#i have plenty of other options I like

[uncanny-tranny]

Social transition being seen (by some) as this super easy thing that isn't as hard as real transitioning (medical) is bullshit. Be critical of the idea that there are some trans people who just "have it easy" because they are trans or because they are trans in ways you may not be.

Social transition is just as difficult, hard, and rewarding as medical transition. Maybe it is not as hard for some, sure, but that is not the same as thinking that social transition is inherently easier or lesser. If you're socially transitioning, your voice still matters.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #not to mention that so many people DO want to medically transition but *can't* #so it can be even harder for some when they feel social transition is their only option when they don't want it to be #but social transition carries its own risks and challenges and again rewards #and i've seen this idea plenty where it's like 'oh you don't GET my struggles because you're SOCIALLY transitioning' #and while yes i am different than some trans people to say i'm struggling *more* if i'm the only one medically transitioning is??? huh???? #i don't buy into this idea that social transition is never scary because you don't have the boot of the medical system on your back #(though non-med or pre-med transitioning people still face issues in medical settings so even THEN we aren't seperate) #like there's very few ways you can separate my issues as a medically-transitioning person and the issues of somebody who isn't... #...and by that i mean there's few ways you can separate our issues so that mine trumps theirs or that i'm seen as like... trans but More #does that make sense? #medical transitioning is important but that doesn't mean it is *more* important or that only *it* is important #you can support us who are medically transitioning without erasing the experiences and struggles of other trans people #and plus... so many of us who are medically transitioning NOW are the people who socially transitioned THEN #and dare i say i despised social transition more because of how hard it was? medical transition has been (more or less) easier... #...in that i can just *be* now

[thcbolter]

(No "see results" option because I find that more non-gifmakers than actual gifmakers will engage with the poll if there's an option like that. If you aren't a gifmaker, this poll is not for you.)

#angel.txt #commentary on creation #polls #making this poll bc im genuinely curious about the mindset regarding the frustration over lack of reblogs and poor ''ratios'' #cause the vibe i genuinely get from some ppl is that they would rather have people not engage with their set at all #than have somebody engage by only liking it #ik the engagement stuff effects all artists but the reason this is for gifmakers only is bc 1) thats what this blog is for #and 2) people who create with other mediums have plenty of other sites to post to and curate engagement #but gifmakers really only have tumblr. so if their engagement desires aren't being met here they have no other options #of these my personal answer is somewhere between reblogs with comments and total note count #i could have a 5:1 reblog to like ratio but if all those reblogs are blank or just filled with ppl's organizational tags i get discouraged

[sonknuxadow]

idk its weird how a lot of the companies making sonic merch just go "oh we'll do classic sonic stuff for the adults and modern sonic stuff for the kids" when some of the modern sonic games are old enough now for there to be adults who grew up with them or weren't even born yet when they came out. and there's also probably plenty of adults out there who like modern sonic games despite not playing them as a kid for whatever reason. there's not a strict never broken pattern for the age group someone falls into and the sonic media that they like. now please make more modern sonic shirts that fit me thank you

#and im sure theres also kids out there who really like classic sonic it goes both ways #but thats not really as big of an issue because they DO make plenty of classic sonic stuff for kids #its literally only the adult sized stuff that goes ''ok hered a picture of classic sonic just standing there. you get no other options'' #they also tend to make movie sonic stuff for kids but not adults #however the first sonic movie only came out like 3 years ago there arent any adults who watched them as little kids yet #so while its still a bit disappointing as an adult who likes the movies #the divide here doesnt feel quite as pointless and unreasonable as the classic/modern one does #and like i KNOW that kids are the target audience so theyre always gonna take priority. thats fine #but by making sonic merch for adults theyre making it clear that they know adult sonic fans exist and theyre willing to make stuff for them #and i wish they would keep literally any of us who are too young to have been a kid in the early 90s in mind. you know

