#or they have think this discourse is meaningful

[chrollohearttags]

and if I said I wanted to leave—🧍🏾‍♀️

#this place is literally shifting to Twitter and WattPad 2.0 #which is like the final boss of hellsites #and I’ve been MIA on writing #for many reasons #but mainly because I’m tired of seeing a so called want for long detailed fics and fluff #and then looking at the notes on the ones I do write be ignored #and y’all trying to shame ppl for writing smut #and I really have had my fill of discourse #y’all spend more time arguing than writing and it’s so nauseating #idk man I think I’m just sad but still #cherry chats 🍒 #y’all treat writers like content creators #get to unfollowing as soon as we don’t pump out 15 fics per second #it’s always a part 2 instead of meaningful commentary— #need I go on?

[neverendingford]

hardwood comb project

I forgor to buy a lighter colored wood for the spine/core so I can't keep working on it tonight cause all I've got is the walnut.

#woodworking #alt text #Ford's art #I made a bamboo comb in high school and I've always wanted to make another comb but better #and I don't need a really broad toothed comb cause my hair is straight and not massively thick #but my gf has very thick curly hair and so I think this would be very cool and also useful #she lets me braid it when she comes over so it stays out of the way when we kiss and it's very gorgeous and beautiful #anyway apparently my being aroace is canceled because damn she's very cool and I'm feeling sappy again #(don't get into ace exclusionist discourse on my diy comb post aroace is valid so stay off my lawn please) #I'm debating whether to stain the wood I think I will but I definitely need to test a patch of scrap first because #because I'm not very familiar with staining hardwood #feels like every art project I do is always just “uh oh I've never done this before I hope it works out okay” #but ugh I have a vision in my head of how I want it to be when finished and I hope to dog I can make it close #I don't add text id to other people's posts but since I have the option here I kind of feel like it's responsible posting to add descriptio #I will update as I continue the project if I remember to. #plus hair has always been an important part of my gender recognition (and is for a lot of trans women in general) #so making and giving something that supports that aspect of her feels really meaningful yaknow?

[gideonisms]

idk with this ai art stuff we kinda have to face the fact that the bots can make art as good as ours, maybe one day could generate stories just as easily, but they probably aren't having as much fun doing it. Their job is basically marketing. Ours is living

#basically i don't think art can be boiled down to the finished product #and i don't think writing can either #so when some chatbot company inevitably produces an ai written novel and we get the wave of discourse regarding that #i will be here on the sidelines with popcorn #someday we might have to realize that we make art because we like to make art. #of course it serves other purposes too making political statements etc #which the bots aren't going to do in any meaningful way because they are attached to the most boring rich people in the world #anyway I think people see art as more mystical than it is and i think art is kind of the same as talking to a friend or making a good meal #we could get an ai to do those things but it's not really the point

[stupid-sloot-headcanons]

That meta someone made about BNHA's heteromorph issue being closer to ableism in their society just makes me hate this arc even more lol

This "Two wongs don't make a wight uwu" just annoys me so much lol. Spinner had acid thrown on his fucking face and the average Hero's response to that happening and being commonplace in rural parts of the country are "I'm sorry that happened to you but you guys should be fighting for slow incremental change 💖 Your anger and resentment are like the scars from getting acid thrown on you--they'll heal in like fifty years hopefully, if you do things the proper way to make it better!"

Anyway the lesson I'm taking from BNHA right now is that every disabled person irl should get superpowered Quirk steroids and break shit to finally secure the rights and dignity we deserve.

#Like yeah AfO is a disingenuous manipulative fuck #but the ppl wanting to destroy BNHA's society have way too valid reasons for it lol #also this is an issue i think lots of adults have with young adult fiction #but if a child training to be a supercop was lecturing me on what was morally right I would simply tell them to shut their tiny mouths #like children/teens can be wise and engage in meaningful discourse sometimes but being lectured by someone who only #started growing facial hair last week and who has an algebra exam tomorrow arent exactly authorities on fucking anything

[mechaniaa]

the snowkit and bumble plotlines in warrior cats were so badly written that as a child reading it, i thought i was missing context. genuinely thought there was a scene i had forgotten justifying why those things were happening to the characters

