag people is in the comments of your post. There's one catch: I believe the tag limit for a single comment is 5 people. (Or at least it was, last I checked. I could be wrong if it's been updated).

Pros: + It solves the problem of clogging up people's dashboards and your own blog. + In my personal experience, it seemed to be more effective at actually notifying people than taglists. Many of the people that I've tagged in my reblogged taglists have said they didn't receive the notification, but a lot more people seemed to have received the notification when I tagged them here.

Cons: - It is a lot more work to tag a large amount of people in the comments due to the smaller limit. Might be a good option if you have 55 people on your taglist (that's only 11 comments), but if you have more it's really tedious. - It inflates your note count by quite a bit.

Make a sideblog and have people turn on blog notifications

This might not be super applicable to your picrew taglist, but I wanted to make sure I included this because this is what I have currently settled on doing. I didn't feel good about everything that I've explained thus far because no matter what, it was either a pain or intrusive on people's dashes.

So I ended up making a sideblog for ATB at @always-the-bridesmaid-wip. When people ask me to put them on the taglist, I let them know that they can follow this sideblog and turn on the option to receive notifications whenever I post something here.

I post my important ABT posts on this blog @pens-swords-stuff, and reblog all the "official" ATB posts (i.e., snippets, excerpts, intros, lore, artwork, etc) that I would've used my taglist for onto this blog. I don't reblog any posts that I don't consider official, since that's how I use my taglists.

If people have turned on notifications for this blog, people should receive a notification that I've posted something onto my sideblog in a very similar manner to tagging them on my taglist.

As for effectiveness, I'm not sure yet! I haven't been super active on writeblr since I created my sideblog. I had intentions to run surveys and such about the experience but alas I got busy and lazy. I'll have to report back later once I post more.

Pros: + You don't have to actually tag anyone, it sends a notification for you automatically so it's less work. + It's less likely to get buried in someone's tumblr notifications because it sends it in a different way. + It's more reliable. Tags sometimes fail, but in my experience, this has yet to fail for me personally. + Solves the problem of having to make several reblogs or comments. + It's a lot more user-friendly. People don't have to ask to be put on taglists, nor do they need to say something to get taken off a taglist. They can follow/turn on notifications and unfollow/turn off notifications whenever they'd like without notifying anyone or having to speak up. + Solves the problem of clogging up dashes/comments.

Cons: - For this to work, you have to make a separate sideblog for your taglist-worthy posts. - It may only work for those using the mobile app? When someone I have notifications turned on for posts, it sends me an app notification, not the notifications that you check on Tumblr. There's an option to turn on notifications for a blog on the desktop version, but I'm not sure if you actually receive them without the app. - You can't see whether people have actually turned on notifications for your sideblog. (You can however, see how many followers you have. And if people follow, I guess it still has the desired effect to some extent). - Going to follow another blog, and then turn notifications on for them is a lot of active steps. You might be losing out on someone who would ask to be put on a taglist, but wouldn't go to a sideblog, follow them, and then turn on notifications for them. - It's easier to ignore a ton of notifications on Tumblr, not so easy to direct notifications on your phone. This method works well for me since I rarely ever post here so I can reassure people that they will hardly ever get notifications from here. However, if you are a frequent poster it will be more annoying to the people who have notifications turned on.

I hope my experimenting proves to be somewhat helpful for you! It is a very fortunate thing to have so many people interested in your work, and it's also probably not a very common issue that people run into. But it can be a logistical nightmare with no easy solution. Congrats on having an eager audience, I hope you're able to figure it out!

(And of course, I am incredibly thankful to every single person who has expressed an interest in being on ATB's taglist. I did a lot of experimentation because I was grateful for the attention (if a little overwhelmed) so that I could try to find the best possible solution for both the people on the taglist, and all my followers who do not want to be on the taglist).

Remember, all advice is subjective! So don’t take this too seriously. This is just one person’s opinion.

If you’d like to ask me for advice on writing or running a writeblr, please check out my Ask Guidelines and FAQ first.

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#writing #writeblr #writeblr advice #taglist #taglists #taglist advice #undine gives advice

[lasenbyphoenix]

Shipper tag game

Tagged by @sunriseverse thank you!💜

What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don’t care about anymore?

I didn't know the concept of shipping was a thing until I was 29 and stumbled onto fandom on tumblr, (didn't know about fandom either until then), so I'm trying to think of any couples I would have considered cute in anything I watched/read growing up... and I really dont know?? Joshua Jackson was a fave actor from back then and I can't even remember if I had an opinion on the Dawson/Joey vs Pacey/Joey debate on Dawson's Creek. I was always more interested in the story than the ships! (Can you tell I'm on the aroace side of life? Lol)

Which ship would you consider your first one?

Captain America is what lead me to finding fandom in the first place so Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes is the first that comes to mind. But before that I was very into Dr Who, so I'd probably consider The Doctor/Rose Tyler the first fictional couple I had any emotional investment in.

Your first fanfic was about which couple?

