#but if you're harassing people over it you need to reconsider

[obiwan]

I can understabd why people are anti obikin- teacher/ student, Obi-Wan litetally watched him grow up , Obi-Wan seeing him as a brother but

But

How can anyone be anti obkin with their chemistry and their bond

HOW

I can't understand why people are anti obikin because they're not real people, especially coming from tween puritanists (going beyond a simple ship/fanfic thing, I find these movements dangerous and politically fueled - there's clearly a group out there who wants to paint everything they don't like as some form of depravity, unable separate fiction from reality, voiding the actual meaning of words, making it a lot more difficult for people to spot actual predators/predatory behaviour, BUT I DIGRESS) so I hope they grow out of it. If you're in your mid/late twenties or older and still harass people over fictional ships, please find something more useful to do with your time.

I agree, I went into all of this not knowing anything about star wars (finding out Anakin became Darth Vader was a shock) but it's impossible to deny they have more than enough chemistry between them for people to ship them romantically, I'll never understand how people are incredibly scandalized by it; (mostly again, because they're FICTIONAL) they're often described as somewhat of soulmates, "although obi-wan is sixteen years anakin's elder, they've become men together" "they were closer than brothers, knew each other more intimately than lovers" (i'm sorry but WHAT family member are you talking like this about lol). There's too much angst, passion, heartbreak and longing there for me to not want to make them fuck it out.

Either way: I agree with you.

[justanothersyscourse]

I think this blog is blocked by fewer people that have heard the rumors and lies going around. I hope you'll read this. There are three sides to every story-- yours, theirs, and the truth.

I deserve to get my side out there so people can make informed decisions about who to follow or block, or whatever it is you need to do. It's okay not to support me, but do it for the right reasons.

I also run sysmedsaresexist, and I'm currently being accused of harassing a minor and sending random ass asks left, right and center.

Listen, if you got an ask where the person didn't say, "this is SAS," it's not from me. I HATE asks. On the rare occasion that I send them, I always tell people who I am. I am well aware that I'm a controversial figure. I want people to know who they're interacting with when I talk to them. I am old. It's important that I'm honest with the people I interact with. A lot of people really stepped up to support me, but I would like people to stop. Unfortunately, it's doing more harm than good.

With every one of these messages people send in support of me, the rumors get worse.

I want to defend myself, but I don't know how.

Send a vent to a vent blog that just actively lied about me? They won't post it. (They didn't, I just checked)

So I'll post it myself. You can make your own decision. All posts I've made on the topic are linked here (it's 5, compared to the DOZENS AEV has posted)

This will be my last post on the topic, and I hope that the people spreading these rumors will leave me alone. You've done more damage and harm to me than you know, and without any remorse or apology.

Ask sent to @anti-endo-haven :

I'm SAS and I'm so hurt.

I have not sent ANY anons to AEV, at all, at any point. I have not ASKED anyone to help me in this,

I made 5 posts. They have made about 50 at this point, all cruel.

The first was to AEV on their first post, which was NOT as rude as people say. I said, look webmd and mayo clinic isn't going to hold up to some of the articles that endos are throwing at us. Try some of these. I said, look, you're going to get really tired of hearing the same endo arguments. Here's some points you can throw back at them.

NOT TO MENTION THE MISINFORMATION IN THE POST. Dissociation is only trauma based? Incorrect. Maybe you should reconsider whether you're ready to be in these conversations.

That response was hidden.

The second post, I was correcting an endo that DID wasn't a trauma disorder. I tagged AEV and said, "see, you can be nice about corrections, and these are the kind of sources you should use."

I was blocked.

THIS IS WHEN I CHANGED LABELS. I was so disappointed in the community that I said fuck that, that's not what I want to be, I don't support this behavior. That's another person that AEV turned pro endo. Good job.

Then I saw the anon saying I was an endo. I used my other blog to POLITELY say, "This isn't true, please stop posting about me like this." This post is still on JAS, I didn't delete it like people are claiming

The fourth post was me making my own public post saying, "this child is throwing a tantrum over corrections. Now l'm pissed and I have to make my own public post so people don't believe those lies." This was the first rude post. I called AEV a blemish, and here's why.

I just made a MASSIVE post about dissociation that is actively being spread within the endo community now. All because I changed my label. I don't care if you all want to block me, but don't pretend that you're all doing anything to help by making bad resources for an audience that already believes the same stuff (all these new antis). Now all the new ones are spreading the same bad sources that don't hold up, and we all (yes, you, me, them, the next CDD system in line) look bad for it.

AEV couldn't provide a single source that said DID WAS trauma based, only "usually" trauma based. AEV actually made antis TURN PRO ENDO, because they used so many sources that said "usually". I offered him sources that said it WAS trauma based.

I'm not kidding, you can find the people that changed sides on sophieinwonderland's blog. This is what happened. I don't need to be polite as pie to people inadvertently harming the CDD community, but I certainly wasn't rude about it

My final post, the fifth post, on the subject was the sad one. "My main was leaked." There are people that stalk my blogs. They send me threats and long asks about the things they'd do to me if they found me. When sophie first came to tumblr, I'd get asks about what people wanted ghost to do to me. In the past, every time a new doxxer comes out of their gross hole, I start getting doxxing threats. l've had people get close to my area.

