#Ban's Thoughts

[venemousblade]

//ooc

Oh I'm shaking Icey and Venom you stupid little bastards....

[sop-soap]

Biases being broken down on both sides

[lovesick0cupid]

"imagine liking men" is dumb have you ever seen a mans happy trail. Good Lord

[laddersofsweetmisery]

I don't see enough people mourning over the slow death of physical media. And I don't just mean TV shows, video games, or movies--which don't even get me started about how we don't really 'own' anything anymore. It includes notes, journals, and letters to one another...so much of our history is lost when we lose a password, a website goes down, a file/hardware is corrupted, or a platform disappears. History that doesn't seem important until you no longer have access to it. Physical media does a lot for memory recall. How many memories will we lose because we don't have something tangible to tie it back to? Something to hold in our hands and stir up those memories we thought were once lost? Sometimes I wonder what the difference between burning a book and losing access to physical media is when someone can pull the plug and remove your access so easily.

[logicpng]

i have yet to actually finish the chapter, this was just that important to get out of my system first

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[bunnwich]

Clingiest Lion Ever

tiktok | insta

[mossribcage]

tesla owners are directly responsible for aiding in our surveillance state.

let’s not forget that when the new years attacks went down, it was widely reported that elon musk provided authorities with camera footage and charging station information (though i can suspiciously no longer find any articles saying so. if you find them, PLEASE add them to this post). trump all but said the words “elon musk manipulated the votes in my favor,” at his rally on sunday, january 19th 2025. if he was truly capable of doing so, there’s no chance that he doesn’t have back door access to tesla cars and trucks.

if he can access those things to help with terrorist investigations, what do you think he’s gonna do now that he’s in the white house ?

if you are organizing, be sure to cover your face or use anti-facial recognition makeup. there are more cameras than you thought.

[eulaties]

general thoughts about the 2025 小红书 boom

i feel like we're at a really interesting point in time right now, particularly in regards to the shift in american consciousness + changing world order, so i thought it would be fitting to document my thoughts about the xhs situation as a chinese american. however, please note this post is NOT speaking on behalf of any community, and i am only speaking to my own personal opinions.

the good

american propaganda is getting dismantled in real time. there's so much cross-cultural communication right now in relation to america's political issues, everyday life, and what china is really like

im already seeing people starting to learn the language, becoming interested in visiting china, etc. and i truly haven't seen this kind of mass interest in chinese culture in a long time

to be precise, the last time there was really "chinese soft power" in america was during the mid-to-late 2000s. notably this time period included the 2008 beijing olympics which was monumental for china on the global stage, as it showcased their prosperity, openness ("北京欢迎你"), and equal footing in the modern world. ive seen people compare the xhs phenomenon to this event and while both are drastically different, i do think this is an apt comparison (though obviously this xhs thing is on a muchhh smaller scale...)

so many new friendships and connections are being made!

the bad

to add on to what op said, theres definitely a difference between just generally understanding that as diaspora, most people around you will hold sinophobic views about china and chinese people VERSUS actually having empirical evidence that most normal people didn't see chinese people as human before. its jarring to say the least. like everyone is praising chinese people on xhs now, but just last week everyone was fearmongering about us?? really reminds you that in the eyes of the public, favor for any asian culture (and by extension, its people) is fleeting and will often change easily with the season

and yes, its definitely weird to see people talk about chinese people as if they've never seen a chinese person in america before. like obviously there's a HUGE difference between mainlanders and diaspora, but there's also international students that come to america to study so... ??

the memes are funny, and i like how the people on xhs are playing along with them, but something about the "chinese spy" memes rubs me the wrong way. tbh, most mainlanders actually have a positive view of westerners and america, and if they don't study abroad themselves or know anyone that went abroad, they will never truly understand what it's like to be discriminated against simply for being chinese (there's a difference between knowing and understanding ofc; not saying that they're ignorant & don't know anything lol). this is just the honest truth, just like how i'll never understand what it's like to live and grow up in mainland china since im diaspora. anyways, i kind of question if mainlanders are actually aware of the loaded context behind those words. while americans are using the "chinese spy" memes as jokes now in reference to why tiktok is getting banned, it doesn't change the fact that many other americans truly do believe that there is mass chinese surveilliance/planted chinese spies in america (i.e., see modern-day mccarthyism, like how chinese researchers are often stripped of their titles/reputations, interrogated, and then silently deported). like language and framing does matter, and it has actually affected chinese people in america, but now you guys are treating it like a joke?

anyways, even with all of the bad there's still overwhelming good that has come out of this, and i do feel like its better to be more positive than negative about these things in the long run! who knows where tomorrow will take us but at the very least i hope everyone actively continues pissing off the american government 💖 amen

[awoogayanderes]

“sometimes you’re just hard to love,” you say, looking out into the night sky, with tears in your eyes, an argument pushed you over the edge.

he simply looks at you, despite the breath he was holding, he didn’t want to make your life harder than it was but he couldn’t help it.

