#twitter stay away

[kennedy-brooke]

can twt stay off of tumblr PLEASE. this is my happy place stay AWAY with ur toxic shit pls and thanks.

on that note, can someone fill me in on todays gig bc i feel like i missed so much

#the 1975 #matty healy #george daniel #ross macdonald #twitter stay away #please im begging #tumblr is a safe space dont ruin it #matthew looked so good today someone send me videos

[chaosandstardust]

In case you were wondering why we don't want the twitter people here, they're arguing right now over whether or not it's okay to have pronouns in bios and if straight people can call their SOs partners. 😭

#like #why #twitter #elon musk #twitter refugees #twitter v tumblr #twitter vs elon musk #fuck elon musk #twitter stay away

[xoxoemynn]

For OFMD Tumblr friends who want a S3 and are scared of Twitter

First, no judgment from me. I very much get it. I resisted Twitter for a long time, and even though I'm now a bit more comfortable on it, it's still not my Fandom Home. There are a TON of valid reasons not to be on Twitter, but if you REALLY want to keep OFMD visible right now and help its chances of returning for a third season, Twitter is the best place to do it. Like it or not, Twitter is still the best social media platform for raising awareness and for instant news updates.

Tumblr posts don't make headlines. Topics that have been trending on Twitter do. And if we want this show to come back, we need to make OFMD impossible to ignore.

By now you've probably seen just how close we came to a S3, and if you're like me, you are RAGING and donning your battle jacket. But I get it can be intimidating to get on Twitter for the first time, so I thought I'd address some common anxieties I see. I'll put below a cut because this got a bit long, but I promise it's a quick read.

I don't know what to say! Where do I even start? That's okay! You don't have to create your own tweets (although it's great if you do). Amplifying other people's posts is also important. Go ahead and like/retweet/reply to other people's posts. This may also help you get an idea of what you may like to say in your own tweets.

Hashtags...yes? Yes! Although don't use too many or you may get flagged as a bot. The biggest one that seems to be emerging is #SaveOFMD. Other popular ones are #RenewAsACrew, #RenewOurFlagMeansDeath, and of course, #OFMD and #OurFlagMeansDeath.

Should I just be tagging all the streaming services? Per @renewasacrew, no. It's counterproductive. You'll want to tag one streamer at a time and be specific. Below is an example of a tweet I made the other day -- use specific reasons why that that particular streamer may benefit from picking up OFMD.

I'm scared. People are mean. Yeah, people are mean. But I will say the vibes over at OFMD Twitter are currently the best I've ever seen them. People seem to have united for the greater good and are being overwhelmingly positive and just trying to do whatever we can to save the show. (That said, again, I already had a pretty curated feed, and was very liberal with blocking users/terms I didn't want to see, but I've been able to spend so much more time in the For You tab than I ever have without being jump scared by something.)

But I don't know anyone there! Wouldn't I just be shouting into the void? Not if you use the hashtags! Fans are being really good about following those and engaging with the tweets. Plus, [Stede voice], I'm your friend. I'm xoxoemynn over there as well, I'll follow you back and engage with any of your posts that I see. Plus, what's been REALLY lovely to see is that SO many lurkers have come out of lurkerdom to support the efforts, and they are being welcomed with open arms, so you will not be alone. Again, I am telling you, vibes? Best I've ever seen them.

I can't get sucked into another social media platform, I don't have the time. The beauty here is you don't need to spend a lot of time. I've been on Twitter more in the past week than I have in the entire year I've had an account, and I'm still only on for maybe an hour total the entire day? I open the app, I check a couple accounts, I engage with a handful of posts, and I close the app. It takes all of five minutes. It's an extremely small lift that can have a very big impact.

