#get the word out

[wombat-witch]

PSA

Apparently tumblr is gonna start using blogs to train AI, and of course I only found out on a whole other site and personally I don’t like my stuff being used for AI.

You can opt out for this by going to your blog settings, scrolling down to visibility and selecting to opt out.

But you will have to do this for all of your blogs, both main and side accounts.

(My examples are from the app)

(Link here for the original post I saw/info)

[smolthemmies]

Magical girl ramblings of the day: GUSHING OVER MAGICAL GIRLS

I think it’s the best time to bring this manga series up considering it’s getting an anime adaption next year.

First and foremost I’d like to clarify that I don think anyone should watch this anime when it comes out, or even slightly support it.

Now onto what the manga is about; it’s about a girl who’s super into the Tres Magia, a trio of pastel magical girls who fight the forces of evil. She gets confronted by a creature who asks if she’d like to be like them too, which she eagerly agrees before transforming into a bdsm based outfit, and being declared on the enemy side.

I went into this manga knowing purely it had Yuri, and I thought that was interesting and the designs and magic system seemed cute before I was jumpscared with bdsm. To be frank, nsfw mangas are okay but not when they involve children. It gets worse when they get a 8 year old on the enemy team, and they proclaim her as dirtier than the rest of them, with her powers also being bdsm based.

That’s when I dropped the manga. I tried pursuing through it so I could atleast write a good review on it, but I couldn’t continue once the 8 year old was brought into the picture. I’m disgusted that this manga is getting an anime adaption but then again, Miss Kobayashis Dragon Maid got one too. It’s sad that we keep getting anime adaptations of blatant ch***p**n.

I only wanted to make this post because I don’t think a lot of people understand just how horrific this anime will be, if based on the manga. It’s not cute, it’s not good Yuri. If you want something cute with good Yuri in the magical girl franchise, I beg you to seek other media. Such as Madoka Magica, Magical Girl Raising Project, Sailor Moon, and so much more.

[the-munflowers-garden-of-muses]

Since this guy is trying to sell Yo-Kai Watch-based merch on etsy, friendly reminder that Abdallah Smash is a wife-beater

[leechandoki]

Internet Archive: Rally on the steps of the Internet Archive!!

This Saturday! April 08, 2023

Battle for Libraries sign up if you are going to attend the rally!

If you can't attend/can't make it that is completely fine! You can check for the live updates on Twitter by Internet Archive following the hashtag #DigitalRightsForLibraries

"...Make & share a rally sign & tag @internetarchive. Need a suggestion? Try: - Internet Archive is a Library For Everyone! - eBooks are Books..."

Here is a post with info better summarizes of what is happening to the Internet Archive

To summarize in case you have no idea what is going on (or just don't want to read the link). Four (4) book publishing companies HarperCollins, Wiley, penguin random house LLC, and Hachette book group are suing the Internet Archive because during the pandemic their sales of books did poorly. So they are blaming Internet Archive, a library for the internet, for their poor sales because they believe their system for ebooks is flawed. Even though it's the exact same system as any old library with a library card.

Donate to Internet Archive!

[saltisnacks]

What will be, will be

Bi Buck. It finally happened.

I'm okay with Buck and Tommy as a starting pair. I just want Buck's arc to be meaningful, carefully written, and not later forgotten or explained away. A canon bisexual male character is important to be done right because its pretty much nonexistent outside of cartoons, manga, etc. They could make it all sunshine and pillow clowds, or they can bring up biphobia and/or bierasure. I just want Buck and everyone happy. Let Buck explore this new sense of self safely while being supported by the firefam, and Tommy seems like a good person for that.

If (and when because LFJ has a limited appearance) they do end things, I hope it's amicably. Someone has a habit of killing off characters, but I don't think he will risk it because that could lead to being accused of "burying." Maybe Tommy is offered a promotion, but he has to move for it. Buck encourages him to take it and waves him off with a smile. That's my best wish for a gentle split.