[commsroom]

when it comes down to it, however much i think about eiffel's memory, whatever my reasoning might be, i think there's a much simpler core explanation for why i feel the way i do. i've said before that, if eiffel did regain his memory, i would want it to happen through 'an eiffel version of change of mind' i.e. a personal inner journey where the narrative he tells himself amounts to some greater reminder, self-confrontation, and self-realization. and that's just it:

eiffel regaining his memory wouldn't be a cop out to me for the same reason that lovelace not actually dying isn't a cop out: it's not just a story beat, it's a catalyst for character development & a better understanding of lovelace as a person. eiffel has spent his whole life trying not to be the person he is, and i just don't feel wolf 359 is the type of story to let him off the hook for that, when the ending is as much about accountability (to ourselves and to others and all the ways those responsibilities overlap) as it is about hope. i think there are ways you could argue that eiffel can still be eiffel without regaining his memory, but i think i've convinced myself that the symbolic resurrection / self-confrontation and acceptance of all the people he's been in the past, in order to move forward, is the more compelling option, especially for what it parallels, and the "eiffel is still eiffel" part is non-negotiable. it doesn't even feel like a question to me.

(and it makes the most sense to me in the context of eiffel's survivor's guilt - "of course i was fine. the driver's always fine." - and tendency towards a type of self-sacrifice and self-punishment that the show ultimately denies him / that doesn't address his real problem. he thinks sacrificing himself for the people he cares about will make up for something, but it won't. having him make that sacrifice and then keep living and keep being doug eiffel, with everything that means, feels like the natural extension of constructive criticism.)

in another story, or in a more theoretical context, there are all kinds of questions you could ask about whether eiffel's memory loss means he's a different person now, but in this case... i think it's better understood in narrative terms and what it represents for him as a character than any broader philosophical conclusion about the nature of the self and human consciousness. (and it is in no way as absolute as people sometimes behave like it is, considering he still has a concept of, like... everything. but that's a whole other topic of discussion.) most importantly, i just don't believe wolf 359 is a story about ideas as much as it is a story about people, these people, and in order to (hypothetically) continue to tell a story about doug eiffel, well. he has to still be doug eiffel. one way or another.

#wolf 359 #w359 #doug eiffel #this was supposed to be a short post just to get some thoughts out #i don't know if it'll even make sense to other people like it makes sense to me. #obviously i have plenty of other thoughts about this. which belong in more structured posts #but i will say i still believe the question 'am i still doug eiffel?' is answered by its context - #that he's already asked 'am i still that same person?' - a different question. the answer to which would be 'no' even before #and that 'am i still doug eiffel?' is the set up for 'wanna find out together?' #that's the actual question being asked. it's the answer to the previous question and what the show leaves you with #when asked about the show the writers talk a lot about their fondness for 'earned happy endings' in those words #so i can only see the finale and any post-canon hypothetical through that lens #it's not a tragedy so any option that would make it feel like one just doesn't resonate #and i will say it feels important to me that he regains his memory but equally important that it doesn't happen right away #like i'm sure of this from a narrative perspective but from an in-universe one it has to be something he grapples with #the fact that eiffel almost certainly doesn't want to still be eiffel is the exact reason why he has to be. #it's the same 'earned happy endings' principle in my mind

[s0fter-sin]

Thinking you shouldn't have to pay for Watcher content is you being entitled, actually.

did i ever say i shouldn’t have to pay for it? no, i said it’s disappointing that i would now have to after years of it being free. it would be easier to take if they were completely changing and upgrading their shows or established that the stream wouldn’t just have their current shows and maybe discontinued ones, that it would be different from their youtube channel and worth the sudden charge, but it’s hard not to feel like they’re throwing their audience under the bus

#from what weve seen the shows will still have the same number of episodes so we arent even getting more of the same content #just nebulous ‘better’ content which could mean anything and also nothing when the shows have gradually started to feel overproduced #it is my and anyone elses right to be disappointed by this #and its a personal choice #if you think its worth the money or if youre in a place where you can afford another service then thats wonderful and i hope you enjoy it #but that doesnt make it any less tone deaf to say we as a company need more money when people cant afford to eat #plenty of creators have successfully crowdfunded their own shows without putting all of it behind a paywall #critical role immediately comes to mind #they have literal thousands of hours of content for free and when it came time to ask for money people showed up for them #the answer didnt have to be put everything on a streaming service when there were plenty of other options #its also just a bad business decision but i dont have the expertise to talk about that #tldr people are allowed to feel however they want about this #also acting like its somehow more ‘authentic’ to get money from your audience #instead of advertisers and sponsors who can actually afford it is sus as hell im just saying #mailbox #coming out of my cage and ive been doing just fine.txt #watcher #shane madej #ryan bergara #steven lim