#warrior cats teaches children that having a disability means you are not meaningful to society #i think thats the first place i saw those messages #warrior cats #warriors #discourse #text

[primoredial-jade]

i haven’t been playing or keeping up with genshin for over 9+ months now, but with the recent lore drops pertaining to childe and his vision, i’m suddenly interested in playing again 🤔 or at the very least, just reading into his role in the fontaine story quest 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#talks * ੈ♡‧₊ #long time no seeeee #hope everyone has been doing wonderfully <3 #it also really pains me to say but i think sumeru sucked the happiness i got out from playing genshin #i didn’t really feel as if i connected to the characters very much #all the discourse surrounding controversial topics with hoyoverse and lack of cultural diversity really turned me off i won’t lie #also artifact farming is just absolute hell on earth #also…. i love my girl characters. way more than the guy characters even #and i feel like the ladies of genshin outside of the archons/right hand (miko jean) rarely get meaningful character development/stories #there is one thing i miss dearly and that is my lovely moots on here #who i feel like have been collateral in all this mess with me and my love hate relationship with hoyoverse #miss u guys all so much!!! #and thank u for continuing to read my works all this time 🥹 i just hit 800 followers!!!!! that’s insane <3

[sunnibits]

literally do not understand why people will come on this website and actively engage in activities that are Not Fun. like why would you do that. what is the appeal. this is the website where you’re supposed to only do Fun Things on your specifically tailored Fun Blog. why do you people not like Having Fun. does it give you joy to write discourse essays or argue with people or send hateful anons??? is that fun for you?????? I just genuinely don’t get it. why would you do it if it’s not Fun

#ok I admit this is ab the amount of discourse I see about ofmd 😶 don’t kill me #but like. can y’all just chill for TWO seconds #it’s a fucking. silly comedic pirate show #why do you people spend so much time and energy arguing with people over the moral ethics of the pirate show it’s so funny #but also exhausting to witness #it’s one thing to engage critically with a piece of media #it’s another thing to just overanalyze everything and argue 24/7 #you are allowed to have critical and nuanced opinions like. in your head. and not argue with people about them #just bc I limit my blog to only Fun Posts doesn’t mean I don’t have complex opinions ab the characters and shit #I just don’t feel the need to throw my hat into the fucking clown rodeo that saps your soul like the dark crystal #I think there’s a difference between having critical discussions about media and trying to analyze it deeper #and like. just making things up to get mad about #I’m not saying we should never engage in debate ever I just don’t understand the urge to engage in discourse that’s not actually meaningful #like y’all realize you could just Not Do That right?????

[villainanders]

Y’all can all like what you like but some people’s takes on the boys are so dumb

#sometimes violence intended to shock a viewer actually does serve a meaningful rhetorical purpose #im sorry what years of game of thrones discourse has done to the state of critical analysis on the internet but #‘I did not like seeing this and found it upsetting’ does Not Equal ‘the writer is an edge lord who isn’t saying anything of value’ #saw someone make the EXCELLENT point that while obviously the violence on the boys is supernatural it’s extremity is pretty par for the #course in war but its not the kind of thing we want to look at #which is like. exactly the kind of thing the boys is trying to comment on. #and I’m not saying none of it is over the top. i still don’t know what they were trying to do with that deep scene in s1. we did NOT need #that fucking antman parody scene I know why they did it but they owe me a million dollars for having to see it. #but overall I do think there’s a point with what they’re doing and they’re doing it well

[topoillogical]

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#dont want discourse on this post outside from good faith responses and arguments from mutuals or followers so #its going in the tags #even if that means most ppl wont read it #anyway my opinion on AI art is that its not stealing in the sense that the AI is reproducing your artwork at all #but it IS maybe stealing in the sense of 'hi i am scraping your data that you did not consent to be used for this' #and sure some websites definitely have it in the terms of service that once you post your art there they can do whatever with it #but terms and conditions hold 0 moral weight #nobody reads them and theyre not intended to be read. its farce #so like. is AI unfairly reproducing your artwork and style? almost any modern one no. theyre trained against regurgitation #but they are using your data for personal interests without meaningful consent so. ill defend you on that #i mean personally im not bothered by it but for example #if my text conversations were fed into training data without my consent i would be for example #so i can empathize with being bothered #and do think its a valid thing to be like 'hey what the hell' abt

[roostertuftart]

I don’t even care about this discourse anymore I just wish it wasn’t constantly being shoved down the rest of the fandom’s throat as this full blown “actually you’re wrong for thinking this isn’t canon” bullshit that’s so needlessly cherry picked. So much for fanworks not having to support canon.

