#void.critical

[zo1nkss]

I have very mixed feelings about the way ppl use Kraken imagery in art of Ed but I don't think I'm capable of articulating my thoughts about it well. It's not every art that uses Kraken imagery, but some of it makes me very uncomfy.

#One day I will make a post about how much I hate when ppl seperate his different masks as if their seperate personas or personalities #y'all have no idea how shitty and ableist that shit is but eventually I will have the spoons to explain #just not today #I'm talking about Ed / Blackbeard / The Kraken btw #ofmd #void.critical #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

was just casually scrolling twt and came across p recent art of Fang/Izzy/Lucius/Pete and Fang was literally the same color as Izzy 🥴

#help me I hate it here #void.critical #Void Rambles #Void Thoughts

[zo1nkss]

If Ed were a white woman, the way Izzy treats him would be seen as disgusting and vile by 70% of his[Izzy's] fanbase.

#izzy critical #void.critical #ofmd #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

some ppl in this fandom are TOO Izzy coded in that they refuse to see Ed outside of the realm of violence and thus every emotion he has or action he takes is violent to them.

#ofmd #void.critical #like it rlly battles me that ppl can write fics and make art and post meta #where they're literally painting this image of Ed that doesn't even ohysically look or act like himself in any way #bc they've distorted his features and/or personality so much in the name of aggression #that he's not even the same character anymore #and then they turn around #and uwuify Izzy #and call him the fucking victim #as if he's not CANONICALLY against the core message of the entire fucking show #and as if that fact is not DIRECTLY CONFIRMED BY THE CREATORS #idk I'm salty rn #bark bark #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

Ofmd fandom please get off the discourse high I'm so serious.

"Izzy Anti Archive" please calm down. These are not even small-time internet celebrities abusing any kind of power dynamic. These are literally regular people with dayjobs on tumblr dot com expressing their own personal feelings.

You are not saving anyone. You're not protecting anyone. In claiming to expose harassment, you are in kind dishing out harassment and rallying strangers against individuals, intentionally or not.

Can we ever escape this exposure culture in fandom? Can we not just block people we don't like at will and move on? I guarantee this time next year, or in two years, maybe even three you will look back and cringe at the amount of time and energy you put into demanding someone else change rather than just controling your own response to their actions.

Stop. Look inward. Take a breather and just let it be.

#ofmd #fandim crit #void.critical #and no vaguepisting and sharing opinions about other fan theories is not in any way the same #as block evading to literally stalk someone's activity online and pick it apart to prove their're horrible and deserve public shame #who the fuck are you #you are not the judge and executioner

[zo1nkss]

Somebody has to tell yt ppl in the OFMD fandom that "We're not colonizers, we're pirates!" was a joke made ABOUT THEM and when they parrot that line like it's an actual statement with merit(ew) or some silly inside joke they get to be part of, it's just cringey and offensive.

#void.critical #ofmd #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

I think I've finally pinpointed why I'm so bothered by people referring to Ed as "The Kraken" and I think it has a lot to do with the way it's framed in fanon vs canon.

Bc in canon it's just him making a - frankly vague - comparison in passing. It doesn't feel like it's even meant to be that profound from his perspective, just A Thing. To me, it felt like he wasn't saying "I'm a large looming beast who brings destruction everywhere I go" and insteadz he was saying "I killed my father".

The thing that gets me is when ppl take that and then apply it in fanon as if it's the former. They portray him actively viewing himself as the actual beast itself. Or they portray him in imagery where he IS the beast (Not to conflate that with ppl who analyze the subtext of him feeling traped in the stereotype of a beast and brandishing it to protect himself). And it's not just about seperating that one violent behavior from the rest, because violence is just a part of his life as a pirate.

People specifically go out of their way to associate any negative emotions with the Kraken. And in doing so, they strip him of his humanity.

Because then he doesn't get to be angry or hurt without being A Beast. And something about that has just always rubbed me way wrong.

#void.critical #fandom crit #Edward Teach #ofmd #idk just some musings #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

As much as I have things to complain about in the OFMD fandom, I do hate when ppl say it's the worst fandom they've ever been in / they've never seen a fandom act out this much / they think the show was a mistake or should be canceled.

For starters, I have issues with some Izzy stans and that's not a secret. But have any of you ever fucking met a Billy Hargove stan? I guarantee you'll wanna be besties with every single Izzy stan if only bc it's never going to be as bad as dealing with Billy Hargrove stans.

You wanna talk about shitty fandoms? Lets talk about the time a Jim Hopper stan told me I deserved the abuse I lived through growing up. Yes, in those /exact/ words.

You wanna talk about racism thats so bad it can't be ignored? You clearly never met the Arcana fandom. One of the love interests is a LITERAL NAZI based on the social and moral standards of the fictional world it exists in and over half the fandom makes death threats if you even question his motives. THE ONLY NATIVE CHARACTER WAS HIS LITERAL SLAVE AND PPL BLAME HIM FOR THE NAZIS HURTED FEELINGS.