[traitorsinsalem]

bg3 is crazy for being a massive $70 larian + wotc collab game whose accessibility menu features subtitles that are present for less than half of all idle character dialogue and almost zero battle dialogue

#succ speaks #not to be the 'paizo wouldn't let this happen' guy but god this is actually insane #like why even have an accessibility menu at that point? i'd rather watch a youtube video with automatic captions #same energy as devs complaining that everyone was making their pcs a white human guy in early access while they had no asian human options #like bro i just want to know what bestie karlach is saying but if u make her mumble with no captions even tho i have subtitles on #tf am i supposed to do.....🤨😡😭💀 #baldur's gate 3 is fun but this is pissing me off. like i'm prob not gonna keep playing this solo & only play online with friends #it's fun but. not fun enough to mimic the actual wacky bullshit i do with charisma rogues and bards in dnd or pf #i think i'm also used to having real humans around for ttrpg antics and dynamic character interactions so bg3 feels bland in comparison lol #also because irl i can ask people to repeat what they just said 🙃🙃🙃 #joining the mob by accident was admittedly funnier in bg3 than it was in dnd though considering i stumbled into the base out of nowhere #i guess it just falls under ny philosophy that dnd is most fun when wotc has zero actual say in what happens and what we can do 👍 #however as much as pf > dnd...bg3 > kingmaker. i think pathfinder is just to true of a ttrpg to adapt into a video game super well #like. the writing in wotr was WAY better than bg3 but still sometimes bad enough to be infuriating ESPECIALLY in regards to iomedae #but the weird ass iomedae stuff is also true in the adventure path itself and plenty of other people have complained about it #but hey at least in wotr the subtitles told me what she was saying every time she spoke 👍 #wotr was still rly fun tho no hate to the game in general this is a quick slam of being pissed at bg3 again 🙏🙏

[theflyingfeeling]

okay I'm not expecting anyone to care all that much, but I was looking at the prompts for the 18th Day of Gift-Giving for my Olli/Allu fic advent calendar and I'm between two options on what to do with them, so if anyone out there wants to put in their two cents...

(see the pros and cons in the tags of the original post)

#on one hand i'd like to write a standalone with a storyline of its own #because that way i could probably manage to write a better story #on the other hand i kinda feel like i should focus on the main plot after all the standalones i've posted this week #but if i stick to the main plot my options would be more limited 🤔 #because i don't feel like making either of them have a random headache/migrain or some kinda personal crisis #just for the sake of the prompt #i know there's barely any plot to begin with but i still don't want to make it too scattered 😅 #i have an idea that would work alright for the main story and it would probably turn out cute enough #but some of the other prompts that wouldn't really work for the main story are soooooooo tempting #and i mean. at least 4 or 5 of the stories for next week will be related to the main plot #plus the stories for the 16th and the 17th #so there'd still be plenty for that too! #i'm probably gonna make my own decision regardless of the voting result but i'd like to hear from you anyway #i've never made a poll before and i'm kinda nervous about this lol i really am expecting this to get maybe 3 votes max 🤡 #i hate how the title is so huge pls don't be annoyed with me i'm sorry for existing i promise i'll never make a post ever again 😭 #not putting this in any tags. you see this if you see this

[brittlebutch]

a lot of people seem to use Entry #60 as 'proof' for the crux of the "Brian didn't care about Tim, he was Taking Advantage of Tim's conditions and Forcing him to work as part of totheark" thing, but honestly when you think about it there's no possible way Brian could have possibly orchestrated that series of events, like you almost have to interpret that as a baffling group of coincidences