#which I agree with btw I don’t think fanworks need to support canon #I often don’t myself with my own artwork/writing #I just am so sick of this needless passive aggressive bullshit being carried out by a small selection of users on this platform #who just want discourse and have not patience for any dissenting opinions as much as they try to pretend to be so open to other ideas #and representations of the characters they like. it’s so fake. so petty. the fandom wasn’t always this toxic #esp not the meta side of the fandom. but now we go from one extreme to the other #and sp meta is dead #at least about stan and Kyle #the only meta you see these days about them is ppl continuing to carry on this stupid drama #and all of it is so cherry picked and poorly thought out and often times so obviously just another attempt to jab the other side #just for the sake of fighting ig? and I’m so over it #I’m just gonna sit in my little cave over here and draw nerdy sporty popular but also hated Stan and Kyle #maybe I’ll lean a little one way one day a little the other way the other day #maybe I’ll write a bi Kyle. perhaps a gay Kyle. maybe a bi Stan. maybe a gay Stan #whatever I’m feeling #but I’m done with this. I’m done with this argument. I’m done seeing my favorite ship ruined by needless discourse #that distills the characters to such a basic form in an attempt to bring back the glory of the old style days #as if it meets the creativity and flexibility and amazing writing old style works had on any meaningful level in the first place #good day style discourse. I hope your perpetuators get well soon #discourse #sp style #sorry for the rant I’m tired and angry about this subject again

[scientia-rex]

When I was in ninth grade I wanted to challenge what I saw as a very stupid dress code policy (not being allowed to wear spikes regardless of the size or sharpness of the spikes). My dad said to me, “What is your objective?”

He said it over and over. I contemplated that. I wanted to change an unfair dress code. What did I stand to gain? What did I stand to lose? If what I really wanted was to change the dress code, what would be my most effective potential approach? (He also gave me Discourses on the Fall of Rome by Titus Livius, Machiavelli’s magnum opus. Of course he’d already given me The Prince, Five Rings, and The Art of War.)

I ultimately printed out that phrase, coated it in Mod Podge, and clipped it to my bathroom mirror so I would look at it and think about it every day.

What is your objective?

Forget about how you feel. Ask yourself, what do you want to see happen? And then ask, how can you make it happen? Who needs to agree with you? Who has the power to implement this change? What are the points where you have leverage over them? If you use that leverage now, will you impair your ability to use it in the future? Getting what you want is about effectiveness. It is not about being an alpha or a sigma or whatever other bullshit the men’s right whiners are on about now. You won’t find any MRA talking points in Musashi, because they are not relevant.

I had no clear leverage on the dress code issue. My parents were not on the PTA; neither were any of my friend’s parents who liked me. The teachers did not care about this. Ultimately I just wore what I wanted, my patent leather collar from Hot Topic with large but flattened spikes, and I had guessed correctly—the teachers also did not care enough to discipline me.

I often see people on tumblr, mostly the very young, flail around in discourse. They don’t have an objective. They don’t know what they want to achieve, and they have never thought about strategizing and interpersonal effectiveness. No one can get everything they want by being an asshole. You must be able to work with other people, and that includes smiling when you hate them.

Read Machiavelli. Start with The Prince, but then move on to Discourses. Read Musashi’s Five Rings. Read The Art of War. They’re classics for a reason. They can’t cover all situations, but they can do more for how you think about strategizing than anything you’re getting in middle school and high school curricula.

