#topic: social issues

[tayfabe75]

"I think the fact that my troubles come across in my music, we apply to a demographic that feels like that. I have the same anxieties as everybody – like the same things that everyone worries about; social, sexual, financial, cultural. One of the things I need to be aware of is what's going on in the world all the time because regardless of whether I accept it or not – or whether people think I should accept it or not – I do have a lot of influence over a lot of people, so, I feel the obligation to understand concepts that are way more prevalent in culture whether it be feminism, racism, and stuff like that. I've always been a feminist, non-racist person, but I suppose I've never studied them as issues because I've never needed to – that's not being ignorant, that's being a white Western person from England. I feel a responsibility to be as socially responsible as possible and all of my anxieties are like what your anxieties are like. I don't walk around like ‘Matty from The 1975', nor do my friends treat me like that, and the girls that I get with – or the girl that I'm getting with – doesn't treat me as ‘Matty from The 1975'."

September 2, 2016: Matty expresses his anxiety over using his influence responsibly. (source)

#year: 2016 #september 2016 #quote: matty healy #matty's character #matty's values #topic: anxiety #topic: influence #topic: social issues #get to know them #source: juice online

[moeblob]

Hello! I'm here with ~another~ text post!

I unfortunately had assumed "ah yes, The Anxiety" has been my problem recently but in fact, no. It was The Depression! (or a combo, super likely!) Due to this, I will be taking a brief mental break from posting art here. The break may be three days, might be a week. Truly a mystery even to me.

I will be drawing daily so when I return I should have multiple pictures to show off which I will separate in posts by fandom. Drawing really helps calm me down unless I get to the point where it feels like a performance obligation which it currently feels like.

I appreciate your patience and I hope to be okay enough to be back soon.

(also, my ask box on this blog has been disabled until I return)

#moe talks a lot #not art #i feel like a take like some random mental health week every year but hey it helps take pressure off #and if i dont have to worry about pleasing everyone then i start to doodle more - at least in the past #sorry for all my anxious tags yesterday i just kinda like uh #dont have the energy to do much except think so my thoughts kinda spiral outta control and zone in #on like one silly little topic and one silly little comment ive gotten in the past #and if you follow me on twitch and see me start streaming yeah thats to get a social aspect in shhh #i like streaming doodles and it really relaxes me which means i might stream a fair amount while i recover #tfw you try to treat Your Anxiety with medication and it doesnt really work bc its not anxiety issues #but its a med that makes you mellow so then your depressed and mellow yeah thats been me lately oops

[vaxxildamn]

very happy Matt decided to clarify his stance on the genocide of the Palestinian people rn. Pretty unhappy with the way he worded it, who he centered in his video, and disappointed to see the responses to it on Twitter.

kinda scared to even post about it bc CR fans can get so defensive about their favorite white people that they can often leave little room for criticism or nuance. but man I have thoughts.