#N posts stuff #mh lb #it's not like Brian has loads of mutual friends that he could ask to call Tim out one night; Tim's departure right as Brian showed up #just has to be a coincidence ; second yes. Brian does steal Tim's meds & that's a dick move but it's almost safe to assume #that Tim and Brian had been sharing prescriptions back in S1 - that's why the pills were at Brian's house that time Jay broke in #even if Tim no longer remembers that agreement it's not like Brian is brimming with other options so i can see the throughline of it #but there's NO way that Brian knew that 1) Tim was going to immediately turn around and come back home OR #2) be in the throes of an attack when he did so ; there's no Possible way he planned for that -- even if you Could assume that like. what #Brian 'knows' the operator is following him & Somehow orchestrated an encounter 1) no that doesn't make any sense and #2) that Still doesn't make any sense bc Tim has been Plenty Close to the Operator before w/ almost no negative effects (like in #Entry 17 when it's Right behind him) so there's no possible way Brian could have predicted that would unfold this way #sure it's weird he sets up the camera in the closet before Tim comes back but that Could Have been something unrelated #after all sometimes Brian DOES deliberately put himself on camera so someone knows he's responsible for something #or maybe he even planned to leave the camera there for later but it doesn't make Sense to interpret that as him Knowing what would happen #like don't get me wrong i'm not trying to say Brian is a pinnacle of ethics and moral behavior lmfao but also it's like #a kind of incomprehensible argument to make that he was Responsible for Triggering Tim's seizure that night when for all the #information Brian had on hand when he broke in he'd think Tim probably wouldn't be back home until much later #(''but the Creators Clearly intended'' yeah sure but since the creators also failed to establish a coherent series of events that SHOW #it then like. the intent doesn't matter anymore; sure they scripted the events in close succession but that doesn't mean they #scripted Intent & if they meant to then they did a bad job portraying it to the point the supposed intent is meaningless sorry lmao) #and EVEN IF you get this far and you're Still like 'but tim went after Jay and Brian would've Known he'd do that' like. no he wouldn't #because in Entry 18 when we see Tim have a seizure the first thing he does when jay approaches him after it is Run Away #so Again there's no consistent throughline of behaviors that Brian could have Possibly known about to orchestrate jack shit

[gynecologistmsfrizzle]

“it’s so sad you can’t save karlach” you absolutely CAN save karlach and i have a paper to write about why nobody thinks you can

#bg3 spoilers #SHES HAPPY. SHE IS LITERALLY HAPPY TO BE A MIND FLAYER. SHE SAYS TO YOU ‘THIS IS INSANE BUT I FEEL CRAZY LUCKY RN’. #she doesn’t want to do it ! but if she does she’s VERY HAPPY WITH THE TRADEOFF! #bg3 snuck one of the most interesting thought-provoking Meditations On Beauty I’ve ever seen into their viddy game and I am CHEWING on it. #there’s obviously plenty to say about this relative to tav and the other characters as well #and the player’s inherent reluctance to take what is MECHANICALLY nothing but a boost #on the grounds that it will slightly alter their appearance #And like how (and whether!) we justify that as being what our characters would do etc etc yada yada #but it is LITERALLY lifesaving for karlach. The only other options for her are death or going back to a place #that she considers worse than death. #it’s a choice that she would have made happily if she knew going in that it would switch off her engine! #she is nothing but relieved if you talk to her afterwards! she looks radically different but she is the same person! #and YET as a player . Even knowing all of that!! it still sort of feels like losing her #and there’s REALLY something juicy there about how we think about appearance #and the nature of the self etc #also it’s definitely not that deep but I could say something about her appearance rework from EA #and how her being a conventionally ‘attractive’ character plays into this #like honestly? If it was laezel in the same situation I think we’d all be reacting very differently! #and I include myself in that! Through that whole scene I was going WOW this feels like such a hard choice #And at the same time looking at myself like holy shit you’re SO in the beauty complex soup! #anyways. Much to think about. Mind flayer karlach is adorable also. #Rhi talks

[teruthecreator]

yknow i have to assume that everyone lived at the claw base for the majority of their time. especially the super 5 like they were basically suzuki’s security detail. meaning that when claw finally got toppled, everyone had to scramble to figure out where they were going to live

cue minegishi renting a two bedroom with hatori bc they have almost no money of their own and would rather kill themself than live w a stranger. it’s like the worlds awkwardest (but funniest) roomie situation

