#im open to conversation about this

[catmask]

i know everyone said 'replies from sideblogs could go bad' though personally i was excited for them (for topic specific sideblog running purposes) but i do think we should be able to send asks from sideblogs too tbh. it could also get exceptionally ugly very fast but i think that for all the topic-specific blogs like ask blogs, for systems who have headmates with diff sideblogs, and for people who want to make friends in smaller communities focused on niche topics unrelated to their main i feel like it would be worth it

#besides its not like IMPOSSIBLE to find someones main blog from their side #it typically just takes some sleuthing #and like you can block sideblogs anyway . if im not mistaken blocking a sideblog also blocks the main acct...? #so if someone wanted to make like multiple burners to harrass someone i dont even think taht would work #theyd have to make entirely new tumblr accts with brand new gmails #im open to conversation though there might be something im not thinking about #txt #scratchpost

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

the absolutely Vivid reality based chronological dream i had last night. man

#i got a job at like... an automobile warehouse or something? #we had to change a large trucks tires... #and i was sent to get some more from across the block or whatever #and its more complicated than that - there were conversations and interactions with people etc #and i was trying to find it but it was all like... in this corridor shopping mall? #the signs were western themed and listed items that you could get in that store #though i think it was all free? #anyway at some point it opened into a restaurant and i had a friend there who was carrying a plate for people who left prematurely #so i of course started shoveling it into my mouth - free food! but their manager caught us #and i had to be all 'hey i work around here im just lookin for tires and no one was gonna eat this anyway' #it was like... a rice/mango/cream thing...? strange because i dont like mangoes! #long story short i had to go back for the tires bc i wound up forgetting them. something about a dog.... #i was too late in getting the tires so i had to go sort rubber bolts instead :/ at least the warehouse was cool #absolutely unprompted #but it was very. linear. and it felt very real. like it was genuinely a place and a job that could exist #like i remember what the outside loading area looked like. the packed restaurant. the corridor. the warehouse. the lockers. the hallway #IF I HAD A BETTER MEMORY I STG I COULD MAP IT OUT #god i love my dreams. they're always plot based and im rarely myself <3

[mokutone]

I can just imagine the context behind that gai post, rip anyone who witnessed that.

im fascinated by this ask i have NO idea what ur imagining but it must be quite a vision

#yamswers #tanukibby #i wasnt gonna post these otherwise so ill add the pen and pencil drawings here #for me i imagined all three pieces in conversation with each other #so in svindapus' yamato drawing yamato does the pose in a fairly neutral stance hes just like “ok sure” #then in aldynafox's kakashi wants to get in on the goof and he takes it to a sillyseductive place #and then in mine gai sees kakashi “doing a challenge” (not like that. but. like that) + is like “HAH!!! not without ME my RIVAL!!!!!!!” #and immediately drops to the ground pops his shoulders and rear and is like HAH. get on THIS level! #which is why i posted all the images together. this narrative only exists in my head tho. and now on the tags of this post #fun fact in one of the omakes naruto buys a magazine bc it promises sexy models posing in the sealed insert #and when he cuts open the insert to look at the pictures. its all photos of might gai. oiled...glistening...showing off his muscles...... #naruto is disappointed of course but im fucking delighted. i wanna hear more about might gai's modeling career. #maybe in modern konoha hed have a ninja!onlyfans

[scatterpatter]

Feeling normal again

#tl;dr its less about the shape itself and more about the response #theres a level of coolness associated with the response #most people dont ever have an answer ready to go. most never thought of it before so theyll have to think it through. #if they think ur weird for asking and/or dismiss you entirely their vibes likely arent so good #many people will stop and think for a bit. and will likely give a reason WHY they picked theirs #if thats the case their vibes are p normal and youve now opened up a conversation starter congrats #possibly broke up some awkward tension by asking something so obscure and out of left field #then you have the people who had their answers READY TO GO. most of the time these people are cool as hell. #passing the vibe check with flying colors because you just gave them a reason to explain why trapezoids are underrated #or infodump abt a shape uve never heard of #OR you'll get the occasional 'what do you have a favorite shape' incredulous ask #and then you can quickly drop your own favorite shape (parallelograms my beloved) #which opens up the hidden SECOND VIBE CHECK #if they react positively to you having a shape ready to go their vibes are likely good #if they immediately think ur weird for having a favorite shape ready to go their vibes are probably not so good #its full-proof /hj #socializing is a science and i aint in STEM for nothing #<- totally neurotypical haha whaaaat im normal mhm totally normal #this is normal people things to think about