Maybe we'll get a comedic date between Buck and Josh where they both go, "No, we don't click, but let's have fun anyway." Then show them having a blast together. Josh points out cute guys and girls because Josh is gay not blind for Buck's opinion so he can get his type(s) to help set him up. And if it ends up pointing to Eddie, even better.

Do I want endgame Buddie? Yes. However, dropping this on Eddie out of nowhere would have been messy, clunky, and just not good storytelling. Narratively, Eddie isn't ready yet. He's still firmly on the "I need to find Chris a mother" train. If they decide to go with Marisol, I hope they flesh her out a little more to be on par with our knowledge of Karen and others. But, the actress really needs to go bye-bye for reasons and honestly so does Carla's, so have her retire.

If Buck's bisexuality finally starts the derailment when he comes out to him, in 7x5 apparently, we'll have to wait and see. Dropping Buddie in our laps now with a ✨️tadah✨️ wouldn’t feel right to me. Eddie would need his own journey of self first, which is being hinted at for the near future. But, considering his past, I don't think it'll be a fast painless one. He'll have a lot to work through, and maybe this is a place for Tommy to help because they are so similar. And if they land on demisexuality, that would make a lot of sense for Eddie. He needs that connection, as shown by the lack of it with Ana.

If Buddie happens, I'll take it, but only if it is earned from a well written script. If Buck is still considered to be with Tommy and invites him to the wedding as his plus one, but ends up kissing Eddie somehow, I'm probably going to vibrate out of my skin in anger. That would be a disservice to Eddie, Tommy, and again Buck. We don't need a Lucy repeat. It would also be a disservice to bisexual viewers everywhere because portraying them as "fickle" would not be a good.

(I think they're disheveled, btw, because they lose the rings somehow in whatever fight they have and then have to find them, which is a classic wedding trope I see 911 using. I don't think it's what a lot of people are hoping for honestly.)

Now, is strong male relationships needed on television, especially if one of them is under the rainbow umbrella? Yes. If they show Buck and Eddie in a supportive friendship for the rest of the series, that's okay. We need to be prepared for that.

So we'll have to see where the rest of the season goes and season 8. But remember, ratings make or break a show. Despite it already having representation through Hen and Karen, Josh, and now Buck, they do need to keep their general audience happy or risk cancelation down the line. So don't get your hopes too high because the opposition is out in droves. Numbers matter here. They'll need to take a long look when the season ends to take in the aftermath. To decide if they're course correcting or knuckling down with maybe Buddie or someone else for Buck.

So, ask people and allies to turn it on. If they don't want to watch it, run it on mute while doing something else. Run it on another television. Encourage new viewers. Get the word out. If you want good rep and the possibility of Buddie keep pushing on. Drown out the biphobia and other ugly voices. Get the numbers up for them to see. Don't wait to binge watch! Do it now so they can see results. Be loud and proud and show them all your love and support.

But remember, please don't attack the actors. They're just paid to follow the scripts to the best of their ability. Please don't attack the writers and producers if they don't give us Buddie. Then we might not have a show at all, or they might get angry and not do it out of sheer spite. Please don't attack multishippers, either.

I hate to say this, but if they're swayed by the naysayers, we may not get Buddie until the complete end of the series if they’re both single. Like final episode revelation ending fade to black kiss, and let the fandom take over from there. We need to be prepared for anything.

What will be, will be.

[aintinacage]

Reblog if you think we should be able to comment and send “Ask” as our sideblogs.

Some people wanna Roleplay, but not on their Main Blog. Sometimes you respond to a comment on a sideblog, and you look like some random dude responding rather than the original blogger. And sometimes you just wanna send your fandom mom a smiley but you can’t, because your main blog is a different fandom. Tumblr, please make this an option!

[battleravyn]

So this keeps posting on my dash as one of the many obnoxious ads that I usually skip though, but then I looked closer and realized that it looked suspiciously like Dramione art. And very nicely done. However I didn't see any artist's signature, which leads me to believe it's stolen art. So I'm posting this to hopefully get the word out to the original artist to let them know that their art is being plagiarized. However if they've sold the piece, this ad is now what's it's being used for.