My first shippy fanfic (written before I knew what "fanfic" was) was James Bond/William Brandt Skyfall/Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol crossover.

You know the scene in Skyfall when Silva has Bond tied to a chair and starts toying with his chest and teases him about this not being in his training and Bond replies "What makes you think this is my first time?"? And then in Ghost Protocol when Jeremy Renner's character pulls himself out of the vent at the last second and gripes "Next time I get to seduce the rich guy."? I joked to my best friend that "Now we know what James Bond's first time was." And that's how that idea was born.

I started writing it as a joke for my friend but never finished it, and if I find the notebook it was written into I might just revisit it because I still quite like the idea!

Do you remember the first couple you saw fanart of?

Not for certain, but possibly either Dean/Cas or Rose/Ten.

Have you ever gotten into ship discourse?

Like ship wars or 'problematic' kind of discourse? If I did it would have been in my Captain America days (Stucky vs Stony and Peggy vs Sharon being heated topics of memory), and even then I don't remember specific incidents - as a newbie to fandom I tended to lurk and watch instead of engaging. Now I'm very much Ship And Let Ship (and only bitch in private to your mates, not in public!)

Did you use to have any NOTP or have one currently?

There have been plenty of ships I've come across that weren't my thing, Stony for example, but I'm not going to invest enough energy into recalling any others. I'm not here to spread hate on something other people like.

Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read?

On tumblr? Li Lianhua/Di Feisheng (Mysterious Lotus Casebook)

On Ao3? Ming Lou/Ming Cheng (The Disguiser)

Currently, do you have any OTPs?

So many. Zhang Rishan/Ba Ye, Hei Xiazi/Xiao Hua, Steve/Bucky, Steve/Peggy, Data/Geordi, Stiles/Derek, Jiang Cheng/Nie Huaisang, Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan, and likely more that havent come to mind yet

Is there any couple that, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together?

Haha no. I think I've always just accepted canon couples as "the thing that happened in the story", and now when I have my own ship preferences, then I accept that it's *my* headcanon and not necessarily anyone else's (especially not the writer's headcanon).

When Captain America Civil War came out I realised I'd gotten WAY over invested in what was or wasn't included in the movie (although I knew realistically they weren't going to make Stucky canon ) that I took a big step back afterwards and very much made a mental separation between "this is the story those writers want to tell" and "this is the story I like to imagine".

Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting?

Dean/Cas maybe? It wasn't so much that I disliked them but that I didn't read them as a romantic relationship for most of the time I've known the ship existed (I'd always read Cas as ace). It's only been since the show ended that I think my idea of what makes a ship had widened to more than just "stereotypically romantic" which recalibrated how I saw them.

Do you have any ship that, in the past, would’ve been considered normal but now you would be cancelled over?

Incestuous (Thor/Loki, et al,)? Teacher/Student(I blame ABBA)? Torturer/Torture subject (Hydra Trash Party)?

What is your favorite crack ship?

I will certainly have come across crack ships that appealed to me, but honestly if the writer/artist sells it well enough then I stop thinking of them as crack ships and instead think of them as rare pairs.

What is the couple you read the most fanfics about?

Currently? HeiHua. Overall? Stucky.

What do most of your ships usually have in common?

Someone to be vulnerable around, someone who understands you better than anyone else, "you're not alone anymore"

What do you absolutely hate in a ship?

If I don't like a ship it's probably more to do with a singular character I don't like than the couple itself.

Tagging @gaiahenshin @fangdoubing @epicwalrus @tazzy-ace and anyone else who wants to!

[primetimes-primetime]

alright. so, i know ive already made a post about this on my main, but im stupid and went to the original tweet and just made myself angry again.

TW// T-CEST UNDER THE CUT

alright, so a couple days ago i rbed a screenshot of a certain story board artist's tweet about being the one to put tcest in the show.

i dont know why or how, but i found my way onto twitter and to the original tweet that this guy made.

for context, sheldon here was a storyboard artist for Rise and the scene they are talking about here is this one from the Lair Games episode-

i partially explain again why this is horrible and disgusting and partially why i dont believe or accept sheldon's... i dont even know what to call it. his response (the top post in the first screenshot)

part one

since i literally just rbed something about this, im just going to copy/paste my rb and add onto it a little.