#ignorance cloud on #mp100 #SORRY i’m minegishiposting now. #theyd rather live w serizawa but serizawa is moving into a very small apartment close to spirits & such #shimazaki is like. in guam. who knows he just fucked off forever. shibata is too big. leaving them w only one option #it’s fine they like each other enough. i think they’re closest in age??? if not canonically then in my head #but imagine ur roommate comes home and u have to be like oh how was ur job at The Government #i know plenty of people have govt jobs but like. it’s funny when ur both former terrorists

[designernishiki]

aight im just gonna say it. some folks really gotta stop treating nishikiryu like they’re actually related and considering anyone who’s so much as Okay with them as a pairing of being incest apologists. like. that’s a legitimately fucked up and serious thing to accuse someone of just because of your view of two factually unrelated fictional characters.

#like. i really don’t like yumi being a love interest for kiryu and think she’d be best as a sister figure to him #a dynamic which could’ve formed while growing up alongside him at sunflower. that absolutely does not mean I would start blocking #and shittalking people for being ‘incest shippers’ as if I have the mora high ground and self righteousness to do so #it is really not different. only difference is the use of the word kyodai. which is an honorary title and not inherently synonymous with #viewing someone as your Actual Literal Sibling. #like just. chill the fuck out. #throwing that kinda accusation around is honestly no better than someone throwing around terms like ‘abuser’ or ‘gaslighting’ #over subjective and unserious situations #no one is asking you to change your view of them. no one’s asking you to like them as a pairing. just say you don’t see it that way and move #on. not everything is a moral issue where someone needs to be condemned for something. #tldr: don’t be an asshole #this reminds me of the post that’s like. hey sometimes it’s okay to just say you don’t like someone/something without trying to prove #that disliking it is the Morally Correct thing to do. #like for real dude. #anyway might delete this later or simplify it becuase I have honestly been scared to say anything about this for a long time #due to seemingly the majority of people considering this a highly controversial hot button issue #also sure blocking people is an option but. if you like someone/most of someone’s content and just don’t like a certain pairing or topic or #whatever that they’ll reblog on occasion you can also just. block the tag. unless they don’t tag their shit then it’s more understandable #but i most certainly do and I appreciate when other people do the same because I have one major pairing tag in this fandom blocked because #of how much i don’t like it and plenty of people I follow post this pairing occasionally and shockingly it does not bother me. because #of the ability to filter via tags. it’s really not hard #anyway yeah sorry. let’s see how fast I delete this cause boy am I scared of getting eaten alive for this Apparently Hot Take #rambling #edit: also just wanna note that this isn’t even my main/favorite pairing or anything. im not a diehard nishikiryu guy #im a diehard kazumaji guy though for sure. but I have a strong opinion on the topic because. like I said. the gravity of people’s #accusations is beyond Not Okay

[sesamenom]

trying to figure out Lomion's relationships for the reverse gondolin au - so far I have Rog as his mentor instead of Eol and Celegorm as his "uncle". he's not particularly close with Idril, but Turgon helps him with the politics/statecraft stuff. anyways I can't figure out a marriage candidate for him for heir-identification purposes so

#silm #silmarillion #reverse gondolin au #not art #lomion #i dont really have any ship/sexuality headcanons for lomion #so idk who to stick him with #but he is the high king after all and does need somewhere for the crown to go in the case of his likely demise #maedhros can get away with zero children because he has plenty of brothers & cousins #but sadly lomion is an only child (or at least the only surviving child...?) #and by his reign most of his family has been wiped out #idril still sails in the au so she cant inherit #i think celebrimbor is the only close friend/family he has living after the destruction of gondolin?? #celebrimbor def would not *want* to be king but i could see him taking the crown in an emergency #so that sauron/morgoth/whoever would focus on him and give his family/people time to escape #the lomion/tyelpe idea actually happened bc i was thinking about if he should be obsessed with the opposite cousin the au #since idril is like 300some years younger than him and they didn't meet until much later #and anyways they're even more cousins-removed than russingon so it should be fine right? lol #the other main marriage option im considering is giving one of the other Lords a kid #maybe egalmoth can have a random daughter somewhere in there? #i don't want to make it too much of a 'random person + random heir kid' situation #so maybe he can just adopt a kid? but then if he dies early the kid is too young #(bc he doesnt have a kid when idril arrives) #also gil galad is younger here to make the timelines work #anyways and if he dies early and his kid is too young but he's also not married and has no siblings then idk who would be regent #bc by the end of the FA i'm aiming to have turgon & aredhel dead; elwing & earendil dead/departed; tuor dead; and idril sailed #and then that leaves like nobody alive family wise #aaagh help me i have no idea who inherits after him #like. does celebrimbor have to be king for a few hundred years? he probably would sooner dissolve the formal kingship than deal with that #or do i throw it back at gil galad? how does gil even get to gondolin?? where does he come from