My main being released means those people are one step closer to actually finding me. It means I'm now getting these kinds of messages in my only safe space.

And the anon who sent my main admitted it was done maliciously. We had a falling out like two years ago, because their asks were getting creepy. When I APOLOGIZED TO THEM for ever hurting them because of my own avoidance issues, and told them that on this post, their response was, "well I enjoyed sending them so fuck you." If I ever find that post deleted, I've got a screenshot. You were NOT a minor at the time, you're an adult.

... Nice, really mature. You're definitely safe for minors.

Hey, also, minors, if an adult you just met online calls you "my kiddo", don't respond with an ovo face. Run.

Adults, if you call a minor your kiddo and they're like, owo really, I'm your kiddo? Fucking run.

Anyways.

I haven't said anything since. What can say. My main is out and I'm getting threats on it. Currently. Not "in the future," like the person said. It's happening NOW.

What do all you people want from me? I AM trying to leave you all alone. Stop saying such terrible things about me, godDAMN. I am not harassing minors. I don't want to harass anyone.

WHAT DID I ACTUALLY DO WRONG? I don't understand.

You're not the good guys you think you all are.

Not anymore.

I don't know that you ever were.

[letteredlettered]

congrats on ur final day on the job! Hope ur moving on toward some great rest, or something exciting :)) Anything u think itd be useful for someone unionized or pro union to know?

Actually, before I worked my firing-people-HR-job I worked in Labor Relations. On, you know, the evil side. So I know a lot about unions--at least, unions in the USA. The company I worked for was huge and had at least a dozen union contracts with at least eight different unions, and unions in our state are pretty strong, despite the way that unions have been gutted in this country over the last few decades. If folks have more union questions, hit me.

If you are in a union, here are my useful tips:

Know your contract (aka collective bargaining agreement or CBA). Your reps are supposed to know your contract, and they try, but they have a lot going on and it's easy to feel like you know it and forget a lot of minor details. It's helpful for all employees to know their rights.

The strongest tool that a union employee has is grievance. You can file a grievance when the contract has been violated. As such, you're going to have a hard time using your union tools if certain things aren't in your contract. Things like harassment are covered by US law (though I would recommend getting it in your contract anyway) but things like workplace bullying are not. Advocate to your union to get things into the contract, even if they seem like common sense or your company already does them, so that you can use grievance if there's a problem.

Union reps have a lot going on and may not remember to follow all the steps like filing or advancing your grievance in a timely fashion etc. Don't be afraid to be a squeaky wheel with your union and demand fair treatment. They're trying their best but just like anyone, they need reminders.

Conversely, with management, it's more useful to use the tools and power unions have to their fullest potential than it is to complain or be aggressive. As a human being, you should be able to voice complaints or display some anger, if that's what you're feeling, but I think we all know by now that companies don't really want human beings; they want cogs in a wheel. I'm not trying to advise anyone not to be human, but I am trying to say that just because you're backed by your union (sometimes, especially because you're backed by your union) doesn't mean management won't have a grudge against you if they think you're a pain, and you don't want management to have a grudge because your union can't protect you from everything. In fact, if aggression or vociferous complaint seem like the best ways to win an argument, let your union rep (the one who works for the union--supposing that your union is a larger entity and not just the employees of your company) be the bulldog. They should be the ones that fight nasty for you so that you can maintain a polite relationship with your boss and leadership.

If you are not in a union but are pro-union:

If there are unions at your company but you're not in them, stand in solidarity with them. Go to their rallies, protests, and union actions when you can. You won't have the right to skip work to do this, so don't do that, but see if they are doing anything before or after work or on your days off. Encourage others you know to do the same.

If there are not unions at your work, consider looking into how to unionize. If you think unions don't make sense for your workplace, reconsider; they're not just for police and teachers and coal miners. That said, union busting is a real thing that is happening right now all over the place. It's important to be aware of that and do what you can to protect yourself.

Support legislation that supports unions.

[captainjonnitkessler]

Way to reblog that shit totally misrepresenting the “man vs bear” argument.

If you think I'm wrong and you want me to reconsider my stance, you need to present some sort of argument instead of being passive aggressive. Explain why you think it was misrepresented and offer an alternative viewpoint.

If you don't care if I change my mind and just want me to feel bad for having an opinion you don't like, that can't be accomplished by internet randos yelling at me. Look at my blog. You think this is the blog of a person who cares if they get yelled at by internet strangers? But you might want to reconsider how you spend your time if you think lashing out at strangers for fairly minor disagreements is a good use of it.

Anyway I do think I could do better at being more nuanced. Women obviously face harassment and assault from men, including in the woods. I meet men in the woods every time I go hiking and I'm not going to pretend I've never had the fleeting thought of what I'd do if one attacked me. But that's the thing - I meet men in the woods every time I go hiking. It's really weird to have it presented as some sort of hypothetical thought experiment instead of the mundane reality of a very popular hobby.