" no but when i found out that some of the artists who originally worked on Rise were t-cesters and proshippers i was actually so fucking pissed off.

there are part of this community that are actually god damn disgusting, and im not afriad to say that tcest is fucking rancid and if you support it i dont want you near the content that i create.

first of all, it is literally incest. it says so right in the name. which, i really hope i dont have to explain why incest is bas in the ripe year of 2022. I don't care that they arent "blood-related". They were fucking raised as brothers, treated like brothers, and think of each other as brothers. No matter how hard you try to spin it, no matter how hard you argue that they arent technically related, you have to understand that they see and think of each other as brothers, which should be enough to make this incest.

this show was amazing when it came to family dynamics and brotherly love/trust/bonds. i can say with confidence that the brothers in Rise are much more brotherly/closer than any other previous versions. it's obvious to see that they love and care and want to protect one another. to turn platonic and love for one's family into something so gross and vile is taking all of the healthy emotional bonds between these characters and throwing it out the window.

i cant fuckung believe i have to say this every time i come back into the tmnt fandom, but-

THEY ARE MINORS.

sure, with the recent Rise movie we saw an adult leo, but heres the thing- that version of leo is fucking dead. he literally got fucking beamed out of existence.

the fact that every one of these brothers are under the age of 18 and i still see so much nsfw art is absolutely horrid.

finally, it's a kid's show. sure, many of us in the community are teens, later teens, and grown adults, but that does not change that this show was originally created to bring the tmnt franchise into yet another generation of kids. again, i sincerely hope that i dont need to explain why implying incest in kids shows (or really any TVs shows, for that matter) is morally wrong and vile.

literally yesterday me and some of my mutuals had to go through a lot of our content to re-tag a whole bunch of our posts tagged with "tcest dni" because tumblr's tagging system is actual shit. there shouldnt even be a tcest community, outside of it impeding on the rest of us Rise fans.

sorry this is such a long post but im so tired of seeing / hearing about tcest. its gross, disgusting, icky, etc etc. it is 6:30 am and i woke up and saw this and decided to fucking say something, because tcest has actively made my experience coming back into the tmnt community and fandom worse. "

and i still stand by that. seeing so much tcest- and from the artists on the rise crew, no less- is making my journy back into the tmnt fandom so, so much worse. it is actively hurting a lot of people- which brings me to one specific tweet from this thread.

so, to start- i do not, i repeat- DO NOT condone or promote sending death threats to people or telling them to kill themselves.

second- it isnt. harmless. reminder, again, that this is a

CHILDREN'S. SHOW.

you are talking about MINORS IN INCESTUAL RELATIONSHIPS. "harmless fiction" my ass.

part two

ok. so as you can see in the original screenshot, you can see that sheldon is passing this off as a joke. but i honestly cannot believe him when he says this.

why, i hear you asking. well,

look at the time stamp. 2020, nearly three years ago now, when the Lair Games episode had just come out.

why didn't he say it was a joke three years ago, when he first posted the storyboard clip? because he isnt fucking joking. either that or he is just really so fucking dense that he doesn't realize that what he's doing is not funny in any way, shape or form.

which brings me to my next point.

even if it is all just a joke,

why the fuck are you joking about minors participating in fucking incest?

its fucking nasty even if it is a joke. i genuinely shouldnt need to say anymore on why this is fucking horrid.

well. ive taken up enough of your time- i appreciate you reading to the end and i apologize for making this so long. a quick, final word in case you got this far and are a tcester or support tcest-

kindly fuck off, do not interact with me, unfollow me, and block me :] i dont want your nasty ass incest anywhere fucking near me or this blog.

thanks ! :D

#ooc post #primetimes-primetime

[welcome-to-green-hills]

This is fellow archeologist! I finally worked up the courage to dm you (anxiety and shyness, my eternal curse), but it says you only accept messages from tumblrs you follow. My sonic blog is @navy-the-tiger but you dont have to follow I am fine talking like this

Also I totally wasn't weird and scrolled through your entire archeologist tag. Feel you so much on being frustrated with the way archeology is portrayed in media. Rarely accurate, often a romanticized depiction of the early, unethical forms of archeology... It hurts every time.

Also hearing about your job was super interesting! My dig (I have only been on one so far, a field school dig and internship that got me le certificate) was on the property of a house constructed between 1800 and 1810. Boss had to teach us what to do if we found any native american artifacts which was basically stop everything immediately, contact the local rep for either the organization you work for or something super similar to it, and essentially the dig would be over.

Also I really wanted to be a museum curator too! I've had to accept over the past few years that chronic illness means I'll never be able to hold a typical job, but I still love love love it. I was going to get a PhD in mineralogy and specialize in that kind if curation, but now sinking all that time and money when I will be unemployed sounds like a bad idea. Seeing someone else living my dream even if it isnt the same field and getting to hear about it is so heartwarming.

So sorry for rambling so much I just have many thoughts

Navy! It’s wonderful to finally meet with you. Hello! I’m so happy that you’re here! Welcome to Green Hills, your home away from home.❤️✨

I’m very happy that you’ve found my anthropology/archaeology posts enjoyable to read. Sometimes there’s rambling, other times it’s a clash between science and game characters. It’s fun! Archaeology is very (and this is me being polite) romanticized through vast forms of media. And because it’s very romanticized it gets a bit complicated to do my job. I am, however, very appreciative of those that ask questions about what we do—they want to know. I encourage curiosity.

Oooo! The dig that you’ve been on sounds very exciting! It’s interesting to hear that Indigenous artefacts were uncovered at the household. My curiosity is at an all time high. Fortunately for me and my team, we work under NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act). We honor requests and always make sure to have representatives of each community working with us. It’s fun work!