[hermithomebase]

the social justice and civil rights movement is fucking dead in the water and it died with teenagers on twitter who have gotten too comfortable in their own circles to wade through bullshit and fight for their fucking rights and respect

#entry.txt #this is about something specific but it’s also a general #feeling i’ve been feeling for years now. #like. obviously no one Has to be an activist fighting on the front lines but you Can’t take on that title and open those conversations #and walk in those spaces without putting EFFORT in you can’t just get everything you want for free you HAVE to fight for it you HAVE #to not only confront but LISTEN to the arguments and ideologies you are trying to dismantle—you cannot change anything from the outside #you have to be on the inside putting in the fucking Work #it’s 2am and im frustrated im gojng 2 bed gn

[sonknuxadow]

i dont wanna hear neurotypicals tell me i talk about my interests too much when every time a Big Sports Thing happens they force literally everyone around them to hear about it

#i say sports but its mostly football specifically that people act this way over #maybe its just where i live . #but in my experience football fans will assume that literally everyone around them also likes football #and will make people participate in football related conversations/activities even if they dont care at all #and just in general make suhc a huge deal about football and talk about it all the time and have their favorite team displayed everywhere #yet IM annoying for being really open about liking sonic and talking about it sometimes . okay

[charmac]

i don't think people hcing charlie as transfem are trying to dismiss the transmasc charlie hc! i think it's more of a projection thing for a lot of people, since i know at least a few of the main people who enjoy the headcanon are transfem themselves!! i don't think you have much to worry about in terms of people dismissing the tmasc or other genderqueer charlie hc anyways, since it's already much more popular! i think you're perhaps being a bit too critical.

I've literally never said anything like this at all, I think you've either misinterpreted something else I've said or have the wrong blog.

All of my Charlie gender-based posts or reblogs I've stated/tagged that I think any interpretation of Charlie's gender can make sense, be it transmasculine, transfeminine, nonbinary, agender, whatever you want.

I am one of the ~3 blogs that has access to The Bathroom Problem script and who posted and pointed out that you can make out/slightly hear the Joyce cuts in the episode itself. I would not have excitedly shared that for open-interpretation if I was "worried" people are "dismissing" transmasc Charlie headcanons. (Which, again, I've literally never said, but in any case, I believe it's valid for anyone to dismiss a headcanon they don't agree with, fandom is a sandbox.)

What I personally don't care for are genderbends and, almost by extension, analysis/meta on canon scenes that rename/re-gender the characters with no basis (or, one that comes off wrong). Both topics I've literally never publicly spoken out against here, nor have I said anything bad/negative to everyone who personally enjoys these things, so there is no way for me to possibly be "too critical" in that regard. I keep most of my opinions to myself and my close mutuals, almost exactly for what you're saying: I personally don't want to harsh or dismiss anyone's headcanons.

I have never said, and have never meant to imply, that anyone interpreting Charlie as transfem is attempting to dismiss anyone else's headcanon (which again would be a non issue to me anyway).

#if youre coming here from a certain twitter post #which #mind you was a 3 deep reply to one specific mutual. aka not a public criticism #i believe you are incorrectly interpreting what my issue is #bc it is not about 'headcanon erasure' #and i did not post about it on this blog. never intended to. because im not trying to be critical or dismissive. im venting to mutuals #if youre saying i cant personally have an issue with something idk what to tell you lol. ok? #and if youre one of my mutuals who ive like #personally ranted to about these various things #idk that would be very random and kinda weird to come into my askbox on anon about this #my dms are always open to chat i like having critical and opposing conversations #anyway im not trying to win the charlie gender headcanon war i literally dgaf #i dont even talk about transmasc charlie much at all? so idk where that idea comes from #like im pretty seated in him being amab i just enjoy other peoples transmasc interpretations #im way too rooted in canon in actuality to care much about all this! #hence. why canon misinterpretation bugs me *personally* #ok im going to the back office to get drunk #ask

[paintingformike]

both sides had their own faults in the mleven fight in season 4 and im tired of people only ever blaming and villainizing mike and putting all responsibility on him when the situation never would’ve unfolded that drastically bad if el was being honest to him 🤷‍♀️