My bet is on Zaslav expecting us to be upset, and that there may be a day or two of outrage, but then we'd move on. I'm sure right now he's trying to convince everyone that this is a fluke, and that it'll blow over soon. Don't let him win. Keep OFMD in the news. Be loud (but polite) and make Max and other streamers take note of what a passionate, loyal fan base this show has. Make their stocks continue to drop. Make it clear this is NOT just a fluke, it is NOT business as usual. It's a BIG fuck up with lasting consequences.

Twitter, for all its sins, is the best place to do this.

Now let's get our damned show back.

#ofmd #our flag means death #renew as a crew #truly BELIEVE ME I get wanting to stay away!! #and if after we get picked up again you want to delete your account please go ahead and do that! #but this is a really easy and tangible way to show Max/other streamers #just how beloved the show is and how it would benefit them to save it #I love tumblr but it's not going to give us the kind of impact we want #it's for fans - not for external folks/key decision makers #ANYWAY I am by NO MEANS a twitter expert but I'm getting better #and I've seen some people be nervous about getting on the platform so I thought I'd try to help <3

[silentgrim]

do u know how dumb u have to be to rate limit a social media outlet, allowing users to view only 600 posts/day, which can be scrolled through in two minutes. literally sentencing your own platform to death…

#imagine if tumblr did that #btw I’m obviously talking about twitter the one run by a complete degenerate #and yes i already exceeded my rate limit so i can’t view anything else LOL #someone pls take twitter off this moron #chatter #tumblr pls stay away don’t get influenced

[pillarsalt]

that guy who threw tomato soup at kjk in NZ has a warrant out for his arrest and right now he's livestreaming on twitter. popped in for a second out of curiosity and he's currently ranting about how circumcision is worse than FGM because "they only cut off the tip of the clitoris" oh my goddd I could not fucking believe it. a woman tried to tell him about women bleeding to death during childbirth because of fgm and he still outright denied there's any difference between the two. trans activism is filled to the brim with MRAs.

#elianarubashkyn on twitter if you're curious but I'm staying away my blood pressure is too high lol

[reputayswift]

I think Swifties should be more normal about Olivia

#seeing people on Twitter imply that Sabrina opening for Eras is some revenge message against Olivia because she…… #stopped mentioning her inspirations after multiple plagiarism accusations fueled by fandoms #like wonder why!!! #also when Olivia and Sabrina have constantly said nice things about eachother in their music? #idk any smaller artist breathes in Taylor’s direction and it’s either ‘stay away from her’ if they mention her too much or ‘they secretly #hate her’ if they don’t mention her enough ://: #*:/// #tays takes

[distort-opia]

you know i often see people throwing around the claim "joker r*ped/sa'd barbara in tkj" (mainly to shame people for liking the joker or batjokes) even though alan moore has dedunked it at some point. like the only piece of media i can think of with joker as a rapist is the azzarello graphic novel which is shit and doesn't need to be accepted as canon. i know it's kinda of a touchy subject but i'd be interested to hear your thoughts

Well. You've pretty much said it, to be honest.

Even a cursory Google search will reveal that Azzarello's Joker (2008) is a one-off, non-canon story. The just as much stand-alone sequel, Batman: Damned has a grieving Harley Quinn almost force herself on Bruce, and yet I haven't heard people say Harley is a rapist. Hell, didn't Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) have Harley and Nightwing sleep together... with pretty dubious consent on Dick's side? And yet fans are able to acknowledge that these are not canon storylines and that the writer matters a lot-- in the case of the latter, it's co-written by Bruce Timm, who is infamous for his shitty portrayal of female characters (also see the animation Batman: The Killing Joke, in which Barbara very assertively has sex with Batman, because that's of course the only way a woman can exercise power). Actually, Barbara's character has suffered so much... there's even Batman Beyond 2.0 #28, in which Bruce apparently got Barbara pregnant, Dick's girlfriend at the time.

