#i support your right to have fun

[foreos]

man the hatchetfield rp blogs have got to start tagging better

#no offense guys #i support your right to have fun #but i don’t really care to read it #would like to be able to scroll through the tag without having to scroll past all of that #a lot of people are tagging and i appreciate that :)

[inkskinned]

one of the things that i think we should pay attention to, socially, about the disney v. desantis thing is that it is really highlighting the importance of remembering nuance.

in a purely neutral sense, if you engage in something problematic, that does not mean you are necessarily agreeing with what makes it problematic. and i am worried that we have become... so afraid of any form of nuance.

disney isn't my friend, they're a corporate monopoly that bastardized copyright laws for their own benefit, ruin the environment, and abuse their workers (... and many other things). this isn't a hypothetical for me - i grew up in florida. i also worked for the actual Walt Disney World; like, in the parks. i am keenly aware of the ways they hurt people, because they hurt me. i fully believe that part of the reason florida is so conservative is because it's been an "open secret" for years now that disney lobbies the government to keep minimum wage down, and i know they worked hard to keep the parks unmasked and open during the worst parts of Covid. they purposefully keep their employees in poverty. they are in part responsible for the way the floridian government works.

desantis is still, by a margin that is frankly daunting, way worse. the alternative here isn't just "republicans win", it's actual fascism.

in a case like this, where the alternative is to allow actual fascism into united states legislation - where, if desantis wins, there are huge and legal ramifications - it's tempting to minimize the harm disney is also doing, because... well, it's not fascism. but disney isn't the good guy, either, which means republicans are having a field day asking activists oh, so you think their treatment of their employees is okay?

we have been trained there is a right answer. you're right! you're in the good group, and you're winning at having an opinion.

except i have the Internet Prophecy that in 2-3 months, even left-wing people will be ripping apart activists for having "taken disney's side". aren't i an anti-capitalist? aren't i pro-union? aren't i one of the good ones? removed from context and nuance (that in this particular situation i am forced to side with disney, until an other option reveals itself), my act of being like "i hope they have goofy rip his throat out onstage, shaking his lifeless body like a dog toy" - how quickly does that seem like i actually do support disney?

and what about you! at home, reading this. are you experiencing the Thought Crime of... actually liking some of the things disney has made? your memories of days at the parks, or of good movies, or of your favorite show growing up. maybe you are also evil, if you ever enjoyed anything, ever, at all.

to some degree, the binary idealization/vilification of individual motive and meaning already exists in the desantis case. i have seen people saying not to go to the disney pride events because they're cash grabs (they are). i've seen people saying you have to go because they're a way to protest. there isn't a lot of internet understanding of nuance. instead it's just "good show of support" or "evil bootlicking."

this binary understanding is how you can become radicalized. when we fear nuance and disorder, we're allowing ourselves the safety of assuming that the world must exist in binary - good or bad, problematic or "not" problematic. and unfortunately, bigots want you to see the world in this binary ideal. they want you to get mad at me because "disney is taking a risk for our community but you won't sing their praises" and they want me to get mad at you for not respecting the legit personal trauma that disney forced me through.

in a grander scheme outside of disney: what happens is a horrific splintering within activist groups. we bicker with each other about minimal-harm minimal-impact ideologies, like which depiction of bisexuality is the most-true. we gratuitously analyze the personal lives of activists for any sign they might be "problematic". we get spooked because someone was in a dog collar at pride. we wring our hands about setting an empty shopping mall on fire. we tell each other what words we may identify ourselves by. we get fuckin steven universe disk horse when in reality it is a waste of our collective time.

the bigots want you to spend all your time focusing on how pristine and pretty you and your interests are. they want us at each other's throats instead of hand in hand. they want to say see? nothing is ever fucking good enough for these people.

and they want their followers to think in binary as well - a binary that's much easier to follow. see, in our spaces, we attack each other over "proper" behavior. but in bigoted groups? they attack outwards. they have someone they hate, and it is us. they hate you, specifically, and you are why they have problems - not the other people in their group. and that's a part of how they fucking keep winning.

some of the things that are beloved to you have a backbone in something terrible. the music industry is a wasteland. the publishing industry is a bastion of white supremacy. video games run off of unpaid labor and abuse.

