#[dis.course]

[r0b0-writes]

Putting this in its own post:

This word is nakayoshi! As you can see in the picture to the right, this word only has platonic connotations.

There is (currently) no official relationship other than platonic for SCC. (Currently) in canon, they are not stated as siblings or poly or even friends in the canon setting. (And Toby usually always states familial connections between characters).

This art comes from nelnal, who is the character designer, but Toby owns the characters.

Please stop coming into my or others ask boxes saying that your headcanon is canon when it’s so easily disproved by simply looking at the wiki.

[icesalamander]

New profile picture, still same old me

[napsaps-archive]

seeing asks with the most random opinions and being so confused before i remember about the fuckinf controversial opinions post i made 😭

[angeloncewas]

i’m late as hell to this discussion but for me at least the reason the baby photo/childhood email selling weirds me out a little is because (1) it’s advertised as a primary feature and (2) it’s part of this whole Thing where dream doesn’t really have boundaries and the internet has shown again and again they can’t really handle that in a healthy way. when i was into kpop it felt a little weird as well because it was unclear how much the performers were okay with it and how much it was the company, but here it’s like. idk dream has just shown quite a few times he’s not good at setting up personal walls between himself and his audience and it never ends well, whether it be for him or the people who follow him.

(the primary feature thing bugs me because it’s an otherwise fairly mid product so the main selling point is the photos, emails, etc. the memes thing is kinda fun i do like that, it’s just the most personal items that feel a bit off)

I can't say I don't understand, like I said I'd never pay for someone's baby pictures, famous or idolized or otherwise. And on top of that while in most cases I'd argue against those arguments about Dream and his boundaries (because they tend to get brought up in weird and clearly misinterpretive concepts) on a base level I think that's a totally fair point. Dream sometimes posts like he's an indieblogger and not one of the faces of his genre and I think even his biggest fans wouldn't disagree with that (they just might find it fun instead of detrimental). I can see it either way. On one hand yeah, there have been many times where he's suffered something in a way that could've been avoided. But on the other hand, he's an adult. A young adult sure, but a grown-ass tax-paying man who has autonomy and I think that should in all cases be respected (not saying you're not I'm just thinking out loud here). The notion that Dream's personal boundaries are a problem just because they don't match ours or the wider publics etc etc feels almost infantalizing at times, as though people think he can't handle himself. Unlike in those kpop groups where it's unclear if they're being exploited, this was likely a decision he had full creative freedom over (and maybe even talked to his family about -- who just has their own pictures lying around ??)

I have no love for smiletwt and I've never been a true stan so I'm not saying that's just it, but I do think there's a lot of layers to it.

Also, what interested me the most is the bit about old writing snippets. Not sure where that lands me in the parasocial scale :p

[snaxle-archive]

i still have mcc filtered btw so my entire dash is just filtered content

[zukkaoru]

hi, um, i saw you reblogged something about redemption and mentioned azula, im the type of person who is indifferent with redeeming azula mostly because she reminds me of my abuser, nevermind her age of what she's gone through. is that okay for being iffy about whether or not azula gets a redemption arc? i just think that if you are suffering in your own life, you dont have the right to endorse suffering on others. im okay if others want to redeem her but i dont understand why people get mad at me for not wanting to.

honestly, i think that's a valid opinion to have. and like you said, you're not stopping other people from wanting an azula redemption arc. my issue is with people who will say they don't want azula redemption either bc they think it would feel repetitive of zuko's/apparently only one villain can be redeemed per tv show without it feeling overdone?? or people who say she's completely irredeemable, neglecting to acknowledge the fact that she was also abused by ozai, and tell people who want azula redemption that they're wrong and she doesn't deserve it

also, i would genuinely rather not see azula redemption in canon bc i don't trust bryke at all. i headcanon that she eventually healed post-war, apologized and took ownership of her wrongs, and went through a redemption arc. but i haven't read the comics and i don't want to see it in canon bc i like my version in my head.

i don't mind people who disagree and interpret azula's character in a way that they believe she wouldn't ever truly heal and be able to be forgiven, nor do i have any problem with people like you who might see their abusers in azula and not necessarily want to touch azula redemption because of that. i don't remember what post it was, but i saw a post a little while ago highlighting how redemption and forgiveness are also different things - i.e. azula could get a redemption arc and still not necessarily receive forgiveness from mai, ty lee, and/or zuko. she can become a better person, and the people she hurt can still not want to interact with her anymore.

and i 100% agree with the fact that even if you're suffering, you shouldn't push that suffering onto others. azula definitely would need to apologize for all she did, regardless of the abuse ozai put her through, before she could begin to be considered redeemed.

so no, i don't really have any problem with your opinion on azula redemption. my general rule in fandom is as long as you're not harassing me for my opinions, i'm not going to harass you for yours, because different thoughts and opinions can coexist with each other. i also completely understand seeing people who have hurt you in fictional characters, and not liking said characters because of that. it's a form of projection and i project onto fictional characters all the time.

tl;dr: i think, your feelings are completely valid and, as a general rule, as long as you're not trying to convince everyone that your opinion is the only correct one, you're good. especially with topics like this, there's a lot of nuance, and there isn't one "correct opinion" everyone needs to agree with.