The biggest problem I'm having is the number of people using it as an excuse to play the "I am in perpetual danger from every man I meet and I have to perform a series of performative safety rituals to ward off serial killers and That's What Being A Woman Is About" game. I've had, over the past couple years, a few people tell me that if I'm not perpetually afraid of every man I see then I must not actually be a woman, or I must be lying, or I'm some naive young waif who doesn't understand the Evils Of The World yet. It's really fucking annoying! Womanhood is not defined by fear and paranoia!

The other problem that I can't believe I'm having is the number of people arguing that bears are basically just big cuddly uwu babies who are more scared of you than you are of them!!! and you just have to shoo them off the path like waving a bird away from a berry patch!!!

Bears are dangerous as hell - even black bears - and you should NEVER assume they're safe or friendly. And sure, maybe 99% of black bears are fairly non-confrontational and don't want to fight you - but the same is true of men! But unlike men you can't outrun, outfight, or outclimb a bear. You're pretty much just fucked if one does decide you look tasty. So again - it just feels very performative to me to make a big deal about how dangerous men are while downplaying the danger of a literal apex predator.

[akookminsupporter]

Please he's making sure none of his minions will leave him.. and they'll be still up with all their theories and clout when he comes back in 2025 lol. This is not me who said this but his minions themselves.. they said whenever they reconsider about tkk, Tae will appear and leave some crumbs and signs for them to keep believing in tkk. He said he saw army working about the division he joined so he obviously saw cult being sad and mad over jkk's enlistmet too.. so he had to feed his fans. Who cares whether Jimin will be harassed for forcing JK to be in same unit as him? Definitely not Tae.

Jk *may* have given consent to post the ss... but I don't believe tho.. coz he was SO ADAMANT about not showing his head in last 2 lives. It was his place to show not Tae's nor any other member's. It wasn't even a selfie they took with intention of posting but a fucking screenshot of video call he maynot even knew Tae took. But ofcourse some people just lack boundaries or understanding.. they thinks everything is 'joke' and go on and post things without your permission. If feeding cult wasn't his point he would've posted something.. atleast an old selfie with jimin wishing him all the best..but he didn't do that right? Same with Bam too.. he didn't posted with his own dog but bam ? 🤣🤣 he's laughable atp.

But apparently only Jimin is fanservice king who's mia most of the time, when the real fanservice king is hidden in the plainsight and always defended by major chunk of this Fandom no matter what he does. Btw someone tell him feeding tkkrs wont make his songs chart highly nor make album hit. It will only have China fb mass buying and Thailand streaming farm.. not the real popularity where stans from other kpop fandoms also knows your songs lol.

All I have to say is that I choose to believe that he warned Jungkook that he was going to post that screenshot and that Jungkook had no problem with it because as you said, he didn't want to show us his shaved head. Not even in the last wlive he did alone. This reminded me a bit of when we saw Hobi with his shaved head.

I understand what you're saying. I don't know if this is the best time to have this conversation but I get what you're saying.

As for the subgroup, hopefully this will be enough for them to leave us alone tomorrow.

Anon, the last part was completely unnecessary. There was no need to mention that and I think you really showed your intentions. But okay.

[thetwelfthcrow]

Not aiming to stretch this out, but had to clear things up – my ask ain’t about hate or cancel, just to be clear.

In a nutshell: calling out wrong ≠ hating or harassing. Autism or any condition ≠ incapacity. Simple as that.

No hate for Max, Bia or anyone, just hate for what was said/done. It's about the act, not the person.

I'm not about holding grudges forever for past stuff with apologies. But the act's still messed up, saying sorry doesn't fix it. Sure, it shows they're owning up and wanna do better, but no minimizing or excuses just 'cause of an apology. Move on, no grudges, but still call out the wrong whenever it shows up.

I do get it, this place should be all fun and jokes, but some things need a serious vibe. There are kids here spending more time online than outside – not ideal, but not our call. Still, as adults, let's set examples and lay down some boundaries.

We're in this community daily, so it's on us to make it a safe space. Autistic people are part of the crew; they shouldn't feel left out or disrespected. Fans, drivers, everyone – gotta be aware.

Everyone deserves to feel included & appreciated. 🤍

hello! idk if you're the same anon as before but to you too i want to say i like your tone even if i disagree w almost everything haha. whoops! anyway. thanks for your input regardless :)

In a nutshell: calling out wrong ≠ hating or harassing. Autism or any condition ≠ incapacity. Simple as that.

calling out wrong isn't hating, i agree, but oftentimes what i see on the internet is that it has become synonymous with hating/harassing. it's just. i mean, look at twitter! i've seen screenshots of people hating on bianca for her liked tweet. yeah she was wrong to do it, absolutely. but the way the majority of the people online 'call her out' are really hating on her. they're not coming toward her w the standpoint of 'hey love, what you did isn't too smart or nice, please reconsider'. they're coming at her with this thinly veiled hatred for either her being a woman, being poc or a mix of both and justifying it bc she did something wrong.