“then leave, i’m not stopping you,” his mouth moves faster than his thoughts.

he sees the light leave your eyes as he says that, immediately regretting what he said, swallowing the dry spit in his mouth.

so you do as you’re told, you leave. ‘i’ll apologize in the morning, it’s fine’ your lover thinks to himself. he will never see you again.

OSAMU DAZAI | chuuya nakahara | XIAO | diluc | sanemi shinazugawa | eren yeager | levi ackerman | sasuke uchiha | ban

[starscream-is-my-wife]

Sometimes a day makes you want a Starscream to bite and squeeze

[venemousblade]

THIS IS A PARODY ACCOUNT.

Hi, this is just a silly account I made because I love Venomshank. You might know me from elsewhere, but my name's Banny, and I'm 19. Generally, just don't be excessively weird or suggestive, but frankly go crazy. I don't bite, but Venomshank sure does.

Will mostly follow what's known from canon, but with some headcanons and thoughts thrown in here and there. He is the proud father of one (1) mortal, and I've got personal lore as to why he's not got wings. Things posted outside of this one post will be in character, and otherwise I'll add a tag with #Ban's Thoughts.

To get some primary headcanons outta the way;

First off, primarily he/him will be used, but it/its is also acceptable to use for my portrayal!

He's definitely on the spectrum, chat.... With a fixation on botany of all things....

In addition to not recalling things in his feral state, it's like he's a complete different individual of a seperate consciousness.

His lack of wings is a punishment for a time he lost control. Illumina was involved in this situation. He doesn't even truly remember what he did to deserve it.

This man has OCD. Trust. And Avoidant Personality Disorder.

Dermatillomania! Oh Heavens... Sir please leave ur skin and feathers alone....

He does a TERRIBLE job at monitoring his own volume, and often ends up practically SHOUTING...

He's very prone to lying to those around him, even his own kin. It can be a little hard to catch sometimes, and sometimes he won't even notice his own lies. He's not necessarily fake, he simply isn't truthful.

Of course he understands his murder of crows. They're his little gang.

He's got achromatopsia.

And that's all I've got for the chat for now.....

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[link-links]

i think andreil would fight in video games how they fight in real life. andrew would be all offense no defense with heavy weapons and would attack enemies head on. neil would avoid any head on fight and rely on stealth or just evade the fight. and i think andrew would HATE watching neil play

andrew: just kill him, he’s right there

neil: no he’ll alert everyone else that i’m here, if i go around him and get him from the back i can take him out and save my weapons, or i could just leave him since it’s not really worth it because he doesn’t drop any good weapons and i don’t want to waste my inventory on him-

andrew: *seethes*

[bamsara]

Wall update: was going to repair it today but had to stop because the rest of it started falling out and the support wood that holds up the window started crumbling away, and now my wall smells bad and also isn't supposed to look like that and I've been told to stop because it might cave in (or out?)

Anyway I guess I'm glad my cat broke the drywall because I wouldn't have done this sooner lmao. Apparently that's mold. Called re-enforcement, will update later

[extrasweetcoffee]

I had Lex Luthor took 40 Cakes stuck into my head all day and it always makes me crack up.

[eloquentsisyphianturmoil]

one of my favourite things about Fingon is that ‘Utulie’n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatari! Utulie’n aurë’ is in Quenya. It is possible these were words borne of sudden emotion, and subsequently in his native tongue; it is also possible he used Quenya out of spite towards Thingol, who, after all, was not there to impose his ban.

[mrabubu]

My friend sent me the link to my art on pinterest (a person who uploaded it added credits so they're good, just in case), and after seeing this comment, I decided to vent a bit and let people know something, because it's not the first case like this for me.

Do not comment my art with these kinds of "fixes". My art is my art. You want Leosagi or Leo with male characters? Go and find artists who does it. There are plenty of those out there. I'm not one of those and won't ever be.

When you do something like this you devalue a person's work and simply trespassing their safe space. Not to mentions this is simply rude and feels insulting.

I'm not going on a constant crusade and leaving comments under Leosagi art, telling people to change it into Leo x Y/N or Fem character, so, please, have some respect.

I've been getting comments like this and after seeing this one on pinterest decided to make a post to make things clear, because

Have some conscience.