#it's so damaging to fandoms

[martinsorbit]

[Finders Keepers au] From the crappy sketches folder; Unstoppable force meets an immovable object (y/n and moon are both at all times)

lore dumping in tags cuz i will get insufferable

#when y/n found the dca in the Pizzaplex they ran a full diagnosis of what needed to be changed or fixed on the attendant's body #the battery was one of them since it had some fire & water damage #so y/n found a new one that was compatible; problem is that the new battery is not as potent as the OG one #so now the DCA has to charge/go rest mode way more frequently than they used to #and that annoys moon sooooo badly he hates that he has to do it so frequently #<- and also he gets sad that he has to spend time sitting in the couch charging instead of spending time with y/n #as for y/n there aint much of a reason; they are just overworked lol #dca #dca moon #moon #finders Keepers au #dca au #dca fandom

[spirk-trek]

this is me btw :)

#i was gonna post this for 500 followers but then i got scared #so here it is for 600!!! #hi hi thank you everyone #the real person behind the blog!!!! i am real! #this fandom has brought me a lot of joy :') #tysm :) #star trek #set tour #star trek the original series #filming location #film sets #captain kirk #scotty #william shatner #spock #set design #the internet is cool but i think anonymity can be damaging in a way so here is my face #so brave #trekkie #irl #dork energy #misc me

[navarice]

horror and psychological thriller in tgcf was done so incredibly well that if the beautiful and touching love story wasn’t incorporated into the book, I would be fully convinced mxtx decided to switch to another genre.

no one really talks about her fascination with the descent to madness and the morals surrounding humanity. at least one main character of each book goes through it. for lbh, it stemmed from the fear of abandonment and the emptiness that follows when the people you care most about decide you aren’t worth being chosen. for wwx, it was the outside in. society deemed him a monster so he had no other option available to him. no way to prove them wrong, and no way to convince himself he’s not either. anything he would do, despite his most well meaning, sincere, and self sacrificing motives, will always be twisted by the world who likes to paint others the devil. for xl…it was such a defeating combination of the two that it was near impossible for him find a way out. no family nor friend to turn to, no place to hide or run away, continuously forced to confront dilemmas beyond anyone’s capacity that sawed away at his already frayed sanity. worse was him having to confront godhood doesn’t mean omnipotent, nor does ascension mean free of suffering.

the way i choose to see it as this is her commentary on human nature, in both freedom and fallibility. ascend to heaven as a human, yet those in heaven are still human. wants, desires, fears, traumas, love, hate, selfishness, self-lessness, kindness, compassion, sacrifice, loss, hubris, duty, family, friends, hierarchy, power, and, above all, free will are all things that make humans what they are. are we wwx and xl? sacrificing ourselves time and time again only to have it all thrown back at our face? never once chosen or understood unless when it’s something short of a miracle? or are we the masses? afraid of the sinister, the disease, the wars? afraid for our young and old, for the talented and lame? for our lives and legacy? what are we, if not forever doomed to be helplessly flawed and hopelessly human?

the way she sees it, we have always been, and always be, both sides. because to her, they aren’t mutually exclusive, but rather each reflections of the other. both never wrong, but never quite right either. convoluted and confusing, mundane yet a tale as old as time.

mxtx writes her beautiful loves stories seamlessly. but she displays her talent best of all by weaving tales of hope and humanity into the threads.

#mxtx #mo xiang tong xiu #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #heaven official’s blessing #mdzs #mao dao zu shi #the grandmaster of demonic cultivation #the untamed #svsss #scum villian self saving system #meta analysis #critique? analysis? obsession? idk either #I’m always reading too into it but #srsly someone admit her to a psych ward #or at least pay me for the damages #I wanted to make this a small analysis on how well she does horror #but then I had to get on my soap box #getting down now but man I’ve made so many of these things #the fandom fr does NOT need anymore stress #we just want everyone to be happy 🥲

[mikakuna]

my problem is that i always end up emotionally invested in the angry abuse victim character-- the character who is always the "wrong" kind of victim. the one who lashes out and is violent, a complete juxtaposition to their sunshine/lawful good counterparts in the media.

i end up resonating too hard with these characters that i always end up on the shitty side of the fandom where people will see you as a bad person for enjoying representation of an angry victim.