the point of activism was always to bring to light that abuse and try to stop it from happening, not to condemn those who engage in the content that comes from those industries. "there is no ethical consumption under late capitalism" also applies to media. your childhood (and maybe current!) love of the little mermaid isn't something you should now flinch from, worried you'll be a "disney adult". wanting the music industry to change for the better does not require that you reject all popular music until that change occurs. you can acknowledge the harm something might cause - and celebrate the love that it has brought into your life.

we must detach an acknowledgment of nuance from a sense of shame and disgust. we must. punishing individual people for their harmless passions is not doing good work. encouraging more thoughtful, empathetic consumption does not mean people should feel ashamed of their basic human capacities and desires. it should never have even been about the individual when the corporation is so obviously the actual evil. this sense that we must live in shame and dread of our personal nuances - it just makes people bitter and hopeless. do you have any idea how scared i am to post this? to just acknowledge the idea of nuance? that i might like something nuanced, and engage in it joyfully? and, at the same time, that i'm brutally aware of the harm that they're doing?

"so what do i do?" ... well, often there isn't a right answer. i mean in this case, i hope mickey chops off ron's head and then does a little giggle. but truth be told, often our opinions on nuanced subjects will differ. you might be able to engage in things that i can't because the nuance doesn't sit right with me. i might think taylor swift is a great performer and a lot of fun, and you might be like "raquel, the jet fuel emissions". we are both correct; neither of us have any actual sway in this. and i think it's important to remember that - the actual scope of individual responsibility. like, i also love going to the parks. Thunder Mountain is so fun. you (just a person) are not responsible for the harm that Disney (the billion dollar corporation) caused me. i don't know. i think it's possible to both enjoy your memories and interrogate the current state of their employment policies.

there is no right way to interrogate or engage with nuance - i just hope you embrace it readily.

#does this make sense #to do be deleted probably yikes #(takes a swing at a wasp's nest) #like i think ppl have started to just be really quiet when they like something 'problematic' #and im like... u can be like - #girl tswift NEEDS to just TAKE A BUS . LIKE????????????????????? #while also being like. #''she's a lot of fun'' #if ur personal policy is that u don't support her for that reason that's great #but it's like. eating meat??? #like yeah some people won't bc the environment. but the fact i eat meat doesn't mean i hate the earth #like i can say that i think the meat industry is HORRIFIC and also downright cruel to its employees #but like. still enjoy a chicken nugget.... #there are people who choose otherwise. it's okay . we are people. i make like no money. u probably don't either #us fighting about whether or not it's Right To Eat The Chicken Tender just distracts from like. #actually turning your ire on the corporation #i hope it's clear what i'm saying here is like. when we fight each other for Purity Reasons #we are just doing the work of corporations . for free. like they WANT us to be doing this lol #it's the fucking DREAM of the upperclass that now ALL forms of responsibility fall on the individual

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Get Souped!

#poorly drawn mdzs #better drawn mdzs #mdzs #jiang yanli #I'm back! #She would never say 'get souped idiot' but I like to imagine JC and WWX would say it to each other if the other got sick and needed soup #JYL would never throw soup without knowing full well you would be able to catch it #She would rather fall face first than drop a bowl of soup after tripping. #She’s been hard at work preparing this soup! And all of you get to have some B*) Thanks for all the support while I was on break! #‘was your break relaxing op?’ unfortunately it was like being kicked down several flights of stairs. Didn't draw much sadly #Though I did end up writing a little mdzs fic! I haven’t written anything in a long while but it was fun. Maybe I'll post it....maybe... #regardless of all this rambling; thank you for all the kind messages. ill try and reply soon! #i have a few more fun doodles before I'm ready to crack into season 2! #Enjoy the soup in the mean time! #(PS: I know that's not the right hand shape for the meme redraw but augh...the OG hand angle was...way too hard to draw). #edit: retagged as better drawn mdzs. I put a lot into this one

[kelocitta]

Hi, hello! Sorry to bother you but I love your blog so I thought you can answer my question if you can. So, um, can you tell me why is everyone in the Rain World community saying that both Hunter and Artificier are girls and lesbians? Did I miss something? Was there some Q & A that revealed their gender and preferences? Does it have something with the Downpour dlc (haven't gotten it yet btw)? Again, sorry for so many questions but I'm just very confused rn 😕❓