Unfortunately, I am not a curator. I do wish to be a curator one day. I’m both a researcher and collections assistant. When I’m not doing field work (my region of the USA calls them “dirt archaeologists”), I work side-by-side with many curators to manage collections. It’s like an assistant manager. My job requires me to understand customs, languages, ethics, it’s history, and much more on what collections I’m working on. This actually does not require a PhD, but it’s preferred. The work I do can be easily accomplished with an AA, AS, BA, BS, MA, and/or an MS. As long as you have a mentor that is thrilled to work with you, then it can be achieved. Traditionally, archaeological collections that require a curator require their managers to have a PhD. I’m noticing more and more that those traditions are changing, but it’s a good thing. It’s allowing new ideas and voices to come and share insight on what they do. I’m very fortunate to have worked with my mentors for as long as I have. They will always have a special place in my heart.

What I’m trying to say through my rambling is this: don’t lose hope. Your dreams are possible. I believe in you. If you are a United States citizen and interested in furthering your education, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Universities, colleges, and community colleges have tons of programs and resources that help students achieve their dreams. If you are interested in managing collections, I highly encourage reaching out to museums FIRST and then a learning institution. Some museums may even help you with schooling and give you the foundation needed before going to school. You may never know! And if you have questions, ask me! This is what I’m here for. I’m more than happy to supply guidance.

Never apologize for rambling about your passions. Never. I’m always happy to hear them. It was wonderful to meet you, I hope that you have a fantastic day!❤️✨

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[katsuhiras]

if you know ribbon anons tumblr, you could always report them to tumblr, because they actually do something about people like this, unlike so many other sites.

and you could also take off anon in the asks, im sure he's too much of a pusspuss to come forward non-anonymous to the rest of us lolll (i say while anon ik ik im a hypocrite rn but i also dont send hate)

I only knew their first url which is no longer being used- but I also don't think there's a lot that can be done about them. Like they can get banned, but unless I'm mistaken that's still just an IP ban which they're already able to get around so I don't see a point to it

I might turn off the option to send anons or even close my inbox again if their spamming gets too bad again but if possible I want to continue accepting anons because there's a lot of entirely normal people that just feel anxious sending asks off anon and it could be something important (like a request to add a cw tag for a post)

right now I'm just planning to keep deleting asks and waiting on them to get bored. or to realize this is a super embarrassing way to behave

#reincident #asks

[koolkat9]

Uh- hello- i have an ask based of that writing question game but like my own i guess. So I’ve been wanting to get into writing for Hetalia for a while now, but I dont really know what to write or even when i do I dont have any motivation. So Im mostly asking how did you start writing for this fandom? And any other tips-

Oh no problem. Happy to help!

So I started writing probably like 2 and half years ago after reading a book called Fangirl in which the main character is a fanfiction author. After reading that book I was like "now I want to write fanfiction." I narrowed down what character and then what pairing I felt the most comfortable writing for. I knew from the beginning I wanted to write for England because he was my favorite character and often times in fics (at least the ones I read at the time) they would characterize him in a way that I didn't care for or outright disliked. Around this time I had just finished watching Erroneous Epilogue and was really big into GerEng (I say that as if I'm still not really big into GerEng lol) so while thinking of a pair I ended up deciding on GerEng because I didn't feel like I could write well enough for Feli or Francis (my OTPs at the time for Ludwig and Arthur respectively) and it didn’t have a lot of fics especially on Wattpad which is where I started writing fics. And then I just...started writing.

GerEng was very easy to start up with because I had some good material with the Christmas Truce and even before shipping GerEng I liked the idea of Arthur and Ludwig getting together around Christmas time and having a soccer/football match each year. So adding a bit of romance to that I was able to write my first fic and started up the GerEng One-Shot Collection (now that I’m looking, it doesn’t look like a posted that fic to ao3. Imma have to fix that). And I’ve been writing ever since. Eventually, once I came to Tumblr, I began to expand the characters and ships I covered with the help of accepting people’s prompts, but that was after I became comfortable enough with just GerEng. 

So if you end up posting your fics, Wattpad is a pretty good place to start. It’s very user friendly though I rarely read fanfic on there anymore because a lot of it isn’t really my taste (plus there is not a lot of content for most rarepairs compared to ao3). Another downside is that I feel is that the way things are presented, there is more pressure to get a lot of votes/readers/commenters because they’re so clearly displayed and they literally show where you rank in a certain tag. That may be just me though. I found after moving to ao3 I didn’t care as much anymore, though that could have been because I had matured some. Ao3 is my favorite fanfic platform to post to. It has a surprising amount of content for rarepairs like GerEng. Not huge, but large enough to keep me occupied for a little while. I find writers on ao3 to be a bit more mature and more experienced with fic writing most of the time, but frankly the user base seems older compared to Wattpad (which seems to be primarily used by young teens) so it makes sense. It can be a bit overwhelming though. You have to request an invite, it took longer to get used to compared to Wattpad and so on. But it’s great once you get the hang of it. 