NGL it keeps tricking me because I want to ❤️ the post to show my appreciation to the artist.

[amphiptere-art]

CC Basically yeah. I'm the current main asker so why the form is of a coyote! Funny little thing with it is we're the equivalent of ghosts while not being dead. You can interact and touch us while we cannot do the same back. Though we can do small things like this *Summons Eclipse's inhaler so he can talk better* *Stares down Eclipse* Who's the idiot now huh?/lh

Eclipse stares at you as if you had murdered somebody.

We're!?! I cou-co-ldn't find that th-thing! I looked everywhere!

Eclipse swipes the inhaler from your hand (paw). Taking a big breath.

Well I'm glad you're able to perform some magic. Hopefully you can help everyone out here.

But it sounds like they can only do so much.

As long as they can do things like this I don't care.

[my-hyperfixations]

when ur just trying to read about stranger things but death note comes out to JUMPSCARE you

[smokinflaka]

whats good ?

hello friends, have ya'll ever heard of pen pals? be my friend.

[what-a-dunce]

SUPER SMASH BROTHERS MELEE

[beautifulpaxielreads]

It looks like this campaign is only open to American citizens. Otherwise, I would have signed up for it myself. If you are American and work in a library, bookstore, or just love reading, we should all be against banning books. No authority should have that power.

Not sure if anyone has already linked this site, but even if they have, please signal boost as widely as possible.

[derogatoryapparently]

Share the hell out of this! Do not be intimidated. Let your voice be heard!

[variksel]

i hate you ai art i hate you "unalive" i hate you youtube premium i hate you twitter 8$ checkmark i hate you nfts i hate you therapy app advertisements i hate you non-chronological timelines i hate you instagram reels i hate you subtle tiktok filters that cant be turned off i hate you family bloggers i hate you ads on true crime episodes i hate you facebook i hate you vr glasses on chickens i hate you dystopian social media

[nowisthewinter]

Do not sit out this election, especially the primaries. In many states there is early voting. (In the state where I am in, I was able to vote two weeks ahead of the primaries. There was no one outside the volunteers at the polls. I was in and out in less than ten minutes. And, yes, that includes the voting time, itself.)

Add in mail-in voting and there is no excuse, none, to skip voting.

You have time.

You have the means.

Vote.

Because the people who want Trump in, will be there at the polls.

For example, look at this past Iowa Republican primary where Trump "won by a landslide!" There are slightly over 700,000 registered Republican voters in Iowa. For that primary, only 100,000 bothered to show up and vote. Out of that number, Trump got 56,000 votes. Again, out of a possible 700,000 votes, Trump only received 56,000 votes. But he won with that number because his base showed up at the polls. That is less than 10% of the over all possible number of votes. That's a single digit.

Trump is not popular.

But his base votes.

They understand this black and white rule, VOTERS CALL THE SHOTS.

If you don't vote, you are allowing those who do to shout over you. Their voice will be heard. Not yours. That's why these protests don't phase the GOP. Because the numbers show for themselves. The majority may not like the GOP policies but they don't come out to vote. Again, their base does. And that secures their job.

You want your voice to heard? You want not just them but all politicians to take you seriously? You need to vote.

It is that simple.

Voters. Call. The. Shots.

[runawaymarbles]

The midjourney stuff just reminds of when we were trying to find a new platform to host the ao3 donation form, and companies kept trying to tell me about all their "ai" features that would track donor engagement, and figure out the optimal pattern to email individual donors asking for follow up donations, and all the ways they suggest we manipulate people into staying on our websites. It was a great way to filter out who either wasn't listening to us when we described our ethics and donor base, or just didn't believe us.

Now granted ao3 is a unique case based on a) the amount of page views we get in any given time period and b) the fact that most donors absolutely do Not want to be identified as such anywhere, (the default "list of recent donors" module got nuked Immediately) but it surprised me some that the concept of "donors who value their privacy and would be furious at even the whiff of AI" is unique. Some of us really are just existing in different worlds.