#and then i get brain damage from people's horrible takes that involve real life accusations #why the fuck would i support the death penalty because a fictional character kills people #are you using your minds #what part of seperate fiction and reality do you not understand #you genuinely CANNOT be a part of a fandom if you don't understand that rule #or there's the people in the fandom who don't know shit about abuse victims so when they write stories including such characters #they depict them in such clearly ableist ways #and in the victim blaming sense!! #like fuck #when is it my turn to join a fandom and become a fan of a character who doesn't induce such anger from other fans #jason todd #red hood #batman

[royaltea000]

This too, is healing my inner child U_U (11 year old who wore a rubber prussia bracelet everyday until the picture rubbed off)

#nobody look at me #hetalia fanart at my grown ass age or2 #my 10 year old awakening of liking white haired anime characters #YOU. (grips him like the onion cat) #young me would be so jealous of me lol #I have so many embarrassing moments with this fandom bro #this was like my second fandom #Gintama you will always be first <3 #digital art #my art #commissions open #artists on tumblr #procreate #fanart #aph prussia #aph teutonic knights #hetalia prussia #hetalia fanart #hetalia #i hope you know typing these tags out are actually damaging me #spits out blood #gilbert beilschmidt #just took my glasses off like I’m sick of seein his ass 😭

[boundinparchment]

breaking in for a second to say that a lot of the recent stuff going on for writers in particular boils down inherently to a lack of respect.

for one another.

for ourselves.

for our hobby.

from readers who passively just assume that a like is enough. that you don’t need to or want to engage meaningfully.

social media trained you all to be passive consumers and let a computer make decisions for you.

change that shit. reblog. comment. tell people you like their stuff. saying “I liked this” is better than a single fucking like on a post that is lost in the void.

and for those who write based on trends and find themselves constantly burning out: respect yourself and the characters you enjoy more. cherish them. stop chasing so much. this hobby isn’t about notes and being popular, it’s about the love (and sometimes the hate) for canon. not everyone is gonna be the next Cassy Claire or Ali Hazlewood or BNF, just be yourself and stop saying something flopped. maybe just make something you love and embrace happiness.

for those who get into the weird nonsense about ship politics and dark content and other shit: see above about changing behavior and stop engaging with shit you don’t want to see. change your filters. block tags. like you’re capable of using tools given to you instead of harassing people off the face of the internet and being a faceless bully.

#2kmps post inspired me and now I’m just mad #was gonna post a whole rant on my side account but ultimately my point was there is just massive disrespect all around #Time to go hide again I guess #Okay now I’m really logging out for the day I’m just so sjciendlwhciebdosns #you all need to know your legacy fandom history and experiences but also: need to understand the damage of short form content #but that’s another post and I think I’m already pressing everyone’s buttons today #Juni chats #juni runs back to hiatus

[krash-and-co]

friendly reminder this fandom isnt a job and you don't have to actively work to 'save the show' all the time, you can just have fun

#i saw a post earlier that was basically #'ok i see us all having fun but lets get back to show saving as well' #like????? no????? #WHEN did we owe anyone anything #this isnt a job we are here for fun. #messing around with posts and polls and fanart is not extra fun stuff. its what fandom is FOR #so yeah save the show thats all cool #but thats not what fandom is about. #never has been never should be im not here to work for someone its quite the opposite #what other fandom does this /neg #thank you so much to my moots for not being like this #but i went on the general lockwood tag and took damage #sorry im just mad #if you worry it's at you it's probably not tho lol #lockwood and co #lockwood and co netflix #save lockwood and co

[satorugojoswiife]

i kinda miss back when jjk wasn't big

#back in my day when the fandom was alot smaller #and the fans were all just super chill #i keep seeing so much negativity lately :( #and ofc its fine to dislike the story and be critical about it #but some of you are so rude about it #especially towards gege #also thinking about the irreparable damage a certain leaker who shall not be named has done to the english speaking fandom #the amount of misinformation 😭 #sorry for being negative !!! just needed to vent abit will prob delete later

[swordsmans]

There's been a lot going around in the last week or so about fanbinding and concerns from fic authors about binders profiting from their work. I just wanted to clear the air a little around here with some info about my own work just so we're all on the same page.

I will never profit from any fanbound works, including my own. Every book I bind includes a legalese section in the beginning of the typeset stating that it is not for for-profit resale. I do not charge anything for books I choose to bind and gift myself.

I will never sell another author's work even indirectly through commissions. My fanbinding requests are open exclusively to fic authors who want their own fics bound or exceptional cases of a third party who can guarantee a gift copy will make it to the fic author (and, preferably, any interested fic fanartists) with author permission.