[alainasrph]

More love for west Asian and Middle Eastern muses!

Western Asia is a diverse, vibrant region and western Asians are more than just “another shade of mayo/white” or “Asian Lite”.

The Middle East is not just a “war zone” and has a beautiful, rich history and present. Middle Easterners are not terrorists. Stop typecasting them as such.

Love and appreciate western Asian muses: Abkhazians, Armenians, Azeris, Circassians, Chechens, Cypriots, Georgians, Kurds, Ossetians, Tatars, and Turks.

Love and appreciate Middle Eastern muses: Arabs, Assyrians, Bahrainis, Emiratis, Iranians/Persians, Iraqis, Israelis, Jordanians, Kuwaitis, Lebanese, Omanis, Palestinians, Qataris, Saudis, Syrians, and Yemenis.

[berylliumliumite]

honestly ive seen more ‘i dont think a-spec people should be in the community’ than ‘i dont think they exist’. ive seen more ‘aphboia isnt real’ and ‘yes i respect and love a-spec ppl but they shouldnt be in the community bc they steal resources and aren’t oppressed enough to be here and its better off for Both of us <3′. you forced us to retreat and make our own community, have to be alert every time ace discourse comes up bc we Know some allo person will be there saying they’re an ally but also saying things that are absolutely Wrong. you forced us to be in this position and now you’re saying it’s ‘better’ for us. that ‘we have our own community’ that ‘its best for both of us if we split’ as if we were just having a little fight and some Time Away from each other will be the solution to all the damage you’ve caused. you Made Us this way. you Made Us cut ties and now you’re saying that you don’t want to deal with it and that we aren’t enough to be here. the lgbtq+ community isn’t a fight of who’s more oppressed. we aren’t squabbling to have the award of ‘who here gets the most hate from cishets!’ stop pretending u care just by Believing we exist if you’re not going to actually support us. anyway exclusionists just Say ur an exclusionist challenge 

[autisticstarseed]

anyways [takes my anti depressant and becomes more asexual]

[oddchamp]

i like she-ra now

[nonbinaro]

I can't really describe exactly how I feel about this but it's illuminating? I guess? To know that the general consensus for a-spec representation is "make your own representation, you have no right to be included by LGBTQ+ creators who don't already do so, they aren't a part of your community and you are responsible for representing your community, do it yourself" but the similar situation lesbians are going through is framed completely opposite. (1/2)

They aren't told by anyone to make their own representation, and lack of inclusion is called out as a deliberate act of exclusion. So it is bittersweet to be like HELL YEAH YOU DESERVE TO BE INCLUDED AND SUPPORTED BY YOUR ALLIES! but at the same time, know that there is a double standard that anyone outside of a-spec people pretty much refuses to acknowledge. (2/2)

this is very well-put, anon, i agree with you completely! les.bians absolutely deserve inclusion and respect but it’s...tiring to see this double standard play out and know that we are like. required to support les.bians (which!! we absolutely should!!) but that expecting the same kind of support for us is ~ridiculous~ even though we deserve rep too. aspecs complaining is met with silence at best and derision at normal, while les.bians complaining is like. actually taken seriously. which again, it should be, but i’m fucking Over being ignored and belittled and then turning around and seeing the same people mocking me getting respect for doing the exact same fucking thing i was doing.

also: this is the last i’m gonna be talking about this because like. it’s a very very petty dis.course tbh and i’m already very tired of it lmao

[aliwept]

is dabi hot y/n

[napsaps-archive]

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[angeloncewas]

I hope you all are having a decent day

[snaxle-archive]

there would be discourse 100% but i want you to do it anyway pleez

to be fair i already know what the discourse would be about, which is like 2-3 combined possible reasons and each reason is annoying as a wlw aroace. so like. i probably will wait to post about it just bc i dont wanna deal w that shit

[queer-merm]

At this point the whole “aro/ace people aren’t part of the community because they’re not oppressed enough” means jack shit to me, at this point I’d go as far as to say that in my personal experience, they are as oppressed, if not more than I am in some cases.