It's fine! The most straightforward answer is really just "its fun" and "its their vibe" As many of the Downpour slugcats started as effectively ocs, I'm sure that some may have had some intended gender as creations of people, but as far as i'm aware at no point in RW itself (or Downpour) are any of them gendered nor are there any statements (such as using certain pronouns on streams) on it meant to be taken as the official lore for them. It's just really people having fun with assigning headcanons to funny creatures. For me personally I just like a bunch of combat-savvy girl characters (Hornet) who happen to be red so I like to playfully assign girl status to any creature that fits that theme. Given what slugcats are, who even knows if they have either genders or distinct sexes- none of that (or even any wider slugcat biology) is ever discussed or canonized. As for pairing them together or calling them lesbians, that's mostly just cause they're both red-ish slugcats with a focus on combat/violence so people think they match in that sense and theyre mostly saying it jokingly haha. Rain World slugcats are so open-ended that people have a lot of "play" with in the character sense, so people do.

#rain world #also i dont mind the ask! i know it might be awkward but your werent rude about it or anything so no worries #but yes its just people having fun because theres really no canon background or lore or anything for the slugcats other than what they do #so people fill them in for fun. Like right now the rw discord icon is the downpour slugcats holding the rainbow flag but thats not really s #upposed to say “theyre all gay” so much as it is just generic pride support #ask #also artificer discussion head so minor spoiler(?) warning but there is something about artificers campaign that most people might lean #into certain headcanons for but other than that it still doesnt say anything outright

[dawnthefluffyduck]

Happy 1st anniversary to Looking Glasses by @ferronickel :) (edit; whoops forgot to remove the space in the tag, sorry i know you've already seen it haha)

#super exciting day :D #every single page in looking glasses is a work of art #if i'm remembering the order of events right #i found about looking glasses bc you visited my blog around the time i first started posting #and i freaked out and was super happy so i checked yours out too #and lo and behold there was a gem of a comic to be found there #thanks for the support you've given me with my art since then :) best wishes for the rest of looking glasses! #also #christ on a stick how the hell do you handle all of those dark fountain swirlies #i always thought they were cool as hell but i have a newfound appreciation for them now that i've tried it myself #this is a bit messy but i didn't wanna overwork it #i'm still learning digital painting so i was guessing my whole way through this haha #was very fun to draw ^-^ #couldnt decide what exactly i wanted to draw for this so i drew ralsei in one of my favorite scenes #ralsei #deltarune #looking glasses #first time I've used the queue feature #got it set for 10:30 when I normally wake up so it better work or I'll gut tumblr and sell its entrails in a flea market #update; it did not in fact work #rip tumblr

[crescentfool]

happy birthday to my favorite horseboy 🥳

#fe3h #sylvain jose gautier #lizzy does art #IF THERE WAS ANY CHARACTERS BIRTHDAY I DIDNT WANNA MISS THIS YEAR IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SYLVAIN. I LOVE HIM TO BITS. #its still the 4th in my timezone but like it's practically the 5th everywhere else so mine as well post now right? #i dont know if i ever want to draw a horse with armor ever again. that said i would do anything for my favorite horseboy. #shoutout to sylvain for being one of my favorite characters like ever. i will never forget how insane he made me last year #going through his supports was such an experience!!! i would infodump and theorize and analyze soo much about him on discord like for- #several weeks straight as i would play through blue lions. ohh sylvain how i love your fucked up little brain of self sabotage ohhh yeah #also fun fact about my playthrough i made him like. a really busted dark knight. he looks really good in that class me thinks #i'll see if i can write a proper sylvain appreciation post bc i do Enjoy Analysis. but for now enjoy horseboy art everyone !!