So tips...I am in no ways an expert, but this is some things I’ve learned through writing and things that worked for me. This got kind of long so I’ll put it under the cut:

Don’t push yourself. Take breaks, take all the time you need to finish a fic. This isn’t your life and you shouldn’t feel rushed to finish. You make the deadline for it and you can push it back as many times as you need. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. (Unless your in an event. That’s a different story. But even then, don’t push yourself and plan ahead as much as you can)

Write for YOURSELF first and foremost. I started fanfiction for a rarepair I really loved and wanted to see more fanfics for. Likes, reblogs, comments, etc. are great and one of the best motivators, but I find I’m happiest with a fic if I can go back and reread it over and over again because I love it so much. Those are the fics I’m proudest of. I always write for myself first thus fic writing never feels like a chore. 

Don’t take it too seriously. By this I mean don’t worry about if it sounds clunky or you aren’t describing things properly, or your grammar isn’t perfect. As a perfectionist I know this is sometimes hard for people, but I’m learning to be gentle with myself, reminding myself that I’ll be happy as long as the character interaction is cute and that it’s not like I’m being graded for this. Most people won’t care as long as they can understand what you’re saying, you break it up into paragraphs and in Hetalia fics specifically, you don’t write in the accents (ex. writing Zhe instead of The to reflect a French or German accent). After all, you shouldn’t feel stressed and you should be writing for the fun of it.

Speaking of having fun, if you find yourself stressed take a step back and try to figure out what about fic writing is stressing you out. Are you pushing yourself too hard? Then take a break and remember there is no deadline for fics regardless of what others say. If you feel short on ideas, read others fics, listen to music, come up with headcanons. There are so many ways to get ideas flowing and that list is what I find works for me. Are you trying too hard to please others? Focus back on you and what you want out of this fic. Sure consideration for your audience is good to have, but again, focusing on your own wants first usually reduces stress. Are you focusing too much on things like sentence structure, grammar, etc.? This is where most of my stress comes from most of the time especially since I’m now an English major so I need to care about this stuff for school. When that happens and I don’t know exactly how to fix it, I tell myself that this clunky or incorrect part is just one part, and most of the time I can get myself motivated again by focusing on the fluffy interactions that are usually to follow (which is what matter most to me when it comes fanfiction). 

If you are worried about your grammar, technical aspects, etc. have a beta reader or someone give you feedback. Personally I never did this, but others have. I would be happy to beta read for you if you choose to do so. If you’re too nervous to reach out to others (like I am), you could also use Grammarly. They help with basic issues like comma usage, spelling, etc. and may catch mistakes you as the author don’t always pick up on or your doc program doesn’t pick up on (Google Docs’s autocorrect is not the greatest speaking from personal experience). Also, reread your fic before posting to make sure you’re saying what you want it to. So many times I go back and realize I used the wrong word in a section. Like most could probably understand what I was trying to say, but it makes me cringe every time. A lot of times Grammarly and spell/grammar check in the doc program your using won’t catch these things because they are spelled right and sort of make sense in the sentence. But don’t be too hard on yourself if this happens, this is just something I wish I knew when I was first writing fics. Plus, going back and rereading may give you new appreciation for your fic.

Your fic is not as bad as you think it is. So many times I’ll be writing a fic and think “This is horrible” “the characters are occ” “it’s clunky” etc. But then I’ll go back and reread it either in editing or after it’s been posted and I’ll be like “Holy shit this is actually one of my best fics.” That’s how I felt about “For You I’ll Try.” I literally almost didn’t finish it because I thought Arthur was ooc. Then I returned to it a few months later and realized it actually was pretty good. 

Don't feel pressured by things like is this character ooc. Especially in fandoms like Hetalia where a lot of traits are left to be filled in or molded by fan headcanons, it's hard to make a character ooc. Even though I hate on 2012 fanon Arthur, I still strongly believe that those fic writers can write Arthur that way if they want. I just personally don't like it and rant about it to people who have similar opinions as me. At the end of the day these are fictional characters that you get to play with and mold as you see fit.

Handle serious topics carefully. Mental health, historical events, etc. should be researched and written with care. Even with the best intentions, things can go wrong, so sometimes it’s best just to steer clear of those topics entirely (like I do with WW2). If you really wanted to, there is always the option of writing it, but never sharing it publicly. 

Write down whatever ideas pop into your head or that you’ve found around you. This is advice I got at university when it came to composition. Write down quotes, phrases, plot points, whatever comes your way that may act as inspiration for a fic. You may use it right away, later or never. But it’s best to get it down so it’s there. It really helps if you don’t have the motivation to write and it’s a laidback way to keep your creativity flowing without consuming a lot of time. Also outlines. Outlines help when I don’t have the motivation to write out a full blow fic, but I have a lot of ideas I want to write.