No hate for Max, Bia or anyone, just hate for what was said/done. It's about the act, not the person.

i agree with you !! i wish more people realised that though. the sad truth is that oftentimes someone's misstep is used as ammo for people who already disliked/hated someone to hate them even more and justify it bc that person Did Something Wrong.

I'm not about holding grudges forever for past stuff with apologies. But the act's still messed up, saying sorry doesn't fix it. Sure, it shows they're owning up and wanna do better, but no minimizing or excuses just 'cause of an apology. Move on, no grudges, but still call out the wrong whenever it shows up.

'i'm not for holding grudges' okay cool then we're never mentioning max again in this context. never like, 'x said something bad, but so did max'. yes we can acknowledge he said something bad, but he's not said it since so all should be forgiven.

i just. i can't get over this intrinsic motivation, this need to point out that people are doing something wrong. especially from so far away! i will call out my friends and them me when i say something wrong, but this person i only know through pixels? i just. i can't miss any sleep over it, really.

I do get it, this place should be all fun and jokes, but some things need a serious vibe. There are kids here spending more time online than outside – not ideal, but not our call. Still, as adults, let's set examples and lay down some boundaries.

see this is something i also majorly disagree on. kids here on the internet aren't my responsibility either. i can and will set a good example wherever, but i don't feel like i must. i can set a good example but i'm not forcing myself to. i don't need to lay down boundaries for other people. they're not my responsibility!

i do agree w that we need to take certain topics seriously. but i'm not on any moral high ground to lecture others about it. this is my free time, my hobby as well. this isn't my job. i can fuck off from the internet tomorrow if i wanted to and i owe nobody a thing. so, no. let's set examples - no. let's have fun. yeah, and be a decent person, of course! but i don't owe anyone to set an example. i'm not your rolemodel, i'm pixels on the internet.

We're in this community daily, so it's on us to make it a safe space. Autistic people are part of the crew; they shouldn't feel left out or disrespected. Fans, drivers, everyone – gotta be aware.

sure it's on us to be decent to each other, and that's the way we make it a safe space. every neurodivergent person is welcome here too, and yeah we gotta take care of each other, but!

but it's not anyone's responsibility. but it's not on us to change 'famous people' regardless of whether or not we're fans. but it's not on us if someone is shitty, even among ourselves. but no one is here to lecture anyone else and even when lectured, people can still be shitty.

sometimes you just gotta pick the right battles. i don't think that 'calling out' someone on the internet you have 0 ties with is a battle people should pick so eagerly. it's either a parasocial idea to go 'you will listen to me when i tell you to stop doing this' or it's thinly veiled hatred. the lines are so blurry sometimes.

and, to add again, she's an eighteen year old girl. she's gotta learn. she needs someone from a PR team to tell her what to do now that she's under this magnifying glass. she does not need people on the internet to harass her, to mention her, to dm her, to whateeverr.

or, well, at least i'm not gonna be that person.

but yes. of course everyone deserves to feel included and appreciated! and we should all be good humans to each other!! hating on other people isn't helping that. young girls might see the hate toward bianca rn and go huh, maybe if i do Anything i might get the same treatment. same with filipinos. or just generally anyone. if someone is capable of spitting so much venom toward someone they don't even know, then maybe that isn't creating a safe space. frankly, i think that's far worse than a like on a tweet. but maybe that's me. i feel like we, as fans to each other, have much more impact on one another than we might think, even when we're not actively interacting with each other.

[splathousefiction]

In light of all the news coming out about r/GoneWildAudio and their mod staff/culture, I would like to once again repost this editorial I wrote over a fucking year ago.

Absolutely nothing has changed since this was published, something I predicted when I posted it.

GoneWildAudio is, at best, an exploitative creative space. More often than not it prides itself on platforming truly hateful content and behaviors in order to swell their subreddit membership.

IDC what you've been told if you're a vocal talent-you genuinely don't need GWA, nor do you even need reddit to succeed in any fashion. You can just make things and post them.

Being a part of GoneWildAudio was one of the worst decisions I have made in my career, and as the mods have now came out and flat out stated that raceplay content is now allowed again, I can't go without posting this once more. I can't go without mentioning some of the worst harassment I have ever had came from this subreddit and curiouscat. I can't go without mentioning I was sexually harassed and stalked. I just fucking can't.

I feel like it's pissing into the wind again, but I implore you to read what I've wrote here and reconsider giving the subreddit your time.

You do not need NSFW bad enough to support people that platform racial supremacist and ableist content.

There are other places to get your NSFW audio fix. Support creators directly when possible.