So stop saying OFMD is the worst fandom ever. Most of you have no fucking idea what it's like to be BIPOC in most fandom spaces and the way y'all act like a few overbearing Izzy fans is the worst thing to happen on the internet since dashcon is truly appalling.

#void.critical #I'm genuinely tired of ppl saying this fandom is the worst #you have no idea what some fandoms have put me thru #compare to them this is a literal haven #OFMD is genuinely one of the BEST faandoms I've ever been in #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

I think it's great that so many ppl feel they have a safe space to air out their religious trauma, but it would be cool if we could maybe stop and consider that this is a show that centers anti-colonialism and some of us have dealt with enough religious trauma and would like to stop hearing about it.

The amount of fics that get pushed to the forefront SOLELY for discussing religious trauma is actually very upsetting to a lot of Native and Jewish viewers, and the fact that ppl are actively seeing + interacting with posts pointing this out and then continuing to push religious themed content to the forefront of the fandom is extremely upsetting.

This fandom is all talk. Y'all don't fucking care about the ppl ur impacting when it comes down to it. You only care about Looking Woke to your followers who are paying too little attention to let your actions speak for themselves.

#ofmd #void.critical #genuinely not interested in engaging with Christian shit #but half the fucking content in this fando. is Religious or Christmas themed rn #can y'all take FICE FUCKING SECONDS to think about those implications in a show where the main character is Native??? #like ffs

[zo1nkss]

There's something to be said about the layers of clasism and racism intersecting throughout the Twilight franchise but I'm not feeling elloquent enough to explain it right now.

#something something vampires being largely white colonizers who actively hoard money and resources they don't need #something something shapeshifters being impoverished and suffering under the greed of white vampire colonizers #something something the Cullens being directly responsible for various aspects of oppression The Black Family face their whole lives #something something reparations #something something stolen land #something something yt ppl #anyway #twilight #fandom crit #void.critical

[zo1nkss]

Sorry for listening to what has Literally Been Said by the Actual Ppl Who Created The Show but actually I think Ed choosing to be soft and do soft things and act up with Stede in episode four was a choice and not a game.

It was very clearly NOT part of any kind of act to get them to trust him, considering Izzy literally tried to get him to cut it out and Ed REPEATEDLY ignored him.

#No I do jot think Ed was playing good cop #I think Ed was playing dress up because he was fucking bored and he djdn't care of it screwed up Izzy's whole plan #ur interperitation is not fucking law #I'm so tired of Izzy stans acting like this lmfao #void.critical

[zo1nkss]

Begging fan artists to learn what neutral skin tones are and how to use them.

#void.critical #Void Rambles #Void Thoughts

[zo1nkss]

oh god I just saw the words "gold star lesbian" in someone's bio

I don't think OP knows thats terf shit but heck 😥

#void.critical #in case u didn't know 'I've never had sex with a penis' is not pique lesbian status #its just equating womanhood to vaginas #plz plz don't do that shit

[zo1nkss]

Noticed ppl in the WWDITS fandom on tumblr and twt alike literally do not even fucking try to avoid rting and rbing racist fanart. Every three posts is a graywashed Nandor on my dash. I've blocked 3 mutuals over this in the last hour, I am not exagerating.

Y'all sure act like you're so superior to the OFMD fandom bc ur "not obsessed with the actors" or whatever bullshit reason you think makes you morally superior and exempt from criticism, but then u turn around and literally share the most vile and racist fanart with 0 consideration or pause.

Say what you will about parasocial relationships. At least none of us are on a high horse for ignoring the fact that almost half of the main 5 actors have done Blackface.

#void.critical #like be SERIOUS for a second

[zo1nkss]

Pick your twt OFMD discourse of the day, we got:

- Teenagers calling us weird for wanting sex in an M-rated show

- Teenagers calling ppl weird for being 30+ in fandoms

- Iggy stans claiming one comment on a subtweet = harassment

- Anti-Iggy teenagers doxxing strangers for liking a dumb fictional antagonist in a silly romcom

- Adults making sui threats bc a teenager roasted them for being 30+ and sexualizing children on the internet

- Random wholesome food discourse started to distract from all of that bullshit

#I literally could not make this shit up #void.critical #Void Rambles

[zo1nkss]

It's so frustrating that (yt) ppl only just now seem to be realizing Pedro is uncomfortable being so highly sexualized.

The amount of times my gut has been twisted up watching him try to politely sidestep those questions is unbearable and the fact that it took this long for people to realize rlly makes me sad for him.

#void.critical #fandom crit #y'all will talk up and down about paying attention to women's body language in interviews #but then MOC are very obviously uncomfortable #you fully overlook and ignore it as him being awkward or shy #this sat in my drafts for long enough I'm unleashing it #pedro pascal #like half the time y'all will tag posts with 0 discussion of sex or sexuality or sexualization as papi pascal #that nickname has beeen sexualized from it's inception yet none of u seem to see the issue with using it for him in every single setting #no matter how VISIBLY uncomfortable he becomes #I'm so tired of this