#lemme just say. if you have a public platform that has set a precedent for philanthropic work. messages of positivity and love. #and have called attention to various political and social conflicts *in stream*. & whose employees and cast members are vocal #on socials about political topics #then it is NOT unreasonable for fans to expect them to address one of the deadliest orchestrated conflicts in recent history #a literal genocide is happening. thanks in part to the US. #it is good that they donated as a company and as individuals. so good! #but to everyone saying that publicizing good deeds like donations is virtue signaling or demanding CR cast to show their support is #or that activism shouldnt be all about what you post bc then it becomes performative #are kinda missing the point. and theyre not listening to palestinians at all #a huge issue with this conflict & the way its being received in the western world - ESPECIALLY the US bc of its partnership w israel - #is the sheer amount of disgusting minsinformation and propaganda convincing ppl this genocide is either not that bad or that its necessary #everyday citizens CANNOT change foreign policy. we cant do anything! #so what have Palestinians been asking us to do?? SPREAD AWARENESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. MAKE PEOPLE AWARE. UPLIFT PALESTINIAN VOICES. SHARE LINKS #SHOW PPL THE TRUTH. #and yes its hard! its difficult to watch what theyre going thru. but we HAVE to. #i didnt rlly like matts statement. he said he didnt have the spoons to engage in the discourse. which i get. god i get it. #but ive also seen many many creators/influencers who are also disabled or whose families are directly involved gather their spoons to help #and no one was asking CR to harm themselves in the name of helping palestine. we only wanted them to spread awareness #bc the comments on their tweet about finally donating were full of mostly white centrist takes not able to see any benefit to donating or #addressing the issue at all. which is EXACTLY why CR should addresss it. bc they can reach so many who dont understand #but theyd been radio silent for almost 5 months. i didnt like that he didnt really apologize. i didnt like that he centered himself #i didnt like his lowkey flippant language either. saying all that.. ridiculousness in regards to a genocide not well worded. #but i dont feel right holding that against him. should he have thought it through better? sure but i get it #& unfortunately his parting message left a bad taste in my mouth - one of positivity & self care & hugging each other #nice important words but it didnt feel like he was talking about ppl who are affected by this conflict. but rather ppl who are watching #it just felt like a very white thing to say in response to this. we are not burdened and easily victimized bc of it #we are responsible. and so we must center palestinians. #if i were him i wldnt have gone in detail about how hard the palestinian genocide is for me to watch. #but thats just me #*CORRECTION: radio silent for almost 4 months

[definitelynotnia]

normalise saying "I don't have enough information on this topic to have an opinion on it"

and then staying out of it completely rather than going along with wtv opinion u imprinted from three random posts/reels/tweets and having weird misinformed debates with full confidence

#like bro it's ok to not have an opinion on something if you don't know just say i don't know and move on #there's too many fucked up things going on in the world it's perfectly natural to not have proper information on a topic of debate #just remove yourself from said debate theres no needto go marching in with limited information and spreading even more misinformation #i see so many people around my age posting random political stuff be it religious or about lgbtq or women even and they haven't read #a single article about any of these topics ever #their only source is sketchy social media posts or “dark jokes” about a certain community making them think it's cool to shit on them #or random “sigma” edits of things and suddenly the most random stuff becomes everyone's favourite mainstream political affiliation #like have you read a single policy pertaining to this government or do you have a single reason for violently hating a certain community #i understand that some people are genuinely interested in these topics and that is absolutely wonderful it's great that young people have #opinions and commentary on world issues but only when this stems from an area of genuine interest and when at least some effort to be #factual is made not when it's only done because everyone else is doing it and they have some weird sort of fomo at work or they just think #it's funny or wtv without understanding the implications of their words and actions #no one is forcing you to involve yourself in every social issue but the moment you choose to make commentary on a social issue you must take #the responsibility of educating yourself as best you can before you open your mouth

[spock-smokes-weed]

One thing I’ve been struggling with in my AU is that since I’m primarily pulling from soap operas, I had to have some kind of more extreme B plot going on.

I feel like the story would be kinda boring if the focus was only on Sanji and Zoro 100% of the time. Like I’ve said before, there’s only so much plot you can create from two idiots getting pregnant, and you need some space between the drama to let it breath and simmer.

I knew I’d want to shift to Nami and Usopp for a bit with their “I’m stuck going in circles” kind of predicament, but even that felt more suited for C plot stuff.

I knew the B plot had to center Luffy because he’s still built like an anime protagonist, and it had to involve him being a menace to society somehow. And I think I figured it out.

Since the setting is a small tourist town, I could go the “big developer is trying to move into town and give the residence a bad deal to pave over their homes” route cus it’s a tried and true classic of cheesy soap type stuff. Also I have a lot of personal experience of seeing my home get bulldozed for big expensive development.

Luffy essentially terrorizes this business guy (Sir Crocodile) away from trying to take a hold of the town. And the business guy being very powerful, tries to stomp out Luffy through any means necessary. I also wanna do some stuff with Luffy vs. local law enforcement because again he’s seems a menace to society.