[reigenomic-moving]

Wayne's statement on the racist caracatures in last nights stream and the makeship plushie

Image ID's under the cut

hey everybody. last night's stream was a weird one. the things that went down when we tried to play Bullet Roulette were not great. it made us as a team realize that we need to put our foot down and make a statement. about last night, and a lot of other things. what you're about to read is not only my words, but those of the entire team.

the first thing i should get out of the way is this: the caricatures that appeared in Bullet Roulette suck, and we're all disappointed that one of our favorite old VR games has that bullshit in it. we all made the fact that we thought it was shitty as clear as we could last night while we were playing. we tried to reset the lobby 3 times to fix the bug that forcibly made us all be that model. it did not work. we tried to keep playing it for a little while and then give it one last try. which, of course, did not work. what took place afterwards is what we'll be talking about here.

the reaction a small group of you had to these events was disappointing, and in some cases, unacceptable. we are not upset with native americans who were uncomfortable with the caricatures, we are upset with those of you who instantly demonized us for not 'turning off the game immediately'. the reason we as the streamers and the mods repeatedly asked everyone to 'move on' is because we acknowledged what we had just experienced in the game was wrong, and condemned it. we expressed how we felt about the models out loud multiple times. while unproblematic media exists, there is a lot of media that has problematic elements in it. it's not great, but that's the way things are. things are not always black & white. the expectation that the moment an unsavory concept is encountered in something on stream that we drop what we're doing and shut off the program is absolutely unreasonable.

if we run into problematic content, do not assume we automatically endorse it just because we did not remove it from the screen immediately. we can still experience it as a whole while acknowledging what's wrong with it. take LISA, for instance. I loved what I played of that game, and I know a large majority of you guys loved those streams too. LISA has problematic shit in it. early on in those streams we encountered a character that was a racist caricature of a black man. we acknowledged that it fucking sucked, and we kept playing. and both the crew and chat were able to continue maturely while acknowledging that the content was problematic.

while this is only somewhat related, i might as well also address the makeship situation, and those of you who came after me for deleting their initial statement. I deleted it because it was bad. that e-mail was an apology from the worker to me, not meant as a public apology. it didn't approach the situation properly. I was scrambling to get something up to address the concerns while i was in the middle of a 24 hour multi day road trip (one whose existence I had to hide for the stream gag), I just took whatever makeship would give me. when I actually had a little bit of time to sit down and read it, and read what some of you had to say about it, I realized that it didn't actually mean anything. I deleted it, and spoke to my handlers at makeship, and informed them about the biggest issue with that shitty anti-centrism plush: what was essentially a masked swastika next to a star of david. if you look up the original designs of that stupid ball, you can find that it actually had a swastika on it, and the creator hid that fact from team members at makeship by changing it in the concept art he shared with them. it might be hard to believe, but their team genuinely did not know about this. and they did not consider why that plushie was as shitty as it was. after I informed them and talked it over, they removed the plushie from their website completely and decided to not work with that creator going forward. their team thanked our campaign for bringing them to the realization that they need to more properly vet the creators they work with and the origins of their designs. what disappointed me in this scenario were those of you who assumed the worst about me just because i had not made a statement about it while i was doing my best behind the scenes to work things out.

we also know that being publicly accessible artists & entertainers comes with a fair amount of vulnerability through exposure, however the amount of invasions of privacy and harassment a lot of us have experienced in the past year is worth taking note of. we are people. what if you woke up to dms from people saying they found your name and your phone number? what if you got a text from a stranger saying they found your information? how would you feel? these are questions you need to ask yourself as a viewer even if you've never gone that far. these are things that have actually happened to us.

being a fan comes with as much responsibility as being a creator; just because you are consuming what we make does not make this a one way relationship where you're invisible. what you do and say is being felt by actual humans, and the information you share or try to get not only affects us but the people we know. it has at times been so invasive and ridiculous that some of us have considered stopping completely. as a fan and a viewer, your responsibility is to respect us as much as you would respect any other human being; putting us up on pedestals to the point where some of us get treated like objects or things is the absolute opposite of respect and we've mentioned this a few times. we will be taking much stronger action on these matters from here on out; please observe how you view us and ask yourself if you'd look at a friend or family member the same way. if you wouldn't, reconsider your relationship with what we make.

some of you hold me and the crew on a pedestal in a way that makes us deeply uncomfortable. this isn't the first time we've experienced something like last night. it has happened on other team member's streams. the hostility we are met with when we encounter something unsavory on stream is ridiculous. after shutting down the game, seeing a few of you in the chat screaming at us, attacking our characters, invalidating all of our values and past deeds as a team over encountering unexpected bigotry in a game and condemning it, not perpetuating it ourselves, is infuriating. to all of us. you do not have the right to harass us over something like this. coming into our DM's and repeating yourselves, accusing us of lying about values and calling us awful people is harassment. it is extremely immature. and it is behavior we no longer want in this community. we are human. we aren't meant to be your perfect social/political pillars.

when these things happen, you know it sucks, we know it sucks, we all know why it sucks, and while we will always point it out when we see it, the expectation of us to derail our show and explain to you why its bad and apologize for it being on the screen is not an expectation we will meet. acknowledge, and move on. a statement does not always need to be made. going forwards, we'll be increasing moderation measures in regards to the harassment of crew/staff and the mitigation of events like these in the future. thank you for understanding.