But we all dismiss these storytelling choices because we know they're idiotic. They go against the core of the characters, simple as that. Why is Joker not allowed the same? While what he canonically did to Barbara in TKJ was horrible, rape did not happen, and that's a fact. Any other implications of sexual assault can only be connected to Frank Miller's writing in the TDKR series (not canon), or that horrible (and again, not canon) book adaptation of TKJ by Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. Unfortunately, there are always some writers who think that it's just darker and grittier and cooler, more shocking to have Joker attempt rape or resort to sexual means of intimidation; though it's funny how it happens that these are also generally controversial writers for their sexist depictions of women.

But we do know why Joker is not afforded the same kind of treatment as other characters who got butchered by out-of-character stories, canon or otherwise. He's become the punching bag of the DC fandom; it's so easy to proclaim loud and proud these days how much you hate the Joker and want him dead. If you're an anti and looking to feel morally righteous and signal to your echo chamber how good and pure you are, it's a low hanging fruit to latch onto Joker and criticize him for all he's done. The problem, of course, is when these people start attacking actual, real-life fans over their fictional preferences, shipping or otherwise.

But to give a more general conclusion, and my actual opinion on the matter: Joker is a master manipulator. His main schtick is literally getting Batman to kill him by orchestrating all manner of situations; he manipulates his doctors, his henchmen, he manipulates Gotham itself through the media on countless occasions. The very reason why he did what he did to Barbara in TKJ was to manipulate her father into having a mental breakdown. Joker picks people to break and then breaks them psychologically, that is his MO. What he wants is to expose the people around him, he wants to show that deep down, everyone is rotten.

It probably becomes obvious why rape is inconsistent with this mindset. Joker isn't the kind of monster to make things happen by brute force, he's the kind of monster to manipulate people into the worst versions of themselves and then laugh at them as they hate themselves for it. He'll murder and torture and imply any manner of atrocity to make that happen, but the source of his glee is seeing people fall into the same dark pit, devoid of humanity, he's chosen to live in. (And don't even get me started on the fact that Joker was canonically shown to have been a victim of sexual assault himself as a child, in Batman: Streets of Gotham. As an adult, he's depicted as gruesomely taking revenge on the man who did it. Something tells me there's more than one reason why Joker would not resort to rape, and it goes beyond MOs or agendas.)

#I got a bit long but alas #this was prompted by whatever twitter meltdown is currently happening wasn't it #heard about it and heaved a long sigh. this is why I stay away from that hell hole #asks #long post #joker #rape mention #discussion of rape #fandom negativity

[rebeccasbiscuits]

me when 3x06 is AN HOUR AND THREE MINUTES

#ted lasso #see u guys on the other side of that tomorrow....... #and even more so the fact there were no screeners... wtf is HAPPENING tomorrow #(the beginning of tedbecca Real is the answer To Me) #update apparently the screeners have now dropped so shall be staying Away from twitter

[harbingersecho]

finally played thru the infamous if demo and had an excuse to make a goth guy. with Facepaint and a coontail and everything. so here's Dane aka Lacuna of Dead Rat Society

#infamous #infamous if #interactive fiction #iris de luca #maya holland #mine #*24 #lacuna #try to stay on model challenge failed.whatever. also i made him under 5'3 after drawing the outfits bc i wanted to climb on counters in the #bus. that's that REAL manlet representation we need. also its so funny when that drunk guy calls u a fag indirectly. what gave it away #also 7 and dane exes is so funny. dane's like i'm over it tho i'm sad that we're not even friends + im happy you got friends but also. #are you in love with avina.like i don't care but ARE you? you have to tell me even tho i'd never ask. lol. but are you? its FINE if you #are i just wanna know. are they in love with you?do you want them to be. its fine btw. #taking everything in me to not start making yt spotify insta + twitter edits of the infamous peeps.