Also yes I am making Crocodile the main villain cus A. It’s a similar situation to Alabasta so Croc seems like a good fit. and B. soap operas love a good secret parent twist, and I love the Dadodile theory :3

There’s nothing quiet like soap operas where the main plot is the slow burn romance, and the B plot is dark money and organized crime.

#one piece #one piece sound au #monkey d. luffy #sir crocodile #a/b/o #omegaverse #also I’d keep croc being trans but in my own a/b/o kind of way #he presented as an omega #had luffy with dragon and then started living his life socially as an alpha #and if I have zoro on one hand a my ‘totally cool with being pregnant and is excited by having a baby’ trans experience #then on the other I have croc as ‘being pregnant was dysphoric and they never wanted to be a parent’ trans experience #maybe luffy was a result of croc not being able to get an abortion #I really flip flop back and forth on how much *real* topics I want to touch on in my fanfic #cus on one hand they’re important to be #but also I don’t want to trivialize #but reproductive health is important to me #so is trans health care #and trans men getting access to abortion is a real issue so maybe croc’s tragic backstory could be a place to explore that #tho I don’t know if luffy being the result of an unwanted pregnancy would make ppl uncomfortable #but it’s also the way reality shakes out sometimes :/ #idk I’m still brainstorming is anyone is reading these tags

[lazaruspiss]

seeing content creator drama is so weird. like i would die. also people who try so hard for internet fame? like ur trying to get big on purpose?? thats literally one of my worst fears and i will never understand social media culture.

#thinking about. a lot of things really. #hey do any of u remember the one asmr channel that made funny/weird roleplays that mixed in occasional social justice related topics #she went from left wing anarchist to EXTREMELY conservative. like death threats to minority levels #one of those single tradwives. explicitly against ALL forms of feminism. all of em #she had a mental break and made it everyones problem #i recently found out she went on that one podcast where they harass OF models for 6 hours straight #(to harass the OF models) #she also apparently thinks we should revert to a catholic monarchy. i feel bonkers just watching her spiral #anyways thats completely irrelevant but my brain is achey from knowing too much about internet strangers #ik its not that simple but its weird seeing people try and deal w whats clearly a personal issue online #if i feel even mildly upset by smth online i go hug my mom and spend some time in the real world instead #anyways the catholic monarchy anti feminism stuff is crazy right #ramble tag

[icewindandboringhorror]

finally settling once and for all... with the evidence laid out plainly.. which of these brother boys is more stinkys ,,,

#also please for the love of gourd do not take this seriously i am joking I do not hold any of these behaviors against my cats I know that #all cats are a little stinky and weird I have had cats all of my life I am not genuinely condemning my cats i am being silly please lol #(some of my goofy cat posts in the past will always get like.. one or two people taking an issue with something incredibly #mundane. like me saying a cat is being rude or somehting and someone being like 'um actually cats cant process the concept of #rudeness. he has no idea he did anything wrong!' ........ yes...... i am aware.. that my cat has the brain of a cat lol #ANYWAY.... polls!!! so excited to have polls.. I will try not to be annoyig but I just love asking random things to the general #public. in friend groups I am always the one asking people to taking surveys. quizzes. making surveys and handing them out. etc. #the rare times I can partially overcome my social anhedonia/inability to socially function properly/etc. is when I'm interviewing people or #socializing specifically in the context of like Information Gathering lol #I love running questionairres and stuff . even about the most mundane pointless topics. there's just soemthing really interesting #about like....... being able to ask people stuff and then look at and analyze the results. #Even though that's an incredibly simple average thing. idk.. my brain loves information even if it's pointless silly information. #I Just Think It's Neat. I have so so sos os oso many ideas but I wanted to make the first poll about my cats #of course because I'm also obsessed with them lol. I was thinking of taking some of the pictures of them in front of a blank #canvas and doing a poll of 'what are they painting?' or 'what should they paint?' but I decided to go with babey crimes #for now. inspired by various baby crimes committed just this morning. Fresh on my mind.. #I wish they had a middle option though between '1 day' and '1 week'. I think a week is too long for a poll like this but also #one day is not long enough because I dont really have THAT many active followers. if it was just a day it would probably reach like 5 poepl #people. I want to at least be able to reblog it a few times maybe. lol #I think 3-4 days would be ideal. Its a new feature though. I'm sure they'll modify things as time goes on. #Still feeling sick and bad and weird and not being that productive at all generally but... I have just enough energy stores.. #using up every ounce of my power to make a goofy poll... a worthy sacrifice....

