#SAY IT ANON YOU'RE SO RIGHT

[liesmyth]

Martin writes so many plot points and characters that should be the horniest and most mind ruining thing ever, but because of his style and the characters is the opposite. I dont know how many times Ive thought "Cersei would be a lesbian obsession if her fucking a woman as a power move wasnt written by anyone else" and "Jorah Mormont would be a pathetic sexy man icon if the woman he was simping wasn't a teenager"

To be fair I think GRRM forgets Dany is a teenager. I think he pulled the age numbers out of a hat in 1990, forgot how maths works or how actual teenagers are like, and has been regretting it ever since.

There's no excuse for what he did to Cersei/Taena. WE COULD'VE HAD IT ALL. ROLLING IN THE DEEP (<- of her myrish swamp)

(Genuinely. I think GRRM handles the coming-of-age parts of Jon and Robb's story arcs infinitely better than he handles Dany's, especially around sex and the concept of motherhood. Which is also why I don't think Lyanna having been 16 when he died says anything about any commentary GRRM meant to make about her and Rhaegar, he's just. not good at writing young women. rip)

[cry-ptidd]

The red means ily!!!

[statementlou]

https://www.tumblr.com/louisupdates/754934426217152513/goodbye-faith-in-the-future-world-tour-272024?source=share

did he or did he not lose fans then?

I will answer this because this anon actually brings a concrete question to the table rather than just "hurhur but you're a larrie??" (tell me you can't actually refute any of our points…). Anyway this post shows the decrease in Louis instagram followers between the screenshots taken directly after the release of Faith in the Future in Nov '22, when he changed his bio to promote that album and the tour tickets, and now, when he changed it again to mention the current release. But I'm putting that response under a cut because I'm tired of the actual POINT of all this nonsense getting lost in a sea of made up things people insist are important:

There is no rational argument you can make to say that Louis has less fans now than he did 2, 4, or 6 years ago. You don't need a spreadsheet of details you need to USE YOUR EYES! He has gone from filling theaters to filling arenas and stadiums. His second album made a higher chart position than his first album. His festival has doubled in size EVERY year of its existence. And for that matter: his insta post engagement numbers remain about the same (despite the fact that older posts should have way MORE likes due to having been there longer, even aside from follower counts.) SO WHO FUCKING CARES ABOUT HIS INSTA FOLLOWER NUMBER???? Serious question: what does the word "fans" mean if these things aren't what matters? ALL of this quibbling about what he should do to make things better and people can't even see that THINGS AREN'T BAD.

Anyway to address the specific question- (con't......)

NO- HE DID NOT LOSE FANS. HE LOST SOME INSTA FOLLOWERS. THESE ARE NOT THE SAME THING. As I said above, literally what does it mean to lose fans if that number change coincides with him having higher sales, more audience members, and higher engagement than ever before? Whatever he lost ISN'T FANS. I wouldn't be surprised if a significant factor was something like a bot purge, but also yes: I'm sure a lot of casuals followed him around the time of his big album release and later unfollowed him. That's extremely normal because that's how casual engagement works, and why the definition of fan really matters. Louis and his team understand this and have referenced it repeatedly, talking about how lucky he is to have *us* specifically, to have the kind of dedicated fanbase he has, to have the KIND of fans he does who will allow him to do what HE wants. @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram named the issue of depth vs breadth with regard to fans a long time ago, and pointed out why having DEPTH is so much more important. It's like this- artists who are on top 40 radio have more numbers on things like insta follows, and for a time on sales and tickets. But those aren't FANS- they're people with a casual interest. And as soon as that person isn't being forced in their ears 10x a day, those people lose interest and stop supporting them, stop buying stuff and unfollow, and those artists end up doing the 'opener on the jingle ball' circuit rather than their own tours. One Direction as a whole, and Louis maybe most of all or near to at this point, have something MUCH MORE VALUABLE than that- DEPTH FANS. Louis has fans who will support him even if he takes years to release music, or stops parading around with a pretend girlfriend to stay in the headlines at least once a month, or completely changes his image and genre, and that is UNHEARD OF. It's ASTONISHING and worth SO MUCH MORE. And they get that! THAT is why he always bragging about us, why industry people he works with are always so agog about us, why he will do anything for US- not for randos. He is also growing his breadth- and it's OBVIOUSLY WORKING whatever his follower counts are, but that is always going to be secondary to doing things for THE FANDOM because that is his sustainable business model. That is what keeps him onstage and reaching number one. And not coincidentally, the things they do are also working to grow that- much more valuable- commodity. So the fact that that's exactly what these chuckleheads complain about- that he does things that are just fandom facing or serving rather than everything being aimed at recruiting casual fans- does nothing but betray how completely they, unlike Louis and his team, misunderstand the actual drivers of his (actual, existing, happening) success. Luckily for Louis, he and his team rely on their own data harvesting (they do a LOT of it) and growth metrics (they're off the charts) rather than the smug assumptions of random (mostly quite new to this) fans and the few bitter people leading the complaining about everything Louis does.