- All of Radio TV Solutions & The WRTV Mod Team

[lazy-cat-corner]

Idk how you call yourself a loki stan but still like s4lki and s4lvie. shes literally an psychological/physical abuser and loki has already been through enough. she is a male character that the writers made female for eMPoWeRmeNt. s4lki is also terf propaganda and its been harming so many people you literally can’t call yourself an ally and continue to support it. When loki fans who are already vulnerable start k1lling themselves bc their safe space is no longer safe it will be too late to turn back. ive always liked your blog please reconsider this 😕

You know, it's pretty cash money of you to not support a character that emotionally manipulated Loki, lied that he killed his mother, locked him in a time door that repeatedly assaulted and degraded him, called him a narcissist on multiple accounts, threatened to kill him, and never publicly apologized for their wrongdoings done to him...oh wait! [1]

First of all, I'm not a stan. I'm a grown-ass adult and don't attach my identity to another person's private life.

Secondly, this fearmongering tactic you're doing attacking my ethical and moral standards? Pretty childish and ineffective when I don't depend on your opinion of me.

If we're pointing fingers and name-calling, it's pretty transphobic of you to call Sylvie a male character under the guise as a female when it has been made clear she is biologically female and does not call herself Loki.

Finally, nobody is harming themselves over this discourse. What they are doing is openly harassing, misgendering, using racial slurs, and making biphobic comments to said shippers you obsess over so much.

And for what it's worth, I don't care that you used to like my blog. I didn't make this space for YOU. And you're clearly not a mutual of mine because they respect me and aren't afraid to directly talk to me if I said or did something wrong. And if you were a mutual, you would know I was a reylo before "a loki stan" so any of your expired manipulative tactics is childs play from what I've seen. So the door is right there 🚪 I promise you I won't miss you. ✌️

I'd like to say I'm upset at this anon, but honestly, I feel nothing.

[1] I know I might get shit for this so I need to make it clear that I don't have a problem with Mobius and this was written to emphasize my point.

[genshinconfessions]

I've noticed that whenever someone ships a certain character with someone else, for absolutely no reason xiaoven and xiaoaether shippers will always be there to harass them. They also seriously hate seeing Lumine as the MC too, even though both twins are the canon MC.

Like I'm talking about these people straight up sending you death threats. If you don't like my content, maybe learn to shut up, block the tag, and not interact? These people are straight up one of the most toxic people I've ever seen and its about time the fandom stops acting as if they are nice.

I used to be pretty neutral about both of these ships, but after getting harassed, and seeing people be harassed by them, I've started to hate those ships.

:/// i'm very sorry about what you've had to experience, anon.

this seems to go hand in hand with what another anon was saying previously, about how a lot of genshin x reader fics portray very toxic relationships but it seems to be the norm in the fandom.

i don't think any of us have received death threats to ourselves, but we certainly have gotten disturbing asks targeted towards supporters of a certain ship. it is quite concerning to us that people would even say that in the first place, much less in a fandom that is on the younger side.

but, perhaps because the fandom is younger, many fans have ill-defined boundaries that they're still trying to figure out. and, i can't speak for anyone else, but (tw: glorification of mental health issues) when i was younger, it was 'cool' to 'have problems'. it set you apart from the 'normies'. it showed that you 'weren't one of them'.

obviously, that is not a correct notion to have. but it was validating at the time, and i am sure that many people relate to this kind of experience.

that said, i have still seen full-grown adults involved in the shipwars, the toxicity cycles, and it's... concerning, to say the least. when children do it, it's sad but you expect them to grow out of it, and in truth, most of them do. but when adults do it, it's sad but in the pitiful way. don't they have anything better to do than to spew hateful words at a child on twitter? i wonder what some of those people are like irl, honestly.

alas, this is the internet, where anyone can say anything they want. we obviously cannot stop everyone from saying hateful things, nor can we watch over every child and check in and make sure they're learning how to set their boundaries correctly. but, really, that comes from experience anyway. it takes a couple of experiences to figure out what you're okay with and what you're not okay with.

but it's sad to see a child send the most hateful words. i truly hope that the genshin fandom learns to stop taking this game so seriously; it is, at its base, a gacha game with fighting elements. it is not as serious as some people make it out to be. there are no canon ships; it is fine to self-project or to like a ship for other reasons, but it is not okay to harass others over it.

for those on the older side, it is of course not your responsibility to baby the younger players, but it IS your responsibility to make the fandom and game a welcoming place for everyone. this game is rated 12+, after all.

and for the younger players, it is not in your best interests to listen and repeat everything that is said or claimed on the internet, even if it is by adults that you trust, watch, or play with. as with everything, there is more than one side to the argument, and you have to critically think about what you're seeing or hearing.

man, this turned out to be a much longer and much more serious response than i intended. i DO NOT speak for the other admins, but i hope that someone might see this and reconsider their actions, if needed.

(any asks in response to this one may or may not be posted; it depends on the contents of said ask)

- katheryne from liyue

[aghostsdestiny]

Eyes up, Guardian! Id like to think Im pretty easy-going, but even I have rules. Some of it is more guidelines on what to expect here. Review my tags to see more on blog content.

Rules and Guidelines

1.) There may be occasional NSFW-like content.

Im well over 21 years old and sometimes may post or reblog somewhat suggestive jokes or imagery. Ive no interest in most intimate NSFW images, being asexual and sex repulsed, but some references are passable.