#breaking my silence again #im tired of having to sugarcoat things like people actually need to realize this #el didnt have any ill intent when she lied to mike but it still happened continuously #and will was right when he said that mike didnt deserve that #how could they expect to have a strong relationship if el couldnt even confide in him or trust him enough to open up about her problems? #and before their conversation in el’s room turned into a fight #mike genuinely tried to empathize with her and hear her side. he tried to be vulnerable and talk about his own experiences in bullying #people conveniently ignore the fact that he did make an effort to connect with her and it was el who chose to dismiss it #all im saying is. the poor communication in their relationship comes from the shortcomings of both sides #and its important to acknowledge that bc people get so blinded by their hatred for mike and forget he wasnt the only one at fault #byler

[xinyuehui]

Is it because you don't know what to say? Or is it because you're afraid to see He-jie in pain but you can't help?

#oh no! here comes trouble #oh no here comes trouble #不良執念清除師 #不良执念清除师 #twdramaedit #asiandramasource #dailyasiandramas #cdramasource #dramasource #twdrama #taiwanese drama #caps #ye baosheng #Cheryl Yang #Yang Chin Hua #Tseng Jing Hua #pu yiyong #ep9 #i love mom!!! shes such a good character every conversation she has with yiyong is so profound and opens him up 😭😭🙌🙌🙌 #i understand what mama is saying here sometimes when you say something and people go im sorry about that but its not really the response i #want to hear i just want to say it out loud to help ease the mind i dont necessarily want you to feel sorry about it #i cant imagine how hard it must have been for her to lose 3 close family members after the accident and what kept her going for 2years #i lowkey think jinhua and jinghua look alike physical appearance wise in some scenes the fact that their names are similar too!

[empresskadia]

You know what's a crazy concept to me now that I think about

That people actually read my tags???

Like all my unhinged simping, thoughts, and absolute filth that goes through my brain go there and people read that....

Yes, I'm delusional as hell, and yes, my coworker tells me I need professional help 😌

#he seriously know all about the john simp #that amount of time ive heard him sigh and shake his head in disappointment #just keeps me going #kadia chatter #im always open to discussing my tags fyi #i have no shame #also talking about odst john #him and Raya and that being his tall spartan girlfriend??? consuming my thoughts #she would still be a spartan iv but meet him early on i think #anyways #im heading to see my sister in seattle tomorrow #super excited #imma eat all the food cause idaho has no bakeries and it makes me sad #we have like one tbh but still #and our ramen isnt the best #i have full conversations with jp and now jello in these tags like damn

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

reopening the ask box is like... just finishing vacuuming shed cat hair, and then immediately going and petting said cat vigorously & watching with delight as So Much Fur sheds right back onto the floor

#knocked it down from 96 asks to 53 lets gooooo #i was gonna keep it closed for much longer but like. that was past me's opinion when they were way more stressed than usual #current me misses Conversing with the Masses! or something like that! #is it a smart decision? probably not! #between packing & comms i dont have much time #but keeping it closed felt so wrong... i dont like keep out signs.... #absolutely unprompted #i forgot how time-consuming and difficult packing is #im too out of practice.... #ive got all my sketchbooks and notebooks and paper and comics boxed up #Except my wof collection. im waiting for book 15 to be shipped before i box em all up. gotta keep things Together #but yes anyway sorry the box is Open for whatever your little heart desires #which is.... bad timing bc im gonna be chronically Offline tomorrow and probably a decent chunk of the next day #now if yall will excuse me im going to Attempt To Write Fanfic. #we'll see if i manage more than one sentence #i am doing. so much usps research for this shit its hilarious #like yes! i will read reddit threads! watch yt 'day in the life' videos! job listings! etc! #but hey now i know about casing and relays/loops and dps and flats and the difference between city and rural- #its fun to learn new things for writing! #i will be taking Liberties anyway! but at least they'll be a conscious decision yk yk #and if i ever post i can say 'hey i know this is inaccurate But its for the sake of the fic. im doing it on purpose! not outta ignorance!' #also i feel so so bad for cca's like... the work 'ethic' is so fucking inhumane are they ok-

[mueritos]

(different anon) u don’t see how it’s inappropriate be drawing western usa “cowboys and indians” genre romance art?? and with the fake polynesian tattoo on the white guy,,,,,

i understand being detribalized as so am i, but we still have to be careful about how we’re interacting w current native communities especially those to whom we are outsiders

thank you for clarifying you're a different anon and this one i'll respond to with care, and thank you for sending this because it is a genuine critique. I drew that header after finding a western/cowboy artist that I liked, and I wanted to draw something t4t centered. After finding the artist again (linked above), yes he is not indigenous, but in the article he describes his work with the Wampanoag community in MA. But you're right; there is a fine line between depicting western/cowboy culture that doesn't negate the colonization/manifest destiny of its time. I believed I made the image more "contemporary" (both have punk/lgbtq patches in the full image), but if that's not clear because the man on the left's patches are cut off from the header, then that's on me.