Talk to people. Not always the easiest or necessary, but a lot of my fics were inspired by aus or headcanons I’ve discussed with others. For example, my Vampire, Werewolf and Merman au which is basically my baby at this point was inspired a lot by my discussion with Lycuriz. I don’t know if it would have become as expansive as it is if it wasn’t for those discussions between Lycuriz and myself. I would be happy to do this with you if you would want or the GerEng server would also be a good place if you want to talk to others.  

And that’s all I think. These won’t work for everyone of course, but they have helped myself and others and hopefully they can help you too as well as others who see this.

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[mikeellee]

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#tomudeku - 20 posts

#the way a lot of the fandom treats izuku just bothers me - 19 posts

#anti horikoshi - 18 posts

#shigaraki x deku - 17 posts

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#tomura shigaraki - 9 posts

Longest Tag: 84 characters

#he cant make shiggy so white and black mentality and then boom time for izu save him

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

So I don’t usually talk about the king aka Shigaraki in my rants...so I want to reticify that.

Before I move on...just to be clear. I do love Shiggy. This is not me being a hater and if you have a different opinion about Shiggy...ok. That’s valid.

My main grip about Shiggy... is how he has no real end goal. I know people here on tumblr have analyses, essays and whatnot about how Shiggy must be the Messiah that will get rid of bad heroes or capitalism or anything like that.

I like this idea. I would read a fic like that.

The problem is when people really think in Hori’s canon...Shiggy is indeed a messiah who will set all the fair people free from the unjust system.

Like, dont we all live in a shit society? I can’t speak for all but in my country we rather revult about Superman’s son kissing a man than...a genocide president who mock the victims of covid.

And yeah in moments like this....is nice going to escapism. People facing na evil ruler/regime and bringing real changes for the kingdom and everyone is happy.

I get it. I like those stories.

But on Shiggy’s part. On Hori’s canon part...we dont know what HE wants.

Duh he wants destruction. One may say.

Ok...he wants to destroy the heroes....ok then I ask

Does he want a literal destruction? Are we rooting for a villain who wants to commit genocide?

(In the war arc he did many bad thinga and yes we can say “AFO controlled him” sure but he still had some control over his action to a certain point and he shows no remorse)

Does he wants a metaphorical destruction?

Does he plans in making something anew?

What Shiggy wants? ( aside a fine 🥦)

We dont know...we will never know as AFO is treating Shiggy as his flesh puppet for reasons unknown for us.

I know there are many posts saying “shiggy will end the corruption” and I have to say...NO HE WONT. Not on Hori’s canon.

Shiggy’s motivation/goals arent totally his. His father hated heroes. AFO increased that to 11.

Shiggy is not speaking about the flaws of the hero society to everyone but more about how the society failed him. How no one saved him.

(He wanted to be saved by Zuzu but...headed by Hori...look if Hori had made them inferact and had a relationship that would have been amazing but, again, headed by Hori 🙄)

Shiggy speaks about his pain and trauma and I notice how the victims in the story need to be shut and accept their abuser ( case point, look at how hori treats Izu)

Shiggy is vilanize and abused by the narrative for daring to want revenge on his pain.

And again, headed by hori, its a bit hard to forgetten Shiggy’s action and LoV’s (Says the person who likes the idea of them winning with Zuzu)

This make me think of MCU Loki...and how he killed many people in the first avanger’s movie.

Sure. He killed of screen and all are faceless and nameless but here the thing...if we are to accept Loki was brainwashed by Thanos...even so, he indirectly killed those people....does he feel remorse?

Bc LoV and Shiggy show no remorse. Asad backstory is not free card for a character to do whatever.

Also for the togaocha out there....in hori’s canon THIS IS HORSE SHIT. Look ship what you want, I BET YOU CAN BE BETTER THAN HORI HERE.

But Toga trying to kill Ochako, mentioned how she used her quirk to kill and then is surprised that Ochako is grossed out by her....IS NOT TRACING A ANTAGONIST RELATIONSHIP

That is Hori being stupid.

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45 notes - Posted January 4, 2022

#4

I make this post in the hopes some people watch, read and stay mad. It's 2022 and if you still write any Izu shipping fic- regardless with who- where bk is important for Zuzu or the shipping.

You are shipping wrong! And I say this 100% right and certain of this.

Not saying WHO yoi should ship, but when you ship someone- any ship of any fandom- the general consensus is for 2 characters to be together and happy.

And I know some may say "I ship two villains. They do fucked up shit" ok. Then they are fucked up but in love.

And now you wonder "what's matter? If we ship character A abusing gaslight character B, its not as if we are condoning such acts"

TRUE! I can't stress this enough. Liking dark content is not a sin or illegal, but it's sus how the MHA fandom takes Izuku Midoriya and puts him in awful and abusive situations in the name of "love"

A certian server in the discord seems to make Izu the eternal victim, the one who needs to sacrifice everything to be with his lover...who wont sacrifice anything.

And think back how the number of abusive relationships show in the media are awful...See, any "romance" mainstreaming.

And I mention this bc...why is so hard to make healthy relationships?

I ship shigadeku...and the ship can be healthy even if Zuzu falls to the dark side.

