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[upsideoutinsidedown]

“Will doesn’t need a relationship to be happy”.

This is something I’ve seen people throw out there as to why Byler shouldn’t have to end up together for Will to have a happy ending and that anyone who says otherwise is reducing Will’s character to his sexuality. I think it needs to be addressed why that view is simply ignorant.

First off, I don't care that Will is gay. Will Byers became my favourite character back in the first season when he had a total of like fourteen minutes of screen time. I enjoyed watching the cast's reactions to his absence, and the goodness of his character shown in the flashbacks we see. I remember thinking "how impactful he must've been on these characters' lives for his absence to drive the story for an entire season," and the more I got to know him in subsequent seasons, the more I liked him. So, when it was teased, implied and ultimately confirmed that Will was gay, I couldn't care less. His sexuality didn't change how I felt about him in any way, but it did change how his narrative could be perceived.

Will being gay is a core part of his identity. If Mike and Will were not the intended endgame couple, the duffers wrote themselves into a corner by how they handled Will's sexuality, because of the message they are giving by committing to that representation. Will being gay is not the problem. Will being gay, canonically in love with Mike, and willing to sacrifice his own feelings for a heterosexual relationship is the problem.

I, personally, am a big fan of "don't need to be in a relationship to be happy" endings. In fact, it's what I'm hoping for with El, and if season four had been handled differently, I would like it for Will too, but the fact of the matter is, that's not what happened. They built up Will's feelings for Mike over several seasons, even despite the distance (both figuratively and literally) between them in between seasons, and now they have to commit because the truth of the matter is, gay people do not have the same representation straight people have in media.

A heterosexual character could go through the exact same romantic arc as Will and still not end up in a relationship without it feeling like a cop-out simply because there is a lot more positive heterosexual representation than there is gay representation. It is essential to understand that there is a difference in the message being sent simply because of the character's sexuality. Whereas the heterosexual character's journey's message would end up being "sometimes it doesn't work out, but that doesn't make the love felt any less profound," the gay character's journey's message would instead come across as "a same-sex romance is not as profound as an opposite-sex romance." Will, especially, in the van scene, where he used his own feelings to promote El, would be telling the story of how the best a gay character could offer would be to sacrifice their own feelings.

Now, I'm not gay. Despite being ace (♠/♢), I don't even consider myself to be a member of the LGBT+ community (not that there's anything wrong with identifying as LGBT+ if you do share my sexual identity). But I understand the importance of good, and positive, representation of LGBT+ characters in media, as well as the damage bad representation, whether intentional or otherwise, could cause.

And ignorance is not a sin. I wouldn't disparage someone for not understanding the implications, but willful ignorance on the other hand is different. You don't have to ship Byler, but you should understand why the ship is important and why it not being endgame would be so devastating even after it's been explained to you.

#byler #stranger things #will byers #gay will byers #meta analysis #character analysis #i may not be gay but as an ace i know the importance of good rep #and the dangers of bad rep #i have loving and supportive parents but goddamn if that one house episode being like the ONLY ace rep on television for the longest time #didn't cause SO MANY unnecessary problems #also hi im new here >.< #as in to this fandom #not tumblr #sorry for like the mini rant right off the bat #im friendly i swear

[schmergo]

I got this beautiful orange insulated tumbler for Christmas, but I'm a little nervous because I know that all the Youths are obsessed with very very similar ones by the brand Stanley, and mine is a Yeti and I don't know if that's, like, a rival faction or something.

Is Chantilly Stanley-only turf? If I walked past the high school near my apartment sipping from my Yeti cup, would it be akin to whistling the Jets theme and doing ballet moves through Sharks territory? Will the Stanley kids come out snapping their fingers and doing acrobatic leaps to a discordant Bernstein score? Will we be expected to rumble? Do I have to face Utah mom Instagram influencers in single combat? How many can I hydrate, Chino? How many, and still have one sip left for me?

#tumbler #not tumblr #water #west side story #musicals #theatre #poison boots

[henreyettah]

I…………. Her……………………….

#I wanna study her in an enclosure #i’ve never felt like this before #I thought my first tltpost would be harrow for sure #but then ianthe brain rot took over #my brother is disappointed with me for this but he doesn’t get it. she’s for the girls #cw ianthe #ianthe tridentarius #ianthe the first #tlt ianthe #tlt #the locked tomb #hi I’m new here please treat me kindly #new to the tlt fandom #not tumblr #I’ve Been here #art #doodle #henreyettart

[a-witch-in-endor]

Part of the problem with spending time talking about morality on tumblr (and much of the internet) is that it skews toward black-and-white thinking.