[skeletalheartattack]

i haven't played minecraft in years, but with the armadillo winning the vote, i think about how wolves don't really have much going on in terms of their utility. like anytime i tame a wolf, i end up just kinda keeping them sitting at home.

i think if mojang really does feel like wolves are deserving of armour, with the addition of armadillos, they really need to update wolves to be more useful as companion mobs, because personally... i never feel the urge to bring a wolf with me when im going out to do things, especially if it involves combat.

like, what do dogs do best? fetching stuff and digging, right? like i wish that i could just mill about with a wolf and they track a scent or something and start digging into the dirt and then proceed to bring you that item. like it could range from rarely digging up iron nuggets to digging up vegetables or whatever, yknow. combine the fetching stuff with combat and you wouldn't have to manually pick up stray arrows or items from mobs your wolf kills.

the only other thing i wish you could do with wolves is automate their health in some way, like give more utility to the bowl item so you can place it down for them to eat from so you don't have to constantly manage their health by looking at their tail. just minor quality of life stuff i guess.

idk, that's just my thoughts. i do like wolves in minecraft, they just feel rather lacking with the way some new mobs have so much going on, like the sniffer and allay and so on.

#id like to play minecraft at some point but sadly i dont think my current computer can run it due to not supporting opengl #but yeah. i usually keep this stuff to tags but i figured my thought process wouldve ended up with more than 30 tags #so thusly just. lone post of my thoughts. #but back on subject. i kinda think about how you could automate like... mob farms with wolves. but i run into dead ends #like how do you specify which mobs to have your wolf ignore. and how do you target them in the first place without attacking them #like. maybe the scope? like you zoom in on the mob you want attacked. idk. thats a tough one to figure out. #cause like it has to be something that can be easily executed. and easily managed. #like im imagining going to a pig pen and letting a wolf in to go kill and then bring back the items #but like you dont want the wolf to kill all of them... and yeah ik theres more efficient ways to farm mobs #i guess i just want it to be a bit more player involved. add some fun to it. #i like going around and doing things. automation is kinda less of my thing in most cases #especially with the complexity of some things right. like having a simple easy option would just be nice to have i guesz #its just all about how you go about executing it in gameplay #anyway thats all my damn brain power #minecraft #tagging that for myself for if i gotta find it later

[fizzytoo]

i said this in the tags of a different post but i kinda wanna get some input 🫂

how do we feel about bringing in a surprise baby to plc gen 4? doesn’t necessarily have to be karlee’s or amaya’s baby, could be a friend’s baby. but i’m kinda interested in like a raising a child w friends/ “it takes a village” scenario.

#*fizzyspeaks #i don’t think it would be something i’d do right now but i think i want to do it while they’re still young adults #i’m even preferring it to be a friend’s baby. a young single parent situation in need of support #this gen has no specific requirements in postcard legacy bc horse ranch didn’t exist when it was written up. and i think this could be fun #to navigate #also if it will be a friends baby it will probably be one of the sims’s that was submitted to me. so if you’re okay w your sims suddenly #having a baby ! let me know

[dysaniadisorder]

the designs or whatever from that au i was talkin abt,,

[ID: pixel drawings of Your Turn to Die characters post-game. The first is Keiji and Hayasaka. Keiji is wearing a button up and standing casually with his hands in his pockets. He has a scar on his neck and dark hair roots. The notes around him say; "highschool teacher (slash dad I guess)", and "tired". Hayasaka is next to him, dressed in a suit and also has a scar on his neck. The notes around him read; "Trapped in an office job hell", "Doll", and "tired". The second image is of Shin and Gin. Shin is dressed similarly and has freckles and a neck scar. She looks uncomfortable. The notes around her read; "Cannot hold a job to save his life", "different jacket, different scarf", and an arrow points to his jacket pocket that says; "(Kanna's hair clip in here shhhh)". Gin is wearing a hoodie with a star on the chest, a skirt, a cat ear headband, and fingerless gloves. They also have a mask on their chin and a neck scar along with some scars on their lips. The notes around them say; "Wears both the boy & girl school uniform" and another arrow pointing to them that just has hearts. An arrow is pointing to them both that says; "Suffering". The last is of Sara, she has shoulder length hair and is wearing a large jacket over a striped sweater. She has a neck scar and Joe's hair clip. The notes around her say; "She works with dogs (smile)", "Doesn't remember Joe + has memory issues (heart) (though they take care of Joe's old dog Dracula)", "She's so normal & coping so healthy", "Absolute fucking workaholic", and "Get's along with Shin (Eventually)". end ID]