While it seems strange to those without my conditions, I am triggered by the sight (though not reading) of flesh/molded mouth-kissing; such images wont be reblogged, but more power to others who want to enjoy it in their spaces.

* an exception is the art styles/angles where mouths "disappear" when touching; thats not triggering. (Please dont apply this automatically to others with my conditions, my experience is NOT universal and that type of kiss imagery may still trigger others who have mouth-kiss traumas)

2.) I likely wont reblog genuinely angry sounding posts, posts that mock other fans, contain death threats (even as jokes), or may instigate negative reactions.

Im not here for drama. Its nothing personal and may not reflect on the overall topic/s in the post. Many is the time i want to reblog a post about getting along but OP insulted people's mental conditions. I cant reblog that, but i hope everything works out for the best for all.

I once had a ton more to say in a post about other's opinions [ link ]

3.) Im a lot about memes and shitposts, happy to poke fun at even my favorite characters; so no worries, i dont hate them lol, its all in good humor. Same for non-faves; its not about hate, its about funnies.

4.) Please do not reblog others posts from my blog with your own disagreeing harsh statements; if you have an issue with OP please take it up with them without doing it through me.

5.) If you think Ive done anything questionable, please feel free to tell me so i can be aware and make proper corrections.

Contact me privately (via my main @ Scintillant-H), if you could, and please be kindly when you do; In recent years Im trying to have some semblance of self respect and i will not listen to whoever doesnt treat me like i have feelings. If you dont care about my feelings, why should i care about yours?

* please note that "kindly" is several levels above "decently."

6.) Anyone who doesn't believe in equal rights is NOT welcome on my blog. Nazis, and like-minded people are 100% not welcome here.

Men, neurotypicals, cis, whites, heteros, able-bodied, Christians, (majority etc), are not historically oppressed and if you think they are then maybe leave my blog in peace.

This is not that kind of blog and you need to go.

Related: i will not reblog any post where a POC is whitewashed, or other clear/canon minority rep is erased. If i cant tell whether or not erasure has occurred, i likely wont reblog, out of caution.

7.) I will only block over consistent harassment. If you wont leave me alone and persist with negative interactions, I'll have to block. But until someone meets that requirement I'll likely only put their name in my content filter list.

8.) Do not just casually up and talk to me about incest, child abuse, or discussing torture. I shouldn't need to elaborate on this. Its upsetting & i have my own experiences, here.

9.) Im NeuroDivergent and sometimes dont grasp social cues, so if you have a point to make then dont play word games. Hints, clues, etc, i wont catch them and i wont understand.

If you insist on using them for anything important then A.) You're irresponsible to play games with important topics, B.) You're being ableist for expecting me to do something that my brain cant just do, and C.) At this point you know that i won't understand and are using word-code anyway, so you're trying to sabotage the situation, which is manipulative. Please reconsider.

Im happy to discuss things, fam, please just be understanding in your approach. Feel free to message me if you need to talk.

[serenagaywaterford]

1) Okay, I'm late (bc rl sucks), but I'm back and I'll gradually address everything. "Also do not feel any pressure to respond to my multiple essays! I understand completely!"The same goes to you, bc I feel like I'm bothering you too much. That being said, I truly enjoy talking to you. Not only you offer fresh/perceptive insights into the characters' minds (which made me a. reconsider scenes and motives, b. wanna rewatch S1 --some scenes you're commenting on are SO fuzzy in my head-- mind you,

2) 2) I’m already rereading the book), but you also provide such hilarious, sarcastic lines (some of them are absolute killers).

3) personalities” I know you have an inkling of who’s who. :D But damn, that ‘lesbianing’ bit had me giggling. Kudos, fellow anon. Since we’re on the subject, I have another question about your fic (if you don’t mind): is it post s2 or s1/s2 canon divergent? b) “Add horrid fangirls to that and it’s a big ass no lol.” Ugh. Fandom smh manages to sour my opinion of characters/ships/series I personally like. Especially when fans start pestering the creators to cater to their whims or harass actors

4) or start ship wars. Double ugh. c) “So, that’s the Mass Effect connection!” Two more similarities: i. Mass Effect’s Miranda Lawson got a lot of fandom hate back then (even though she was a famous character), just like Serena. ii. She has a back-and-forth, bickering (hateful but not THAT complex) relationship with another female character. d) “I have seen Westworld! Well, okay, just the first season. I got too tired/confused to get past the 2nd season premiere.” Oh, sorry. I shouldn’t have

5) assumed. Believe me when I say it’s a good thing you stopped watching when you did. The overall quality of the series remained pretty much the same (e.g. acting, cinematography, direction), but, oh boy, some new plot twists (which I usually like) are SO OVER THE TOP in order to impress (?) the audience. It’s reached a point where some characters are unrecognizable, bc they’re servants to the plot. Maeve has a lot bigger arc in S2 and Newton is thriving (imo, S2!Maeve >> S1!Maeve), but so is