[siennaditbot]

Kind of destroyed by my lack of social skills again so yay

Talking is hard

Especially in groups

They talk about topics I have nothing to say about

And when I do have something to add

I start too late or quiet or smth so I often get interrupted

So I just smile like "yeah ok continue not like i had anything important anyway no i'm not about to cry"

They came over to my place and were nice and everything and I do like them

But I've been on the verge of bursting into tears ever since they left

Thus I've been distracting myself with Sans x reader stuff

Why?

Why is it so difficult? What am I doing wrong? Why can everyone else do it?

Why am I so difficult?? I don't like normal things like coffee or alcohol or make-up or saunas or cars or a lot of foods and it's making me feel so freaking weird and lonely but I don't wanna force myself to do stuff

Cue me being there, nodding along cuz I'm sad and uncomfortable and awkward and anxious

Why?

Just why?

I hate this.

I should probably contact my psychologist again. This has become a problem.

So yeh

If y'all talk to me don't be surprised if I'm awkward

But maybe that's why I like internet people the best

We can be awkward together ^^;

Yay for dumb Tumblr rants but it's 2am and I wanted to get stuff out again

Night, I'mma go cry myself to sleep now

#SDB rambles #social anxiety #self confidence #social issues #social awkwardness #still kinda maybe doubting my neurotypicalness #could be caused by the social anxiety as well #but like #how do people come up with questions?? my go to is just telling my experience with the current topic?? how??? #rant #sad thoughts

[popsicle-stick]

joni mitchell was right they are paving paradise and putting up a parking lot

#or a car park. in mine native tongue. #we have a housing crisis but the solution to that is regulate landlords not to put up a luxury development on every other field...bro...... #biodiversity is plummeting here bc of intensive farming and overdevelopment but the gov continues to do Nothing but accelerate the decline #this gov is obsessed with squeezing more and more productivity out of the land and failing that‚ development #they simply do not care #call me a nimby but i have to ask the uk government what kind of world are we leaving for our grandchildren. what the fuck are we doing #i feel this is niche bc it's a controversial topic here in the uk and noone talks abt urban sprawl as an environmental/social issue on here #but its something that makes me so insane #ukpol

[scarefox]

Wanna thank “Bed Friend” and NetJames for providing me with a new exquisit obsession 😌

#a sex positive BL about psychological & socially overlooked topics?? #two main leads who are open allies. aware of social issues AND are damn funny as well?? #that's exactly the content I need #bed friend the series #netjames #net siraphop #james supamongkon #bl drama #thai bl #lgbtq

[musical-chick-13]

Okay, I figured it out. It's not "They would not fucking say that" that's the problem. It's "The overall trends in ways HOW people rewrite characters in fanworks in accordance with preexisting biases never ceases to be incredibly frustrating" that drives me up the wall.

It doesn't matter if a given person doesn't write the women "in-character" because everything's made up and the points don't matter. But when there's an overall trend of making her into the One-Dimensional Bitch character just so a main ship has An Obstacle, I think that deserves examination.

When the characters in a fandom who are allowed redemption aus are overwhelmingly white and the characterizations of the poc are overwhelmingly "Violent in ways they aren't in canon," yeah, I think that deserves examination.