[hella1975]

hiiii haha. hello. exceptionally awkward introduction bc idrk how to start something like this so let's just jump right in. im taking a break from this account for a bit. i know i said i wanted taob out before halloween and currently im fine sticking with that deadline, but if i decide i need longer away then i will take longer away. every time ive reassured people that id never abandon a fic and updates will always come eventually i never once considered that my writing and ability to feel safe and comfortable on this site would be actively taken from me, so im not even going to apologise. i dont want this either and more importantly i dont fucking deserve it. i dont know what it is in the past year, if ive hit a certain amount of followers or 'popularity' that's made it so the natural ratio of positive to negative interactions must in turn go up, but there's been a serious uptick in weird asks for me. the annoying part is that a very small amount of them are actually objectively mean and hateful, the rest are just weird and invasive from people who seemingly dont realise that's what they're being. ive reached a point where i dont care if the intentions are good. it's not my job as a 20 year old tumblr user of all things to defend the morality of someone who couldnt even bother to come off anon. unfortunately, after blocking only one or two anons, the weird asks have decreased substantially, which says all you need to know about the fascinating and exhilarating lives led by these people, but ive also gone on to turn anon asks off entirely. this is something i actively fought against doing and had to be pushed into by my mutuals (who have been the coolest people on planet earth during this entire thing). turning off anon was a big deal to me even if it sounds silly. i felt betrayed and like id been backed into a corner because it was so vehmently something i DIDNT WANT that to feel like i had to do it anyway for my own mental health??? that sucks. so even though ive 'fixed' the problem, im still kind of reeling and uncomfortable every time i come on tumblr. i hope it's just something i need time to ease because i'll truly be devastated if this becomes 'ruined' for me. tumblr exists as the only place in the world where i am honestly every facet of myself without shame or hesitation; losing that would be insanely harmful to me. and to the people who cant appeal to the actual human behind the post, let me put that in words you can understand: we wouldn't get any more writing 😦😦😦 riots and fires and sirens, i know. so yeah. to anyone who has sent me an anon ask and you're now wondering if you were part of the problem, im firmly of the belief that you'll know if you are. when i say 'weird asks' i dont mean 'you sent me a para about your personal life just to vent or ask for advice' or 'you sent me a really deep emotional compliment about the impact me and/or my writing has had on you' - i love asks like that, so much that i put off taking a break and turning off anon solely for the joy they bring me. im sorry that it might feel like you're being punished too bc of the actions of what in reality is a HANDFUL of weird people, but this is what i feel like i have to do to feel safe and not go insane every time i log in. love you guys, hopefully ill see you soon x

[punk-pandame]

when you post about all trans people's issues and not just your own so your askbox is like "why do you think men in dresses issues are more important than Born Wombyns™️ issues" followed immediately by "are you a transandrobro truther" and shortly thereafter by "nobody has ever been harassed for looking masc you're fucking lying" and then instantaneously by "i am going to correctively rape you" followed by "oh what so there's 3/4/5/6/infinite genders now?" and "let's dose you with T (against your will) and see how much you really want to be a man" and "forcefeeding you estrogen until you remember your place. bitch" and "kill yourself tranny/faggot/dyke/some combination thereof" forever and ever until you fucking die