#EVERY TIME I DRAW GIN THEY NEVER LOOK RIGHT. THATS NOT WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE IN MY HEAD #i drew them successful ONE time ill post it or whatever. #n e way btw shin & gin are both nonbinary and sara is trans #doodles.png #your turn to die #yttd #keiji shinogi #shunsuke hayasaka #shin tsukimi #gin ibushi #sara chidouin #fun fact this is also the bedroom situation! #they have a kinda small house so keiji + hayasaka share a room and shin + gin share a room. #sara gets her own cuz she's a teenage girl shes fucked up #after sara graduates she starts working waaayyy too much 2 help support them..... #its about like 2 years later here. #uuughdgf anyway... im thinking about this au. allthe time #image id #.save

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

if graham thought the used to be a man thing was just joking and like 5 minutes earlier she said she used to live in the outback for 123 years, he also definitely doesnt have ANY idea how old she is does he

#oh the fun they'll have in support group trying to figure out the doctor's age #graham sitting there just staring for the first 10 minutes like 'oh IMMORTAL immortal. like immortal? like. okay. uh huh. thats. okay.' #thats gotta rewrite like at least half your idea of a person right #im not convinced he or ryan really have an idea of what regeneration means #i think yaz a little more #but not like. really #and yaz was also so taken aback meeting ace and tegan like #other companions get that 'oh youve had lots of people like me' usually kinda early on #get their little jealousy moment #but they NEVER had that #like meeting all these old companions first already must be a bit of a........like rearrangement in your brain #like 'oh but if youre me. and you did this 40 YEARS ago. then uhhhh. the doctor is older than she looks' #and then someone drops a 'yeah when i knew them they said they were 700' and youre OH. OKAY. #like you thought you were travelling with just sort of a weird fucked up guy but then it turns out it's a weird fucked up guy #who has been doing this for longer than your country exists #12 voice: im old enough to be your messiah #fgkjghjkgh #like thats your bud! dfgkjhgjk thats just your fucked up little pal who cant drive what do you mEAN TWO THOUSAND #two THOUSAND years and you still drive THIS badly??? #i hope clara comes to the support group some time #she could blow at least the fam's minds a little i think #she knew the last one! #she can provide CONTEXT #between missy and 12 she can provide some GREAT context #also bill i think bill + yaz would be FUN #like hoo boy #bill can fill them in on the master too #feel like missy definitely gets wind of it 'ive been up and down your timeline' and drops by. a couple of times #trying to pass herself off as a companion #doesnt work for super long mostly bc shes just there to Cause Problems On Purpose but it does work for a Bit

[ailani-reillata]

Thank you for having fun with me today! My offline week started out pretty rough, so I just really appreciate you guys taking the time to laugh and cry with me. I appreciate the company and support, it really means a lot. Thank you for being here with me.

#I wasn’t gonna say this but #I had a rough mental health episode at the beginning of the week so unbelievably bad #And between dealing with the aftermath of that and then someone in my extended family passed away right after #and I don’t have a lot of creative support or fun offline #Things in my real life are so serious and heavy and I’ve never really been supported in my fun #I can’t express how honored I am by your fun and your joy #I’ve wanted people to share my stories with my whole life #I’ve wanted this kindness my whole life #Thank you so much for giving me this thank you so much for being here with me you show up for me even if you don’t know I’m struggling #It means the world to me thank you

[green-like-the-sky]

You guys are really going to reelect donald fucking trump aren't you 🙃

#you know he's worse than biden on supporting netanyahu right? right??? #have fun with your abortion ban i guess

[showinalittlelife]

hate to be political on here but wtf is wrong w ppl???How can you be horrified by what’s happening to Israelis right now but still be against palestine? What’s happening right now is literally just an everyday reality for palestinians?

#palestinians aren’t fighting back because it’s fun #they’re fighting back so they can live and be treated as normal fucking humans #if u support Israel u literally support the oppression of my people #so let’s be real I have no sympathy for u #it’s sad that innocent ppl r getting hurt but that’s literally reality? #obviously there’s gonna be violence??? #’israel has a right to defend itself’ but when palestinians do something against the years of oppression theyre terrorists #go fuck yourself if u in any way support israel #I would literally be hatecrimed in palestine I have family members who have never set foot in their homeland #so some privileged fucks on the internet can call my people fighting back terrorists #will 5ever be a zionism hater #if youre not with us you’re against us #palestine

[sheliesshattered]

10 minutes left before I turn a year older and what did I do?