Don’t vote third party unless you can tell me not only what your objective is but also why this action stands a meaningful chance of accomplishing it. Otherwise, back up and approach your strategy from a new angle. I don’t care how angry you are with Biden right now. He knows about it, and he is both trying to do something and not doing enough. I care about what will happen to millions of people if we have another Trump presidency. Look up Ross Perot, and learn from our past. Find your objective. If it is to stop the genocide in Palestine now, call your elected representatives now. They don’t care about emails; they care about phone calls, because they live in the past. I know this because I shadowed a lobbyist, because knowing how power works is critical to using it.

How do you think I have gotten two clinics to start including gender care in their planning?

Start small. Chip away. Keep working. Find your leverage; figure out how and when to effectively use it. Choose your battles, so that you can concentrate on the battle at hand instead of wasting your resources in many directions. Learn from the accumulated wisdom of people who spent their lives learning by doing, by making mistakes, by watching the mistakes of their enemies.

Don’t be a dickhead. Be smarter than I was at 14. Ask yourself: what is your objective?

[oedipushansen]

wait so are you a transandrophobia truther or not??

who CARES moritz stiefel & wendla bergman just DIED!!!!!

#genuine answer : ive said literally all my thoughts abt it in the tags of that one post . i really dont care abt this or have the energy to #talk abt it any more . even if i did i wouldnt have anything meaningful to add #do i think cis men are oppressed for being masculine ? of course not . do i believe other groups of ppl can be discriminated against for #being maculine ? sure . do i think it matters if we come up with some kind of label for this specific kind of experience & debate over #whether its a real thing ? no not really. seems to me both sides have their points & i dont want to touch the discourse any more than i have #asks

[iintervallum]

suggesting that someone could be trans is egging them on

#aster.txt #damn it i should have thought of this for easter this year fuck #always late on the jokes #i'll wait for easter to fall on tdov again just you wait guys #my only meaningful contribution to the neverending egg discourse on here #jokes aside i think its very based to suggest someone might be trans #i think if it werent for the fact that someone said i had the energy of a person who could fit in with either girls or guys #i probably would not have had any thoughts in regards to being non binary or agender #like i would have probably thought feeling alienated from other girls was an ordinary thing lol #or thinking its common to think “doesn't everyone feel a little non binary”and that it isnt actually common at all most people do not

[lmanburg]

something i resent about the frustration towards mischaracterization in fandom and the response "just make your own oc", is that it assumes a character is first and foremost its personality traits, which isn't true. a character exists perpetually in the context of its original medium; this includes not just its canon personality, but its character design, its setting, and its history. even if you completely changed the personality of a character, its roots from its medium still remain. lemme give a fabricated example:

Lets say someone watches the dsmp (do not let this fucking breach containment) and really likes ctommy, but hates how loud he is. everything else is great, his relationship with cwilbur and ctubbo, the horror of exile, his signature blonde hair and baseball tee, but they hate his volume. so whenever they post/write/draw/talk about him, they make him always whisper. this is objectively mischaracterization. ctommy is not quiet all of the time, in fact his fluctuating volume is a significant reflection of his mental state. yet, we could not assert that this isn't ctommy. his design is the same. his setting is the same. his history is the same. what would we tell this theoretical fan? that they don't really like ctommy? the character looks like ctommy, its friends are ctommy's friends, its server is ctommy's server. we can take this even further, lets say this person mischaracterizes ctommy to be meek and cold, even during pogtopia, even during the revolution for lmanburg. could we say this is a different character if it still founds the nation of lmanburg? all this to say i think people can be fans of a works setting, history, or style and not just a character's personalities. i'm not saying we shouldn't be annoyed by mischaracterization of characters we appreciate, i understand it FUCKING sucks. what i'm reflecting on is our association of what makes a character fundamentally themselves even when adapted away from their source material. (this isn't me excusing mischaracterization that perpetuates harmful stereotypes btw, like the tendency to project misogyny and racism onto characters via mischaracterization. that's less about asserting the integrity of a character (although it does do that) and more about being mindful of our own personal biases and how those reflect in the way we approach fiction)

#fandom discourse #this is so fucking random but i was thinking about it so #also obviously characterization goes hand in hand with the setting and history BUT #people get annoyed at mischaracterization that wouldn't have any meaningful impact on those things and while i totally understand them #you can't assert they don't like that character/don't know them #dsmp #<- so people in the discourse tag dont kill me #daniel.txt