[katieshook02]

THIS HAS ME HOWLING RN 😭😭😭

#god i love hockey twitter #no but seriously Mathew you better stay away from every fucking barber shop in new york city #i’m not playing #i will fly to new york city and burn every barber shop down idc #mat barzal #new york islanders

[itz-prizz]

i like tgcf‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ i hate mu qing-

#found this on twitter #and yes #wdym you don't like meow qing???? #bruh??? #ew literally stay away from me #mu qing #tgcf mu qing #xuan zhen #fu yao #mq tgcf #tgcf #heaven official's blessing #mxtx tgcf #tian guan ci fu

[artielu]

This is possibly the greatest thread on Twitter i have ever read. Ever. It is DEAD ACCURATE regarding heterosexual men in the dating pool. Mind these 30 warning signs very carefully and save yourself some of the damage and resulting therapy that these toxic assholes will inflict on you.

Just to get your started with why this entire thread is absolutely gold:

#life advice #online dating #misogyny #stay the fuck away from these assholes #read the whole Twitter thread #old lady on Tumblr

[fruitmanstyles]

just saw someone on ghosttwt complaining that ppl on here are still suggesting diff names for the new guitar ghoul bc “we already picked it on the first day!!”

like i’m sorry but i don’t think a decision from like 5 idiots on twitter is law for the whole fandom, you’ve gotta be kidding me 💀

#get a fucking grip kid #i need twitter to stay afloat so these weirdos don’t all migrate here flsjjjsjsan #stay away

[danandfuckingjonlmao]

phannie tumblr and phannie twitter hating each other is so funny bc it’s all the same people and we act like we’re completely separate societies. i really get and agree with the criticisms of phannie twt, all i wanted when i was on there was to be back here, AND at the end of the day, we’re all phannies—none of us are valid <3

(i’m down if anyone has thoughts on this that they want to share! i want to write essays upon essays about this phenomenon it’s SO interesting /gen)

#/hj #this is so fascinating to me as a psychology bitch #like phannie twt is a nightmare i HATED being on it #AND everyone individually was soooo nice #and also all of them are on here too!! #and dnp twitter is MUCH worse with the boundaries and toxicity and privacy and respect and shit #but dnp tumblr is NOT innocent #so much discourse and people started shit for fun and all kinds of the same shipping behaviour #the reason the shipping behaviour is different on tumblr is because it is no longer shoved in their faces #everyone tries to keep it contained and lowkey and #and not public like it feels like a private little community that dnp respect and mostly stay away from #but we need to also recognise that the shipping behaviour is the same #dnp #yeet my deet #dan and phil #phan #phandom #yeet my deenp #phstudy

[showtoonzfan]

I just realized, how much do y’all wanna bet once we start to critique the first season of Hazbin (or episode by episode depending on what platform they release it on) the fandom will immediately go “WE’RE ONLY ON SEASON ONE AND EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE FIRST SEASON OF A SHOW IS JUST A TEST RUN TO SEE WHERE THE SHOW WILL GO!”— Cause I 100% expect that.

#I honestly don’t know what will happen but I DO know they’ll find some bs excuse or argument for us to not criticize the show #I’m definitely expecting a lot of “JUST SAY IT’S NOT FOR YOU” or “YOURE A CISHET!” takes #god damn it’s amazing how predictable this fandom is #people are going to try so hard to gatekeep this show but imma be honest #once the show comes out I’m going to try to stay FAR away from the fandom as possible #vivziepop critical #spindlehorse critical #hazbin hotel critical #Hazbin critical #vivziepop criticism #I’m also expecting Viv bootlickers to come through #and who knows maybe Viv will throw another bitch fit on Twitter

[illdothehotvoice]

For those who don't want ticket holders to hold a class action lawsuit against Crunchyroll and Miku Expo because it'll "ruin our relationship with Crypton Future Media and we may never get Miku concerts again!" and "Crypton isn't a huge company!" Here you are, bon appetit.

#miku expo #people have a right to be upset and take legal action against the company that fucked them over crazy concept i know #the further away we get from the vancouver show the more garbage takes i see in the tag i need to stay off twitter for a minute