as for the white dude, I wasn't clear on either of their races, but both of the men in the photo are drawn from the indigenous people in my life. When i think of dark haired dark skins indigenous folks, I think of my long time best friend who is Nahuatl and detribalized, and for the "white man", I based him off myself and other detribalized/mixed folks who are paler and look "less native". Obviously none of this is clear because the image is just there, but these were the thoughts that went into that drawing. It was all based on the Mexican culture around me in terms of vaquero, because I associate the masculinity that I am comforted by with vaquero culture.

as for the tattoo, I made it up on the spot. but you're right, it does look similar to indigenous communities' like the maori or polynesian/samoa. I'll be more careful about that and I have not drawn any tribal like tattoos on anyone else since that drawing (the drawing is from 2019).

and you're right about your last point. I have been thinking of changing the header, but it has also been there for several years so I don't know what to change it to and I have had many folks in my inbox say they were comforted/affirmed by the header. at the same time, I don't want to drive off any folks who don't know im detribalized and may think i'm just randomly drawing indigenous people because I am like, fascinated with them.

i'll be more careful from now on, but thank you for sending this and feel free to lmk anything else, or if any indigenous folks want to add any other points feel free to do that in the notes!

#muertoresponds #ty again! #i appreciate critique #theres a reason why i havent drawn anything regarding to indigeniety since then and its because i was beginning to question my roots then #i believe around that time my friend had/was finding out about her own nahuatl history so we were having conversations about it #and ive refrained from drawing anything else because yea im detribalized and doing my best to reconnect #but i also know i cant depict any experience but my own #and that is the deeply detribalized and confused and mixed person #its something im still learning to be open about but while i have no tribal affiliation i also will not negate the fact #that i am half indigenous and half spanish slash portugal #and ive had people say i shouldnt say i am indigenous but i dont see a reason to not say i am mixed and detribalized because well #i dont want to erase that part of me even if i have no tribal affiliation #im rambling at this point but thank you again ^-^

[newtness532]

my mom asked me if id rather date a guy or a girl and i told her idk (bc im awkward and couldn't answer truthfully but also im bi so technically it wasnt really a lie) and that happened in a coffee place with a big rainbow colored sticker that said happy and proud which my mom mentioned that is sort of known as a gay cafe

#i know it doesn't really count as coming out but it's a start #also i saw this coming bc she was asking all this questions about my future and uni and things and then when i was pretty much avoiding all #of them she was saying that she wants to get to know me and my thoughts etc and that she could ask more gossipy questions #and me thinking im smart turned the conversation and asked questions about my sister bc i havent talked to her in a while and she has #but after she told me all about her instead of forgetting about me like i hoped she remembered and she asked #anyway maybe some day I'll figure out how to open up to people #jo says stuff #personal ramblings

[3-aem]

at this point tech bros have done as much damage as finance bros if not more and should receive the same if not more hate

#god i wanna shove my foot up whoever invented open sace offices #and why the hell they thought that wss a good idea #soooo much research exists for why this is an ineffective dumb fuck layout #okay maybe not s with four os but like Researches #okay stay focused: also ai #im talking about ai #i got annoyed bc i kept hearing everyones conversations

[desceros]

the animal eroticism of thinking about the 40k one shot you wanna write when youre supposed to be working on the next chapter of your long fic

#and ofc then not even working on That bc you have a headache #[splays out onto floor] why cant i just crack my head open and let my brain ooze onto the keyboard where the words will then autopopulate #text tag #(this is a post about me wanting to talk abt purple turtle man but my roommate isnt home) #(and tbh im too deranged to have a normal conversation even if they were. sigh.)

[moonscape]

hehe doggys :)

#bwark #had an open conversation with my mom yesterday about how i feel like my wants and opinions aren't respected or listened to #and she said that she never wanted to make decisions for me and she's happy to let me do things how i want. it's just that to me her input #felt like her saying no and trying control aspects of my life and was looking down on me #but it's been cleared up and im a lot happier in our relationship now #tldr she's helping me research dog breeds for when i get one eventually im so excited