I'm sorry but if the only reason Yukio pisses you off is his traits of mental illness and depression then I don't trust you around any human person ever.

Seriously.

What the fuck?

guys can we Please stop giving brown or black characters blue eyes im so sick of ittttt IM SICK OF ITTTTT

i wonder how art fatphobes would feel on here if i told them "sorry... i just don't draw skinny people 😣 it's too hard and it doesn't fit my aesthetic...." like im 100% convinced it would make them implode

I really wish people who think trans women aren't treated like women could see the endless amounts of social and emotional labor demanded of them, both to be legitimately seen as women, and as payment for rejecting maleness. Because holy shit I don't think they understand. The amount of people who have asked me to be their lifeline when they need a suicide watch is insane. The amount of people treating me as their personal therapist is astonishing. There is genuinely no other explanation for some of the shit people do than that trans women are the proverbial whipping girls of the queer community and we have to shoulder people's emotional burdens alone.

I know who I wish to win, but who do you hope will win?

Or do you have no opinion on who the victor would be?

I honestly have no opinion on the victor, I just hope everyone can be a good sport about it, especially during the later rounds. I've noticed a big issue lately within the bigger "Tumblr Contests" so to speak where during the later rounds, when characters start "sweeping" that people can get. weirdly overcompetetive about it? Like, "If you don't vote for Vriska you're not a real tumblr user," "If you vote against Cecil you're a twitter user who doesn't know your history," etc. And i understand where that sentiment comes from, people want their favorites to win, but that kind of behavior to me takes it from a fun poll contest to. inches away from being an actual argument and I don't want to participate in that. I'm not rooting for anyone in particular right now, I'm just hoping we can all keep this within good fun yknow?

why is literally everyone on my sonic tomodachi life island in love with shadow as if theres not other people to choose from and hes not gonna reject them every time . stop creating a love spiderweb with some guy whos not even interested in you

"dont make over-powered OCs—"

well maybe theres a reason why people like their OCs to be fuck off powerful, sharon. maybe they think it's fun, and it's the way they want to express themselves. and maybe it's a way of finally feeling like they have power over something in their lives, because they constantly feel helpless and there's nothing they can do about it.

ever think of that?

Rewatching Barry S3 and also re-listening to Bill Hader break down the episodes on the Prestige TV podcast, and something that jumped out to me again was the point he made about why Barry yelling at Sally turned so many people against him, even though we'd all watched him do other far more objectively morally repugnant things (like, y'know, kill a lot of people). Why was this the line? And Bill said he thought it was because most people have been in that room. You've had someone scream at you like that, or witnessed it, or (hopefully not, but maybe) even been the one to do the screaming. So when you watch that scene, you're there in a way you arent when Barry slaughters a whole bunch of people. Most people, if asked which one was worse, would unequivocally say the murder was worse, and yet there's a far more visceral reaction to him yelling at Sally because of that personal lived experience.

Anyways. I think this is an idea worth keeping in mind when it comes to Discourse around other shows - especially those like Succession. Both in terms of understanding and analyzing your own responses to the show but also understanding people who disagree with you. Just because you feel a certain way about some things and not others doesn't always mean that the things you feel worse about are objectively morally worse. And sometimes, when someone seems to be blowing a character's actions out of proportion or levelling more blame and culpability than is maybe warranted, it's worth considering that there might be some lived experience there which makes them view it a certain way. The number of times I've started engaging with people who hold succ opinions I disagree with, only for them to go 'huh... maybe I'm projecting a bit' is... a lot - as well as the reverse. (And btw I don't think that's a bad thing! Part of the purpose of storytelling is to give you a space through which you can better understand your own experiences by projecting them onto other characters).

Just to be clear, I'm not saying you have to engage with people you disagree with, especially in fandom-related issues. I just think that a little bit of self-awareness and compassion can go a long ways in regards to having better discussions when we do want to have them.

:/

 hardly a newsflash but after holding out the rest of the season it’s like yeah rian is like a character to me but that’s all lmfao just the neutral fact that she’s out there i guess. like that character is fine minus any personal enjoyment since apparently any plot movement or conflicts you want can come up, which is just like, useful as the device that is [a character], but it’s like. okay if we look at “rian talks to wags for some reason” as This Is The Character Overall it’s like, it’s just not particularly enjoyable to me lol like oh she’s weird & lively except only so much as a serious character is allowed to be, so it’s just kind of [she is just out there] like okay. i don’t know what to expect from any plot threads going forward and none of them are super interesting as left off like, taylor mentoring Someone is of interest as it pertains to Taylor. nice job taylor getting a rare hug but rian is so [just someone] in that moment like, i don’t know what their dynamic is supposed to be and it seems like at most amicable they’re both just standing there, weird ambiguous “well of course we could date b/c we’re cool & serious” is like [nothing] to me. and given that all season there’s no signs she and winston have any genuine relationship that’s also like, well it gives him chances to show up & say things and that’s it in the end it seems,the fun of amicability is like boy they could be friends huh? then season 6 says “no not really” so like oh okay, nvm then. she’s kind of like some guy who’s out here & sometimes says some spontaneous things but not in any way people don’t just shrug off, which i guess includes wanting to be entertained by giving a coworker shit anytime, since that doesn’t seem to be relevant to anyone but winston either. like well alright, she’s around then. to kind of do anything at any time. basically season 7 is like season 4 to me

don't get me wrong i am very excited for arc/ane s2 but the thing i'm not excited for is that inevitable fandom reaction when smth comes back from hiatus and fanon magically somehow isn't canon all of a sudden, making hordes of people mad bc they've realized they temporarily forgot the difference

i will be in hell world forever and that is ok i guess

No thoughts only pointed eared characters perking an ear when you call them, only pointed eared characters tilting their head like they're trying to hear you better knowing damn well they can hear a fly fart four rooms over, only pointed eared characters who's ears droop when they're sad, only pointed eared characters when-

man,,,

can we address the fact that cosplayers fake stubble makeup has never looked good and in fact just looks like they faceplanted in a pile of ash ? or are we not there yet

dtblr talking about how good it was that certain blogs left because it makes it less cliquey here... is the irony not lost on y'all 💀