I will never sell finished typesets. Ever. No negotiations. If you want a typeset I've already made so that you can bind a copy of the fic for yourself, just ask. My own typesets are available for free to anyone who wants them, and I'm happy to share other typesets to trusted parties as long as I have author permission and a guarantee that they will not be monetized once the typesets leave my hands.

The books and typesets that do end up on my store will always be 1) copies of my own fics; 2) priced free/as low as possible with a "pay what you want" option. I will never put binds of someone else's fics on my store. I will never list a bind of my own for sale that is not also (again) accompanied by a free typeset. This is to ensure that no aspect of the fanwork is behind a paywall (including other artists' fanart) and any money exchanged is exclusively for the physical art of binding.

I have a deep, lifelong love for books. As a librarian, my entire life (both personally and professionally) revolves around free and no-profit access to knowledge and stories. I can't speak for others (especially the assholes on Etsy), but I did not begin binding fanworks with the intent to profit and that still holds true. I have the utmost respect for fic authors as both a fan and a fellow fanwriter, and I'm wildly disappointed that a few bad actors have put such a negative spotlight on a corner of fanart that has always been fundamentally about uplifting and supporting fanfiction and fanwriting at its heart.

Anyway, thanks for reading!

#this has been 'ultra-niche fandom drama from gyro' thanks for tuning in #i try to stay out of pretty much everything but the fact that it is so niche is like... eugh. little waves can do big damage #especially because fanfiction is a fundamentally different beast from fanart in the legal space #so fanart that sits in direct conversation WITH fanfic becomes doubly murky and doubly risky #bookbinding #fanbinding #bad blade bindery #i realize its a huge ask but i am begging people who are new to fandom subculture to be cool for just like two seconds GOD

[goldensunset]

ayyyyy it's the art year in review post with my best work from each month

#behold! what i have suffered immense psychological damage for #i made some really nice looking things this year i think #i do not honestly know if i'll be able to keep this up next year but i will try #some months i kinda skimped and only had one thing to show #and other months i popped off like three or four times #lol #peach rambles #sigh ok so i'll have to do this i suppose: #totk spoilers #tears of the kingdom spoilers #got a pretty healthy variety of fandoms here #shame i like never draw twewy art. i think those designs tend to not gel with my style #not that i think they look bad but they aren't fun to draw i mean #i did draw a pretty cute neku in feb #but that month had to be the sora of course #i liked my cynthia art for sept but like come on look at cashmere is she not gorgeous #i have other pokémon rep. well two from the same game hee hee #starting and ending the year with sv feels great #no pla somehow #my art

[obstinatecondolement]

Do unironically and genuinely love that in fandom we will say "there is no platonic explanation for this" completely straightfaced and then go back to writing pornography tailored to our friends' turn ons, which we have extensive knowledge of, to gift them as an entirely platonic gesture.

#'hey bestie love of my life and good friend who I am in no way making a pass at: I wrote you some piss kink with crying. who loves ya baby?' #and we really aren't making a pass!* #blorbo touching his friend's hand is indisputable evidence that they want to fuck each other so bad that it's causing brain damage #but we're built different #*(I mean I do know couples who met through fandom so I guess sometimes people might be making a pass but usually we're not)

[dennisboobs]

plain and simple i am not going to be able to remain in this fandom long-term if i have to keep putting disclaimers on every single one of my posts that say i don't condone dennis' bad, bad actions and that i am in fact aware he's got a history of sexual assault and dubious/nonconsent. the entire gang has done heinous shit. why is dennis the only one who needs to be treated like this? if some rando wants to post about how dennis is pookie pie that doesn't automatically mean they're blind to his crimes. every single member of the gang is a piece of shit. that's kind of the point.

draw dennis with cat ears who give a shit

#ada speaks #i'm not vagueing this is a constant thing ive experienced #i still have angry anons sitting in my askbox mad that i didn't explicitly condemn him last time i got into this #i'm really not a fan of the tension in the fandom the last few days #and like. i know its a hot button issue rn. everyone's going back and forth abt mac and dennis' SA #but this fandom genuinely does have an issue SPECIFICALLY MENTIONING things mac does to dennis and uwu-ifying them #when they are explicitly classified as SA in canon (which is an actual present issue i think needs to be addressed) #rather than like. just the mere MENTION of dennis outside of his SA is somehow condoning his actions #im sorry but i really do not feel the need to constantly talk about him assaulting women #everyone knows. everyone sees it. just bc i am dissecting other parts of his character does not mean i forgot he's a horrible person #it just means im trying to understand where he's coming from (which obviously does not change the facts.) #viewing dennis as a person with unresolved trauma stemming from elsewhere doesn't negate the damage he is doing to other people #he's not a real person where humanizing him does tangible damage #so i am going to continue to look into shit. when i talk about the CSA he went through it's not a justification. #but it does explain his actions in a character motivation type way which is what i am interested in #seeing what makes him tick #i think most people who follow me understand this by now. but i also don't think shit we see him do constantly in canon needs bringing up. #it's the subtle stuff that ties everything together and i want to put it all together to solve a puzzle