When white (conventionally attractive) male villainous behavior gets subsumed under the umbrella of "He's just mentally ill" and no such grace or nuance is extended to literally any other type of character (including ones who explicitly CANONICALLY suffer from mental illness), I think that deserves examination.

No, fandom is not activism, no, people don't owe you a nuanced portrayal of social issues in their meta or fanfic. No, not all examples of interpreting characters through various lenses are malicious or speak to pRoBLeMaTiC (GOD I am rolling my eyes so hard at my use of this word) behavior. I just think that, if we really care about dismantling structural inequality, we have to examine how we reflect and perpetuate it in ALL aspects of our lives; which, yes, is going to have to include our hobbies sometimes.

#there's also something to be said about how a lot of people seem to view social issues as a fandom activity anyway #(which. for the record. I think is unhelpful and best and actively harmful at worst.) #but this DOES potentially mean that examining things on a personal hobby/fandom level might lead to nuance and forward momentum in regard #to broader social issues and the relevant topics within them #In the Vents #also. again. this is ABSOLUTELY not related to any of you. I'm just trying to break down my own thoughts on some things #do I dare tag this as anything

[faultsofyouth]

It's fucked up that the sober population straight up ignores how a huge portion of addicts have chronic illnesses

#was thinking about my stepdad and his plethora of health issues and how they shape his life #and then i thought about sewercentipede and Then i thought about the huge population of bipolar people who are alcoholics #and then after all that i thought about a convo i had with a straight edge friend who was like 'using illegal drugs Should result in jail #time because they could just Not do those drugs. they do it just for fun' #like i understand where he is coming from but i literally think he is wrong af. #i think the people who do drugs (esp hard drugs) recreationally are outnumbered 2 to 1 by people who #are self medicating with illegal drugs. i think most people totally ignore how chronic illnesses #and severe mental illnesses can hurt you on a profound level and because they dont know about that suffering #they do not understand the urge to numb that pain. and people have no sympathy for what they dont understand #lately im so bothered by people who share their opinions with me about complicated issues but clearly havent ever done any research on them #everyone thinks their opinion is so smart and special and no one is studying #especially not studying human behavior. most people think that socialization and political topics are a fucking joke #with 0 relevance to their personal lives. like no one is ever going to be truly informed about All the things #and i know i certainly am not but it is so annoying to speak with people who make no effort at all to learn about a subject #before they try and tell people the business about it. like that guy. his only understanding of drug use #comes from his own relationship to alcohol. but he was not an alcoholic he was just a perv who decided to go christian #like its so egotistical to assume that your experience and emotions can apply to everyone and yet he is not the only guy i know #who has no interest in any perspective other than his own but thinks his perspective is well informed #im sure women piss me off with this behavior too its just that atm i can only think of examples of men acting like this

[imwritesometimes]

if you are on tumblr criticizing people for what they are or aren't posting and chastising ppl for not ~speaking out~ or ~raising awareness~ might I just suggest logging the fuck off and actually doing something with your time other making yourself feel superior for blogging while doing fuck all else abt anything

#I am so sick of the 'i blog abt this constantly no I don't check sources or verify information you should feel BAD #'for coming on SOCIAL MEDIA and not reblogging every post abt this topic whether the info is verified or not' #you don't know what ppl are doing OFFLINE. cause most ppl do have lives OFFLINE. most ppl do not see blogging as piety #most ppl who donate to causes or help out don't feel the need to shout it from the rooftops cause they're not doing it #for fucking social media clout #don't even get me started with the 'fırebomb a wałmart' ppl like. they don't even realize they're the same mentality as the ppl they say #they oppose #I fckn hate it here more and more and more every goddamn day so many ppl saying you are not immune from propaganda #not realizing they are in fact lapping up propaganda and being warped just not by like idk f0x news so it's ok I guess 🤷‍♀️ #when you follow less than 60 ppl to begin with you can only unfollow so many ppl before it becomes like what's the point bro #some of y'all need some real life actually impacting your life problems and issues and responsibilities holy shit #and that's it. happy new year I guess I am gonna go find anything else to do ✌️ #delete later