6) Strahovski/Serena. :D e) “don’t go around bitching at people who say shitty things or stuff I don’t agree with, or blocking anybody who doesn’t like her."Ah, another thing we have in common. There were times I’ve been blocked by fandom people (with beautiful edits) that I NEVER interacted with (except for maybe reblogging from each other). That’s not me complaining. Like I said, each to their own.I just find this phenomenon funny at times. Story time. Once, an out of nowhere anon (whose msg I

7) didn’t publish, bc drama is SO not my thing) said they’d block me, bc of an uploaded gifset for a canon pairing (which wasn’t to their taste apparently) that was tagged as #[series]edit (although the ship!portmanteau was right there, too, so that people could easily block it). I remember being like: "Okay. Good for you, anon!” LOL. f) “I dunno if you see spoilers but there’s one about them.) She needs therapy so much more than a cutesy feelgood storyline.” I did NOT actually, but feel free to8) enlighten me.

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I am sort of back! (RL does get in the way of incredibly lengthy essays about fictional TV shows!) NO APOLOGIES NECESSARY!! I am just so happy I get to read all these excellent thoughts, analyses, and feelings you have! (and that we clearly share lol, including the sheer amusement of your writing!). I really want to write more at the mo but my hands are doing that weird old lady thing where you can see the veins popping out and it makes me v uncomfortable to look at. Especially since I have little baby hands. I hate it.

Ok, I’m now kneeling on the floor and the computer is on the kitchen island. This is better. I cannot see the top of my hands. 

SO. Where was I? OW. my kneeeessss. This is a bad idea.

I’m so lost. Fic question. right. It’s post-S2. Like… quite post-S2. I didn’t even deal with HOW or WHY June is back in the Waterford’s house tbh cos I can’t be bothered to sort that out. (Thanks, show.) So, it just assumes that for some reason, she’s back. Which, if the BTS pics/video is to be believed, that’s the case anyway. 

Fangirls (and boys ofc) ruin so much for me. Even if I like the same thing initially. Ugh. Then sometimes they’ll annoy me so much that I end up liking the complete opposite of what they like. Dunno why.

No worries about Westworld! It’s a reasonable assumption! Please don’t apologise, my friend. I do agree that Thandie was very good in S1. IIRC, her character was my fav (other than Clementine lol). Yvonne S2 was just next level shit to me. Like, what you’re saying makes me wanna give S2 WW another shot but when shows get overcomplicated, they’re not much fun anymore when I’m like “BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING LOL”. 

>> “There were times I’ve been blocked by fandom people (with beautiful edits) that I NEVER interacted with (except for maybe reblogging from each other)”

EXACT SAME. It was actually in THT fandom most recently lol. Like, I reblogged one of their pretty edits once. Ever. I didn’t even say anything snarky or bitchy or rude in tags. I don’t think I added any commentary at all. Next thing I know? BLOCKED. Never interacted with them in any way whatsoever. (Typical N/J fangirl lol.) It’s the strangest behaviour and it’s that kind of thing that sours me towards sects of fangirls, and sometimes even the characters they like. Maybe that’s just petty but I think it actually just reinforces pre-existing feelings I had towards the character or pairing.) The only blogs I block are ones that are gross, RP, or spam. (RP blogs is a long history of them stealing and spamming and adding awful commentary to my posts way back in the day, so I just… block em. lol.)

>> “they’d block me, bc of an uploaded gifset for a canon pairing (which wasn’t to their taste apparently) that was tagged as #[series]edit (although the ship!portmanteau was right there, too, so that people could easily block it). I remember being like: “Okay. Good for you, anon!” LOL.”

Oh. My… WHAT. There’s a very odd sense of entitlement here that seems so peculiar to me. Like, that’s what the blacklisting feature is for? I’ve put every version of my most despised pairings, characters, etc. and it works? Very rarely does it miss on. I guess we’re just dramaphobic, mature old fandom farts. Like, “Kids, let me sit you down and tell you about this site before you could block things. Before even XKit was invented…” Not to mention every other website ever lol.

HOLY GROSS… I just got up and a centipede fell off me!! WHYYYYYY. THIS IS WHY I DON’T SIT ON THE FLOOR. (we live near the beach/woods so we get lots of bugs no matter how clean we are…) no more painful kneeling for me i guess…

OKAY. Spoilers. It’s not much but other than the June in Martha costume (which was shown in the teaser Superbowl trailer anyway by now)… there were set pics of Emily, Sylvia, Nicole, and Luke all happy and smiling. IIRC. I can’t find the post anymore. So it may not have been in character. But I dunno… it all seems… too easy? Like, I’m glad Emily is safe but omg. She’d better not be all hunky dory “I stabbed a lady and threw her down the stairs, murdered another, and ran a dude over with a stolen car, but now I’m Canada, I’m all healed!” (Not including the heart attack/crotch kicking here cos that was fair play to Emily. She deserved that.) Like, honestly, as much part of me was like YESSSS at all of those, still… that’s grievous bodily harm with intent to kill, flat out murder, and vehicular manslaughter. For Emily to do those things, you don’t do those crimes without being really broken and damaged. And… yeah. That doesn’t magically disappear when you hop over a border.