You can ship Izuocha and not make Ochako laugh when BK mistreat Izu.

You can ship Izux anyone. And not make him "cant function without my love interest"

You can make healthy and interesting. Also, the whole myth "fucked up relationships are more interesting to read" is not true.

I wouldn't read any Joker X Harley comic...

But I would love to read a Poison Ivy x Harly comic.

52 notes - Posted July 6, 2022

#3

You know, thanks to a discussion with @professionalranter31 I realize something....Shiggy may be the only person, in canon, who really react positively (more or less) to Izu being quirkless.

Like Inko criies her heart out and apologise to him (never will like that nor the scene)

AM dont talk about his past. Yes, he said Izu cant be a hero but it wasnt bc of he is evil...it was to soare him (but I do think he was wrong as not every hero faces a villain like AFO. Also, if AFO didn't exist or was dead would AM agree Izu can be a hero?)

And....

BK, please. You guys know what he thinks. His "iconic" line of suicide baiting tells you everything.

Just it.

Shiggy?

"Ah he is quirkless? Ok whatever" and he is the villain. He couls have said smth equally or worse than what BK said. Could have said smth qorse to Izu's face "quirkless good is a dead one" and yet... he never says this.

The villain is more chill about it than....everyone else.

And the love interest, Ochako, knows shit about Izu...Like wow.

65 notes - Posted October 8, 2022

#2

I never did a rant about a ship before bc I always thought someone else could do a better job defending it but, considering how this fandom is...maybe I should give my 2 cents for shigadeku

Note: please. I’m note here to cause any ship war. You ship what you want. If you dont like shigadeku then that’s fine.

That’s out of the way, lets talk about this ship. Now, Hori is a bad writer but even in his bad canon...shigadeku does have interesting and “strong” foundations.

I put “” here bc any ship headed by Hori will be bad written. I know this.

Both are different sides of the same coin. Both are outcasts, both have quirks that caused them pain.

And both are alone.

Now, what we know about shiggy is that he is being manipulated by AFO since a young age.

* I want to mention here how...in the hands of a better writer, the name deku could mean smth omen and AFO could call shiggy deku either in front of him or to his back to add more paralels and development for the 2 like, Izu stood up and says/make bk stop calling him deku is great but imagine him defending shiggy?*

oK think with me. In any sci fi/fantasy movie when a character is being mind controlled or groomed...what would stop him to finished the task is seeing the hero/loved one bc would be the begin for the character to.set free.

“I was supposed to kill this person but I dont want ....for now” and develop from there.

Now, when we meet Shiggy is into the hate AFO spill. He has 0 reasons for wanting AM dead.

“Ahhh but AM represent how this society is bad”

Great answer and idea for a fic. But in canon he never gives a real answer. “I hate AM” is his get go....no further explanation.

But how funny he saw Zuzu and staet wanting to talk to him. No one put this idea in his head.

No AFO.

No Kotaro.

Its all Shiggy.

He, still under AFO’s bullshite, went to see Zuzu. And yes we get the mall scene but what many fans oddly refuse to admit is how...he went to Zuzu on his own free will.

THAT IS HUGE. Especially considering SHIGGY IS GROOMED (that is not fanfic that is canon and I do hate hori’a canon)

He has a photo of Izu...who by the time was just a student.

Like this has a HUGE potential. And I dont get why people refuse to reconize that?

If this stoey was headed by a competent writer shigadeku would be a more prevalent relationship.

They arent mortal enemies...they are two hurt boys stuck in this stupid war and decide to stop the feud.

God this line above is more romantic.

For those wondering...I did watch boku already liking IzuOcha but...Hori sideline Ochako and her feelings so much.

“Ah and the cute moments? Izuocha will be canon, not shigadeku”

I Know. And I have no problems with this ship- if we compare with naruto’s canon ship- but it doesnt change how underveloped it is. Also, Izu could have cute moments with Mina too and no one will say they are endgame.

Not sure if my point is clear. All I’m saying is that Shigadeku has such romantic potential and you dont need to turn Izu into “soft cinnamon roll” or change Shiggy into “playboy” to make it work.

“Ah gross. Shiggy is older than Zuzu”

3 or 4 years isnt a big deal. I mean, Shiggy was a 17 years old when the story begins and that didnt stop anyone to ship shiggy witb dabi or eraserhead who are older than him.

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78 notes - Posted January 5, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

You know, I think we all own an apology to Kishomoto. Why? His ending wasn't bad written...it fits perfectly with the narrative presented.

Naruto was never about the underdog nor a chosen one who will break the cycle of abuse

No.

Naruto was a story about a fascist and imperalist goverment who will gladly and gleefully stomp overr your body unless you have some utility for them.

The will of fire is not a cutesy thing. It's a propaganda...and it was never challanged.

Sending kids to war.

Breaking yourself for your nation.

Naruto, the mc, never wanted to change anything...he wants the prestige. He wants to be hokage so he can get attention.