[stackslip]

at the end of the day it’s not only that twitter is having a meltdown over maia crimew calling herself a a bi lesbian, that a huge amount of people are basically fine with threats of violence for that reason alone, and that some are actually trying to find a justification to say that her leaking the list is Harmful To People Of Colour/is actually anti-communist (when really they said they find her annoying and that they’re mostly mad at her being a bi lesbian).

it’s that this whole insane discourse has completely overshadowed anything about the no-fly list and how and why she did this. it’s being completely buried under the avalanche of nonsense and the arguments that she’s causing Material Harm. i wish i could say i think this is the work of feds but unfortunately i know people are batshit about this stuff. but really as i said before the best thing is to fucking ostracize and ignore these people and get them out of organizing and instead focus on what that list means and what to do next. bc these people are gonna sabotage any conversation or meaningful work, and are ready to betray any activist or person who takes risks.

but beyond that man the fucking state of leftism that any actual work and effort gets highjacked by clowns who drown it in their discourse instead. the fact that they genuinely feel justified in harming and impeding people and precious work in the name of labels. they talk about material harm but if that isn’t what’s happening rn idk what is.

#eli talks #i said id shut up but i again saw Takes where people genuinely argued that her being a bi lesbian- #and also hacking that list. were both dangerous to people of color. and also suspicious

[rthko]

to add to the whole proud faggot thing: i rmbr at age 15 me and my friend (both newly out) would say faggot all the time until a teacher told us off and my friend (v cocky) said actually miss i can reclaim it to which the teacher was like ...its still a swear word ur still not allowed to use it like its not that deep. and that was a sort of revelation like 'oh yeah this word obvs holds meaning and whatever but at the end of the day us reclaiming it isnt revolutionary its just two kids who got their hands on a new curse word to use' & ever since then i try to figure out whoevers using faggot in a useful or meaningful way vs whoever is just excited to use a forbidden word. n i think for a lot of ppl its the latter

So for context, I saw a post where someone had left a comment with Israel apologia, and someone else responded by screenshotting their blog, which has a cutesy Tumblr aesthetic, and added a screenshot of another post about what it called "Smol bean Zionism." I noticed the blogger's bio also said "proud faggot," so I tagged the post:

"Are we ready to admit the 'proud faggot' is not contradictory to the smol beanification but part and parcel to it?"

I see sentiments on Tumblr that "I call myself a faggot to scare the tenderqueers," but I think the cute harmless approach and the edgy approach are two sides of the same coin. Molly Rose on substack writes about how she as a Black woman could never get away with "tenderqueer" behavior. She writes: "As far as I can tell, the hallmark of a true tenderqueer is an unwavering avoidance of responsibility or culpability at all costs, paired with the use of social justice and personal advocacy language to ensure that lack of accountability." The real problem with this type then is not that they're too sensitive, but that their sensitivity is a tool by which they act like they could never be in the wrong. So we see a soft type and an edgy type, but both wear their victimhood on their sleeve to feign superiority and avoid any kind of interpersonal conflict. The former will invoke queerness or neurodivergence to guilt trip you, and the latter will act above it all and treat you like you're stupid for even caring. It's "enough discourse, we should be making out with tongue" when trans women try to talk about transmisogyny, etc.

With all these discussions of the "tenderqueer," It's easy to forget that "queer" was that transgressive word said to connote political radicalism, or rather, speak political radicalism into existence just by uttering that very word. And while I have heard people prop up "fag" and it's equivalents as the solution when the former has been watered down, they are not getting to the root of the problem. If the problem is that some have turned the supposed magical powers of a word into a political dead end, the solution is not to go find other magical words to replace it. I am aware and respectful of the fact that to some, these words really are a political statement, or a symbolic gesture that they're not afraid or have moved beyond past wounds. Any word is what you make it. But to get back to your point, yeah, some people have that same teenager's mentality of getting their hands on a new curse word. And it does not automatically make them meaningfully transgressive or even interesting.