[freckliedan]

im kinda drunk so im treating your askbox like a confessional sorry. i think we as a society need more phanfic where dan gets called a good girl. that’s my truth

RETWEET

[uncanny-tranny]

Stealth doesn’t help the trans community. I'm not saying we have to be an activist, wear a t-shirt announcing our trans status, but we have an obligation to help advance the human rights of the trans community we belong to

These viewpoints, while I can appreciate them, tend not to recognize the full scope of why people are stealth in the first place.

If stealth is not right for you, don't be stealth. However, not recognizing the nuances of stealth doesn't help trans people either. You can be an advocate for trans people without being out because you don't need to be out to help the trans community. Additionally, nobody is obligated to know one's trans status. I'm pretty stealth in my real life because I owe nobody that information about my identity. And I do my best to make trans folks one of my primary interests in my life. These two things coexist in my life, and that's why these viewpoints are generally confusing to me. You don't need to be out - or let anybody know about your transness - in order to advance trans rights. Hell, you don't even need to be trans to do that.

Nobody should ever be obligated to be stealth. The expectation that trans people fade away in society is wholly asinine. However, that doesn't mean that stealth inherently is problematic. Stealth is not inherently adverse to trans rights.

[toothfairyofficial]

do you guys ever get emotional about the fact that someone (a character) is Out There, Somewhere. like it's ok that i don't even know them but it makes me happy to think about the fact that this person's in the same reality as me (again, in this case). Like whether in a kintype situation or a fictive or some combination or whatever. They're Out There and i hope to god happy. maybe they even have friends from the same source and they found each other again. Shout out to You for existing wherever you are

[httpiastri]

paul is a 100% a boob man OMG

and, also, WHYYY do I think he's the type that whines . theres a prema video where they're trying to guess the circuit blindfolded and when they ask paul to confess to kimi that hes been cheating he starts to literally WHINEEEEEEEEE those 30s lives in my mind rent free and im not kidding

!!!!!! im HOLLERING!!!!!!!!!!!! that's one of my fave vids ever omg and paul freaking whining is like music to my ears istg. it's so on point for him too.... i wrote a little about that in the paul nsfw alphabet that i never finished 🫠🫠 but yeah like we've been through, i think he has a slightly submissive streak and he enjoys being teased. and to hear those sweet sounds as rewards when you tease him, or kiss him with a bit of force, or roll your hips on his.... 😶

[lambilegs]

im thinking about lee with a really flexible girlfriend.. (im only thinking this cs im hella flexible😔) I just KNOW she’d be bending her gf in all sorts of crazy positions.

(she’d be putting that strap to work..🌚)

OH one hundred percent. her horny ass would literally be trying a new position with you on a weekly basis, she'd be such a dork and get so excited about it KDJSKDJ and lord, it would turn her on so much to be able to watch your body from all different kinds of angles and just admire all the ways it can move. it'd get to the point where she'd see you be flexible even in non-sexual contexts and get turned on thinking about how you could use those skills in bed DJSKDJS

[computerboyboobs]

Gabe probably has gifted kid syndrome. Hes only ever tasted victory but as soon as he hit a bump in the road (v1), what was supposed to be the supportive "adults" (council) immediately punished him.

ANON YOUR BRAIN. YOUR BRAIN

[israel-palestine-bingo]

how is antizionism antisemitic? cosidering lots of american christian evangelicals are also zionist, aka wants all jews to leave america in part because of their idea of how the rapture begins, how is opposing zionism inherently antisemitic?

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[dreamhot]

hope you dont mind some venting in yr innbox real quick but its mystifying that the prevailing argument in anti circles right now is “well just because Techno’s father is ok with it doesn’t make it respectful, it says something about him he’s ok with it!” ok… so if Techno’s friend doesn’t know better, and his own father doesn’t know better, then who does? You? Who the fuck ARE you exactly aside from some random stranger who has decided to claim ownership over his image? Against his friends and family, no less?