[scrumptiousobjectcollector]

Really hope you saw that one post that was like "I wish people stopped sucking g3's dick because it has body variety" like ok. Let's stop praising this new generation for being more inclusive and making people feel more seen. It's different from the one I grew up with so it sucks! This fandom is so obnoxious and entitled like I'm genuinely sorry that being happy that children are growing up with an inclusive piece of media annoys y'all so much

THAT WAS THE POST! Like why are we mad that people are celebrating having inclusive content?? To call it "d*ck sucking" just shows how immature these people are.

G3 fanbase doesn't have to bring down g1, and honestly I haven't seen much people praising g3 at the expense of g1 so it doesn't even make sense the things that person said.

It has to be trolling at this point the way these people seem to be upset and annoyed at the representation of g3? The way g1 stans can't even be critical about g1(maybe they are the ones who should drop d*ck sucking) they talk about g1 like it's faultless then try and turn it around and get mad a people who just want to enjoy g3 and have fun and see more representation on screen.

Also people need to take into account the ART STYLE of the show. There is definitely body variety, being upset that they didn't make all these characters look risqué or whatever is so weird to me. They obviously are presenting these characters more like high schoolers.

G1 was around with the likes of Bratz and those fashion lines, and ofc the style back then isn't going to reflect the style and catering there is now. People need to realize how ignorant they sound. Like you're basing your analysis on the past and how things were back then???

And to say that the dolls are ugly🥴 please grow up because these dolls are actually very fashionable. Just because they don't all look gaunt and risqué in every outfit??

#truly this fandom has the ugliest personality #g1 stans who hate g3 for no viable reason how about try shutting up? #why are yall so big mad when the damage is self inflicted? focusing on something they apparently hate so much #no one is forcing g3 upon you. go rewatch g1 🤷‍♀️ #monster high #monster high g3 #fandom wank

[hws-lceland]

danish slaughterhouse fanart

#emil.txt #anon thank you for asking me about my danish slaughterhouse rant :] i will answer but writing is hard #have this while you wait that i drew for theymadecatsgreen's reading of it on insta live #mini rant here though is just that i hate that its treated as the funny haha denmark murder fic thats so bad its good while people fail to #even acknowledge the genuinely triggering shit in the fic? #also the fic did so much damage to denmarks characterization in the fandom #anon you have opened a can of worms i just need to collect my thoughts #i am NOT maintagging this #i will admit denmark calling norway the 2012 equivalent of 'discord kitten' is so fucking funny #i didnt give him his beard or red hair bcus my Denmark would never #the danish slaughterhouse #tdsh

[smallishdruid]

doodle of the "you wouldn't do a hit on ME, WOULD you hitman" clip from secret sleepover society playing hitman, inspired by @t4t4tclethian's hitman xbeans au because IT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER READ...

please please please go interact with gumy's au and fic (on tumblr and ao3) it's so amazing

#hitman xbeans #should I... maintag? it's technically #hermitshipping #druid drew it #if anyone rbs with maintags I'll edit to include them I guess #as a side note I have NEVER drawn xb and I feel like he should be paler lol but as a first attempt I hope this is adequate #not sure if he's a fishy hybrid in au like the typical fandom interpretation? so I just drew him as human even though his ears are #a little big lol. also gave joel hearing aids because he's a dumbass in-game and I think he would accidentally give himself hearing damage #from shooting/sniping with no ear protection sobbb #hitman xbeans au

[black-quadrant]

don’t shit on other people’s ships unless you’re prepared for people to open fire on yours 💀

#it’s so annoyingly childish #you don’t have to understand why someone likes it. you don’t need to pick other people’s ships apart. #why be so negative #it contributes nothing to the world let alone the community #and just damages your fandom’s reputation #idk if ppl don’t realize the impact or just don’t care #it’s all very selfish #rebloggable