Sakura and Naruto both are toxic in regards Sasuke. The victim of genocide - who is paint as a bad person for not wanting to go back to konoha- is in the wrong and needs to be taught a lesson.

Sasuke is not allowed to disagree with a goverment who said ok to genocide of his clan.

Sakura is so yandere for Sasuke...and that checks. You can say is sexism but not is out of character. She dump her friend- mind you in this case Sakura was 10 years old- bc she feared her friend could get the attention of Sasuke.

Naruto was never one to change anything bc all he wanted was to be at the top. Not change anything.

Naruto wasn't a tale of hope. But of dispair.

148 notes - Posted January 19, 2022

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[jimmybuffettdied]

I posted 1,865 times in 2022

That's 1,825 more posts than 2021!

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#tumblr milestone - 3 posts

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My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

I saw a post about MCR. It was a video of all the posts asking for a cheerleader outfit and then at the end, the reveal that it finally happened. I believe it was set to some kind of classical music. Did I dream this post? Have you seen it? Can you help me???

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#4

250 posts!

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#3

Poor Waffles.

1 note - Posted October 8, 2022

#2

why is your url jimmybuffettdied

I don't know that there is a good answer to this question. Okay. Story time. When I was a younger person, MIRC was an active chat program where you could change your username any time you signed on. So, I went through many different "screen names." In the good old days, trolling didn't even have the name "trolling" yet, or I wasn't aware of it, anyway. So, I was a teenage troll. At some point I decided it would be funny to start a rumor that a celebrity had died (maturity has never been my strong suit.) The internet was young, okay? Anywho, I went through a few names, for example, FrankSinatraDied and JohnnyCashDied (they were alive at the time). However, they were much too popular and were instantly disputed by fellow chatters as viable options. So, I went with JimmyBuffettDied and excepting for "Parrotheads," people either didn't know who he was or at least questioned the possibility that maybe he did die (he is still very much alive btw). This became my main screen name. However, the unforeseen side effect of using that name was that people began to know me as "Jimmy" (not my real name.) It became my online presence and even now there are people I have met in real life who KNOW my real name, as well as just online friends that call me Jimmy. So, it stuck. It followed me to other social media. It is my "stage name." It is me. I am JimmyBuffettDied and to be honest, I hope the man lives forever. I hope this is an acceptable answer. Might delete later. Ha.

3 notes - Posted October 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Hey, you guys remember AIM buddy icons?

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[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

What are the Do’s and Dont’s when writing an autistic character??? 🤔

huh that’s a good question. as an autistic writer i don’t… really have experience having to ask this, because my pov is autistic by default. let’s see…

read about real autistic experiences, not just autism as written about by allistic people. check the tag ‘actuallyautistic’ to read posts from people actually on the spectrum. keep an eye out for topics that get repeatedly mentioned. (for example, we tend to talk about our sensory issues a lot, and make memes about communication difficulties).

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i would love to see an autistic character infodumping in a way that charms the audience. it’s something many of us are self-conscious about, and are sometimes ostracized for, but I actually find it lovely to hear people on the spectrum sharing their excitement with the world.

i love characters who express things in awkward ways but still manage to make a point. i love characters whose conversationally gawkiness makes them unconventional but still endearing. who are strange and ungainly, but still loved, still delightful. 

unconventional conversation styles! i tend to bounce between overly talkative and withdrawn. sometimes i babble. i also tend to use a lot of metaphors to explain my experiences in a way other people will understand. and I check in a lot, asking “Does that make sense? Do you ever get that too?” If people don’t seem to ‘get it’, I try repeating myself using different metaphors, different wording. you’ll see many autistic people using repetition and other language quirks. 

I think there’s a lot of value in writing an autistic character with the attitude “I know from experience that a lot of people won’t understand me, but I understand myself, and I like myself regardless.” Quiet confidence is hard-won for people like us, and I like seeing it represented. 

you’ll also see many autistic people who are naturally accepting of other people’s quirks. we know what it’s like to be isolated for being different. i find that i’m rarely phased by traits that other people are self-conscious about revealing. interestingly, i’ve had many new acquaintances come out to me (as queer, as neurodiverse) and share insecurities they usually keep hidden. being on the outside means other ‘outsiders’ tend to recognize you as a safe person. even if i can’t communicate the ‘standard’ way, i still have value as a community member, and people will sometimes seek me out in unexpected ways.

sometimes we need quiet time. the world is an overwhelming place. i can’t count the number of times i’ve had to say, unexpectedly “I need to stop, I need to sit down, I can’t talk right now”. a good friendship dynamic might have a character whose supporting of that.

autistic people get frustrated, just like anyone else! i’d love to see a character frustrated at their communication struggles, and a patient allistic friend giving them time, saying It’s ok. I’m still here. People figuring out ways to support each other through trial and error is my jam.

anyone else have advice for allistic writers writing autistic characters? Also, any good recommendations for fics with autistic characters? one that stands out to me is ‘true, and unafraid of toil’, a fantastic beasts fic about an autistic newt scamander.

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