Either pornography is terrible and abusive or it’s wonderful and there’s nothing wrong with it. Keeping cats inside is abusive or letting them outside is abusive. Things need to be censored to be safe or any kind of censorship of anything is terrible. You’re either reading through your followers list to find Harry Potter references and blocking people or you’re a TERF. A person is either a cinnamon roll or they should be cancelled. You’re either on the side of angels or the devil (but also don’t mention Christianity, because Christianity is inherently evil). 

The thing is, in probably all of those cases, the truth is somewhere in the grey. 

It’s kind of entertaining to watch people argue from incredibly black-and-white viewpoints sometimes, but please don’t get your sense of morality from here. As Oscar Wilde said, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

#anyway I hope oscar wilde hasn't been cancelled #musings on main #I don't have a non-main account I just like the saying #get your morality from experience and compassion and maybe a good variety of books #not tumblr

[juststayquiete]

The lack of attention from people that were definitely noticing me when I was active here SUCKS but ugh I did this to myself sjdhskeehsksjss considering that I'll probably leave the fandom for good soon I won't take it close to heart (｡>﹏<｡)

#LEAVE THE FANDOM #NOT TUMBLR #AND IDK WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN BC I'M HERE FOR NOW #PLS DON'T WORRT SJDHSKSJSNS SORRY FOR NOT MAKING THIS CLEAR

[greenhybrid]

Tumblr dont you dare do an AO3 and crash on me now. Why are you not loading on mobile?

#ao3feed #ao3 fandom #ao3 stats #ao3 status #ao3 #tumblr #please i cant #not again #not tumblr #does this mean we’ll flood ao3? #made sotry posts about how tumblr is down

[deewithani]

Ugh.

UGH!!!

#i hate it here #not tumblr #just flailing around

[cocoabubbelle]

#shenanigans #scooby doo where are you #scooby doo #scooby gang #mystery gang #fred jones #velma dinkley #daphne blake #shaggy rogers #shaggy norville rogers #scooby dooby doo #polls #not tumblr #just polls #XD

[orchisailsa]

Greetings! I am pleased to say I have Done the Thing and arrived at The New Place!

If you are also there, come say hi! 🥰

#about me #mine #not tumblr

[grapefruit-personified]

You know I really wish I just had never crossed the line onto this other website the bi phobia is horrible and the absolute bs gossip they pull out of their ass, like get a fucking life.

#not tumblr #tho some people can be 👀 #woso

[waffle-bubbles]

I have blocked 14 porn bots today. This is getting insane.

#on ig #not tumblr #but it’s still frustrating

[spicylief]

Too lazy to update Tumblr with Art

...because using tumblr makes me tired.

If you want to see any up to date art or content in general, especially stuff based off my #enderal #headcanon, here are some options:

Instagram

Twitter

These two are updated the most regularly as of this post, with Instagram being the most convenient for viewing my artwork.

Additionally, here are other options in the form of multilink sites~

carrd

linktree

Both offer the same links to various platforms, so whichever you choose to browse is entirely up to you. In addition to the main twitter and Instagram mentioned above, you can find:

Spicy Twitter

Picarto (Spicy for Followers only)

Itaku (Spicy)

Ko-Fi

Patreon

Twitch

AO3 (Spicy Words)

Pillowfort (Spicy Tumblr)

#enderal #myart #myfic #headcanon #content #not tumblr #enderal forgotten stories

[parameddic]

would anyone ... like to hang out

#i could stream! or we could play a game together! or we could just be in each other's space for a while #idk #i'm around though #Do You Wanna Hang Out #or i guess we could write but that would. i would like to do that in docs #that is the vibe i would be going for with writing #not tumblr

[sinninghowlter]

Gods I dont want to fucking be here anymore.

#shut up nika #Not tumblr #I mean my current living situation #Im fucking tired of it #You do not get to be dicks to ke #*me #And act like perfect angels when Im mean back #That kids is called #Gaslighting

[mali-umkin]

The majority of these 'hot-takes' about IQ on tumblr are at the same level as that of these posts on archeology going on about archaeologists stealing from Egypt in 2023 and making memes about scholars being generally homophobic, bigoted and disconnected from cultural realities. They're broad and generalising criticism that could have been applied a century ago... to an extent.

#I think YOU have to work on why you feel so threatened by a IQ test #It might be because you deeply do not understand what it is why and how it's used... Perhaps you could learn from professionals #Not tumblr #Just a thought #IQ #WAIS test #anti intellectualism

[natticusthegomamon]

Am contemplating which name to go with over on cohost dot org; Natticus or NatticusTheGomamon? I’m not always a Gomamon, though that’s what most folks know me as now #DigimonProblems

In the meantime, check out the rest of the Gomamon pod along with Gomamon Day 2022 posts coming December 9 and (SFW) re-shared posts over there now! :3

#not tumblr #cohost #natticus writes stuff