#oh or another one - 'i'm academically trained (so - you went to college?) in this area so i know what i'm talking about

[iamanartichoke]

I have read so many shitty takes tonight that I literally have a migraine, jfc.

#emotion-fueled rant pls don't reblog #but yeah just a lot of shitty takes #including 'if you have a problem with loki not getting a new outfit it's just bc you don't appreciate #tom rocking tight trousers' love that ace erasure babes. love it. #i also find it very weird how obsessed some people are with arguing against 'antis' takes' in theory on their own posts #vague or otherwise #but when a potential discussion pops up suddenly they don't wanna engage bc 'no one owes you debate' - no they don't #but you have to realize that when you make an opinionated post and send it out there that someone might assume that means #you feel like having a discussion. preposterous i know. #and also have there always been so many fucking pretentious people in this fandom? and people who enjoy armchair diagnosing #real people based on their fandom opinions? i've seen takes like 'fans who don't appreciate loki's arc or can't see his growth #are fans who struggle with their own mental health and haven't progressed enough in their journeys to appreciate what's #being done with loki i hope they find that peace soon' like holy shit #where the fuck did you get your doctorate in psychiatry? big bob's drive-thru house of degrees? #oh or another one - 'i'm academically trained (so - you went to college?) in this area so i know what i'm talking about #and you're entitled to your feelings as long as you don't start thinking they've got any *objective* merit' #this fandom has become so fucking toxic and i hate it - and i say this as someone in the middle / positive leaning #i liked the fucking series but i also have criticisms of it and i guess i just have to let them eat away at me bc god forbid #i post anything critical lest i be labeled a toxic anti who doesn't understand the brilliance of this show #bc clearly anyone who doesn't see every second of this series as the epitome of brilliant layered nuanced storytelling #is just flat out *wrong* lmao like okay i can't speak to how high/low your bar for brilliance is but i sure can speak to whose writing #reflects that they know both what a good story is and how to tell one (and god i have been sitting on that shade for ages) #but anyway yeah i didn't intend for this to be a venting post and it's pure stream of consciousness so take it with a grain of salt #but there's just so much vitriol in the fandom right now bc so many people are just up their own butts about being 'right' or #having 'the best takes' that it's like - okay you have the best takes and you're the most intelligent and objective and analytical #here's a fucking internet cookie - congratulations! smfh. i'm sorry. i'm so irritated. i'm mad bc i feel like i can't participate #in fandom the way i want bc the environment sucks. so yeah. #also i've been sitting on a lot of this for weeks so i guess it was bound to come out sooner or later #i'm gonna go take some ibuprofen and look at memes #not for reblog delete later ignore this just getting it off my chest etc