And the crazy thing is they genuinely seem to think they ARE the ones who ought to decide it because they keep being like “thanks sooo much for saying this I thought I was nuts because it made me so uncomfortable, I’d be so upset if my friend did this to me and they werent even that close”. like I cannot reiterate enough. WHOOOO the fuck are you and why should anyone care that it made you uncomfortable? I’m sorry you felt that way, it happens, click the fuck off and don’t expect these grieving people to coddle your feelings for you. You are not the one affected by this, yoour opinions are not universal, and you need to quit being a weirdo because you’re incapable of feeling a negative emotion without feeling the need to point fingers about it.

And I even saw someone explain it away by claiming that Technodad “is grieving and wants his son to be remembered in any way, that doesn’t make it okay”, as if he’s some lost, confused little lamb with no autonomy of his own being coerced by big, bad Dream who couldn’t possibly have loved Techno more than YOU did, right??

It’s just all so disgusting and strange and I’m baffled that this, of all things, is what they’ve decided to agree on. That they have presedence over Techno’s own circle of loved ones about how he ought to be remembered. Jesus Christ I sincerely hope it’s obvious to bystanders who’s being insane in this scenario because I’ve been running low on faith these past few months. It used to be if someone made a stupid accusation, there was a decent chance of it being made fun of and dropped, but now it feels like anyone can just say any damn thing about him once and it’ll stick. Vile.

all i'll say is that if this was wilbur/lovejoy making the tribute song and video, you wouldn't be hearing any of these complaints.

[confessions-from-the-bloglands]

I don’t get why some people so vehemently hate Lilith. The fights with her in 2 are way too flashy and screenhoard-y with her powers yes, but Borderlands has a major problem with visual effects spam anyway. You’d end up with the same result by just using all elemental/maliwan weapons and explosives/torgues. Her stupid decision that got her fucked over by Jack was very stupid yes, but in character with her hotheaded, brash, and reckless personality. Especially when she was told by Angel — someone she grew distrustful towards — not to go. Even in 3, she’s still a strong character who seems to have grown into her role as a commander after accepting Roland’s death (the only excuse I have for her earlier cockiness and spite being toned down/removed). The only real issue I’ve had with her and her character was how damsel’d she was in 3, but literally everyone has problems with 3’s writing and it’s not even her fault in a character perspective.

(Sorry for writing such a long confession, it’s a thing I gotta get off my chest after enduring certain YouTubers’ Lilith Slander ,:3)

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[simplydnp]

Stop im rewatching why dan is leaving me bc of ur post theyre so disgustingly domestic i adore them

sometimes i watch that video just to feel something

[soracities]

So as someone who has been all over the internet for a while and was on tiktok during the whole 'submissive and breedable' fiasco (has since deleted, never been more free tbh) i think a lot of people used it (at first) for their fictional blorbos, most often i saw it for like bl manhwa and any piece of mlm fiction talking about the 'bottom' characters tbh and i was like ah haha ok whatever its just fiction idc but then everyone sort of drifted into calling people or themselves submissive and breedable?? And of course it was also on twitter and here and i was so lost bc why are we going backwards for funsies??? Same thing with like the mommy comments all over twitter and tiktok, a lot of women felt uncomfortable being spammed with mommy mommy and i think its really just a product of these chronically online folks who get waaay too comfortable in their online circles and think the whole world operates like that. They think bc so many progressive folks exist in certain internet spaces that the whole world is just accepting and in on these jokes, but if i said the words submissive and breedable about myself in front of say my neighbors, some would probably have a heart attack while others would have much more disgusting reactions towards me. Im begging the kids to log off once in a while and touch grass please

not gonna lie, even for fictional characters using that term makes me EXTREMELY uncomfortable because I just........I can't even begin honestly. Words have weight!!! This website and IG are like the only social media I'm properly on so I had no idea about this mommy thing and I don't think I want to either because oh my god....