[thethingything]

picrews love to not have an option for ginger hair. they'll include unnatural colours like green and pink and even bright red and still not include a ginger option. like all you had to do was include orange in the colours

#thoughts #🍬 post #there are plenty that do but also so many that don't even if they have options for a huge variety of other colours #like hi sorry you can have every colour of the rainbow except orange for some reason #also like... curly hair options are so fucking limited even in picrews that have tried to include more diverse options #like please why are there so few options for type 3 curls #don't get me started on body types. ''I included different body types'' you've given me the option of thin and slightly less thin

[releaseholiday]

Thank u for being the voice of the hl girlies that wanna get off the ride. I used to feel like hl were the source of my happiness and a huge coping mechanism for me. I got into 1d when I was 13 and now I’m 23 and much more normal about celebrities and fandom. It’s jarring because when I got into 1d they were a lot more genuine (or I thought they were because I was a lonely kid) they seemed more like people than brand identities. When harry became Harry Styles that sells merch for way too fucking much money ($20 for some nail polish and $40 for a plain grey t-shirt are you KIDDING??) and has new fan base full of entitled primarily white trustfund girls that go to every show that would tear you apart for criticizing him about anything it got.. not so fun. The 1d fandom was my first big fandom experience and it tainted things a lot for me now so I avoid it. There’s a few 1d blogs I stick around for because I like the person running it or for small updates to share with friends.

I say all this to say I’m with you and I’m glad you’re still posting. I’m watching the bear soon so I will be sticking around ✌️ take care and ignore the weirdos that choose to send you anon hate instead of minding their own business.

To those weirdos: It’s not an attack if someone doesn’t love your favorite celebrity like you do anymore. Keep in mind that the famous person you fall on the sword for won’t do the same for you because they don’t know you. Relax. The millionaires will be just fine.

I basically have the same experience as you! So I totally get what you’re saying, I guess maybe our rose glasses just wore off. And that’s not to say I was ever someone who idolized them and thought they were perfect, hell no aldkjs, but idk imo fame and money changed them and I guess it was to be expected after so many years in that bubble. It’s just sad to see:(

#like Iza said if I wanted to be a fan of a TM versions of them I have plenty of other options who are the exact same artists with exact #same priorities lol #why would I choose hl #thank you for sticking around🥺 #come back to me and tell me what you think about the bear when you watch it!! #also your last words - amen

[jjsanguine]

Kawi: did you know he was dating you and Kwan at the same time? Do you know you've been fooled?

Pear, sighing:

Kawi: you did know, didn't you? Then why?

Pear: I'm pregnant.

Me: and that's why we have this magical thing called abortion

#what pear was saying about wanting a marriage and kids and kawi refusing to give her that was valid i won't hold you #but like there have got to be options other than not. got to be #like ok having to meet someone from scratch and stay together for years before getting married is daunting but 30 is plenty young #like aren't pear's parents rich? surely she has a few false starts in life left #also vindication for not shipping kwan and not. i always win #be my favourite #be my favorite the series #be my favorite #kawi #pear

[krafterwrites]

It would be pretty cool if the losing options on each poll got drawn by other official artists, like the ones who work on the comics. There's still incentive to vote, since the Sonic Channel art style is beautiful, but there's no longer the problem of losing out on interesting character pairings or obscure characters getting a shot at getting art

#Evan Stanley and plenty of other people have drawn art for the social media plenty of times in the past #So I feel like it wouldn't be too impractical #At least it wouldn't have been with last year's ones #Now that there's 4 options for each poll it might be a little too much work #Krafter Talks