#*discourse

[thejdog2000]

And every single communist/socialist variant is their "denomination."

The idea of anarcho-communism is so friggin’ stupid. You simply cannot be both an anarchist AND a communist at the same time.

[nalyra-dreaming]

Oh yes. We‘ve come to the right place.

[lgbtransgirl]

Ice cold takes from a Transgender Woman:

Men are not inherently Evil

Everyone has the capacity for evil

Transgender Men are men

Transgender Women are women

Excluding Cisgender Men from your spaces requires Transgender Men to out themselves if they want to engage (Same for Women)

Anyone can be Non-Binary, there is no "look" or requirement

Non-binary masculine presenting people should be welcome in queer spaces, many are just treated as men and predators

Non-binary feminine presenting people should be welcome in queer spaces without being seen as "Woman-Lite"

Edited the wording on the first point because too many terfs keep thinking I'm their friend.

[thejdog2000]

Many such cases.

He is worse than wrong. He is, may Heaven forgive him, right but being annoying about it.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[shyjusticewarrior]

At some point "fanfic can be as good as professional writing" became "fanfic should be as good as professional writing" and that's caused major damage to fandom spaces.

[thejdog2000]

What's one "boomer take" you actually agree with (either political or non-political)?

[thejdog2000]

If anything, if "A Bug's Life" came out today, it would be tankies calling it "capitalism propaganda."

[conarcoin]

"gooner" is straight up just a weird conservative dogwhistle at this point

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

Happy annual Dracula Paprika Discourse Day to those who celebrate!

[thejdog2000]

It's how someone saying "we should prioritize facts over feelings" gets you labeled "far right". It's how someone who beleives in equality but doesnt consider themselves a feminist is considered a misogynist. It's why, despite all of the bad they did, not supporting BLM (the movement/"charity") apparently makes you "anti-black".

OK, this pretty much sums up my knee-jerk reaction to just cringe or roll my eyes at stuff like "far right/alt-right extremist," "misogynist," "racist," or whatever buzzwords they're using now. 9 times out of 10, those labels are just used to mean "Anyone who even just slightly disagrees with me on a political issue." They're literally just used as a "gotcha" to make it harder for the other party to explain themselves without seeming like a Bad Person™.

And in the event that an actual misogynist/racist/whatever actually shows up, no one will take it seriously because the people who constantly misuse those labels just couldn't stop crying wolf.

when people are like “oh so you’re just gonna judge someone for their political beliefs?” yes actually. I think someone’s values and opinions is a pretty reasonable thing to judge them for.

[etz-ashashiyot]

Happy freedom weekend to all who celebrate!

[griffonatrix]

"you don't have to transition to be trans": overdone, dull, runs cover for taking away medical care from those who need it

"you don't have to be trans to transition": exciting, poignant, radical perspective on the right to bodily autonomy

[001x456]

no you have to contribute to your fandom if you don't want it to die. most fandoms die because people say 'it's so sad watching the fandom die when the hype dies' without doing anything about it. I'm not saying you have to push out 100k word slow-burn fic, I'm not saying you have to make fan art or gif sets or edits or anything. I'm just saying we as a community should contribute to our fandom if we don't want it to die, and by contributing, I'm talking about giving kudos, commenting on your favorite fics, reblogging your favorite art and just talking about your favorite characters. that's enough to keep a fandom alive. that's the most effective way to keep a fandom alive in my humble opinion.

fandoms die because people stop talking about it, fandoms die because people stop engaging with fan content once the hype is gone. what I'm saying is, mainstream media's hype may be gone, but our fandom can stay alive and thriving if us as a community don't let it die.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

fanfic writing culture isn’t “oh dang! I wanted to write about this prompt with this character but someone else already wrote it, so now I can’t”.

fanfic writing culture is always “two cakes is better than one. the more the merrier. there can ever be enough fics of this character with this prompt!”