I ordered myself a lightsaber. ah yiss

#about me #2024 mood #Batuu Bounding #I've been planning on doing Savi's on our Batuu trip but I'm just not feeling the saber hilts themselves #I want something sleek and fairly smooth and relatively light that I can spin with #that is so not what's going on with the Savi's sabers #so just as we're getting down to the wire here I thought why not look online and see what's out there that more matches my vision #and I found one on Amazon. that can arrive on Sunday. that checks all the boxes of what I was looking for #and it's like. a quarter the price of Savi's #I have heard only wonderful things about the Savi's *experience* but mixed things on the sabers themselves #when I started out on this plan to Batuu-bound for my birthday Savi's sounded like a fun addition to the day #but since then I've come up with a whole Star Wars character with a backstory and a personality and a LIFE #and Savi's is not her path. absolute respect and love to everyone (including my family members) for whom Savi's was the right choice #but I am E X C I T E about the saber I picked out #not sure if I'll take the blade to Disney with me but I'm going to try to rig up the hilt to attach to my belt at least #see kids? getting older is really just about being able to buy yourself the toys you wanted as a kid #with no one to tell you no #and if you're lucky a supportive spouse who yells DO IT! when you doublecheck your instincts lol #hey one minute to go until b i r t h d a y

[frecklystars]

ken is the type of boyfriend to want to surprise me with my favorite pastry (donuts) to cheer me up but doesn't know which one i'd want the most so he just gets all of them. comes home with 15 dozen boxes. we end up having to share them with the entirety of barbieland or else they'll go bad (hey, if plastic milk can expire, so can plastic donuts)!

driver brings home apple pie bc he assumes it's my favorite. it's not. well, apple is my favorite pie flavor, but pie itself is not my favorite pastry.

...but i would never tell him that, bc i love our routine of eating apple pie together at our favorite diner at two in the morning and i'd be sad if that ever stopped. sure, we could get donuts at 2am, but it wouldn't be the same. the fact that he'd go out of his way to drive us to a diner and sit us down and drape his jacket over my shoulders while sharing a slice of pie with me -- i dunno. it's nice.

#if the ice cream at the beach is free im assuming the donuts would be too #you think Tall Ken paid for his own ice cream when he bought himself and Beach Ken ice creams? please. #Kens have no money they have no car they have no job they have no house they have no crotch they have NOTHING #except my unconditional love and support 24/7 #if ken ever has to buy anything he's on his knees begging barbie 'PLEASE BARBIE WILL YOU BUY DONUTS FOR OUR SWEET GIRL???' #but he'll say her name like Ryan did when he was running toward her at the bus stop -- #BARBAY!!! BARBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! ...y'know like that. #god i need to watch the movie again #i watched it last night but i need it AGAIN #love notes #💕 I'll fight for you!! - ̗̀🐎🏖️✨ ̖́- #💕♬♪ ♡ I do nothing but think of you - ̗̀💙🔨 ̖́- #every time driver says 'i got you pie... it's your favorite :)' im like uh huh :) #looking him right into those ocean blues and lying. yes it's my favorite. how'd u know babe?? #if i ever told him i'd prefer donuts or cake he would change the routine surely #but where's the fun in that when i look at apple pie with so much fondness now #just like i used to not care for skittles but now i like to eat them every now and then #because Six eats skittles and Ryan talked about how Six would eat skittles in the field #i love associating food with F/Os i love them urging me to eat and to eat well #i'll be laying in bed feeling awful and then i'll think... 'barbie would want me to eat' so it makes me get up #hey whatever works right!! #woof

[the-kipsabian]

ah yes

thats a kip sabian if i ever saw one :)

#fite fixed the beginning of the collective ddt show so im watching it back #and i knew he was there in the audience. and having seen flynns photos i know now where #and yep that sure is my bitchy ass blond right there. :) #idk it just makes me so happy to see friends supporting friends since i know at least chris invited them there and aaaaaa ;; #just warms my heart. and ofc im always happy to see him even as a small irrelevant man in the background lmao #its fun how much he blends in unless youre really looking for him. a duality of a man lmao #anyways im actually gonna watch this match in full now yay #wrestling musing