[jamietxrtt]

look i really liked the last episode but i feel like i have to say. the whole ‘just forgive them and move on! that’s the best revenge :)’ scene really made me cringe

#does not feel right #look i love the show but every time somebody says its progressive im like ‘…really?’ #just wrote a huge long post abt how the show mishandles social issues and how i feel about it #(spoiler: im conflicted) #but it hit the tag limit and im too scared to post it anyway so #but yeah. i appreciated the effort for trying to showcase this real important issue in the last ep #but the resolution was a miss for me #which like. makes sense. of course the COMEDY written by a majority white writers room #doesnt give a topic as huge and sensitive and all-consuming as racial injustice #the time and weight and focus it deserves #of course they dont. theyre treating it as a subplot in ONE episode of their comedy show #they were never going to give it the time and focus it deserves #but it still makes me cringe #idk idk i just felt like i needed to mention it #the show is great at deconstructing toxic masculinity #and dismantling logical fallacies present in straight while male communities that lead to an obsession with masculinity #but once the show leaves that narrow bubble of audience it focuses on… woof. things get rough #ted lasso spoilers

[softpastelqueer]

Remember when a weirdo accused me of personally following bigots on Twitter because I complained about Twitter being full of bigotry and they were too stupid to understand tumblr and Twitter aren’t the same site and it’s considerably easier to see random posts you don’t want to see on Twitter regardless of your activity 🤡🤡🤡

Like anybody could’ve told you that bigotry has been everywhere on Twitter for over a year now 🤡

It didn’t come new with Elon Musty Ass in charge. It BEEN an issue

#I know who sent the ask of course #the tracker in my blog told me who it was #buttttt Twitter BEEN an issue #anyone who sees the Twitter trends for the past year can back me up on this #Twitter has been unusable for me for a while because of how exhausting the trends/algorithm were despite having a list of blocked topics #most of the reason tumblr has been my primary social media is the lack of an algorithm #and lack of seeing rancid trends #it’s actually really funny how superior tumblr really is #also note the date on that article

[tendercoretroglodyke]

I have some kind of weird evil wizard curse on me where I feel deeply sad and uniquely horrible when my beloved bestie roommate is home but feel Normal and Emotionally Regulated when theyre out like literally what is wrong with me good GOD get that girl some therapy !!!!

#sorry trying this thing where i speak the thoughts that haunt me and build up in my head as 'unspeakable' anxieties to weaken their power #good thing no one can see this!!! #anyways i want to reinterate that i love my bestie so much and i love BEING with them #but when theyre home and we're not actively hanging out and sometimes even when we ARE i get. like this #i dont understand it #not to be all emo mcdarkness or whatever but i really feel so much more lonely when im around people than when im alone #whats up w that?? #like idk is it just a matter of me being jealous that my bestie spends more time with their partner than with me? #or am i jealous bc i dont HAVE a partner like that who is always there for me and considers me their number 1 #OR am i in love with my bestie and unable to admit it to myself??? #or am i just autistic and having a meltdown every time i socialize with people and realize i am not like them #and dont think i will ever have the emotional intelligence to have a healthy adult relationship like they do #and it drives me fucking crazy with grief?? #vs when im alone im like. not even a person anymore and dont need to be seen i can simply exist and do puzzles and listen to podcast #???? #no but fr this has been a major issue for a long time now and I'm only recently starting to uncover the patterns in my sadness #and im legitimately so scared im going to reach a point where i need to move out on my own and have more control over when i see my bestie #just to get a handle on this insane mood fluctuations that i truly dont understand #and i dont even know how i would begin to broach that topic with them #bc we have promised each other so many times we would always live together #please god let saying this all out loud make it easier to bear 🙏