#if you follow me dw this doesn't apply to anyone who follows me

[marrow-bone]

I know it's only my problem and it's not fair to others but it sucks to like;; care about people instantly and without reason. To be like 'Ah yes, I actively care about this person just because they're a person who I know, and I will go out of my way for their health and happiness' but it seems like most people aren't keen on doing even mildly inconvenient things for your peace of mind or health back.

It feels nice to be useful, but hurts so bad to be just convenient or tolerated.

[short-wooloo]

Since mando s3 comes out tomorrow, it's probably a good time to remind y'all that none of the legends stuff is canon to it.

Now you'd think the fact that these works don't apply to a TV show made years after they were officially declared non canon (not that they canon to the movies/tcw anyways) would be simple to grasp, but no, I still see constant mention of Jaster the mandalore, the true mandalorians, the war between the true/new/death watch mandos, etc etc in context of the Mandalorian

Speaking of which

Factions:

There are only two major mandalorian factions in canon, the death watch and New Mandalorians, the true mandalorians are not a faction, because they're legends, they do not exist in Lucas SW, their source means they do not apply to didney SW/didney eu, and they are not mentioned in canon/canon eu, ergo they do not exist

And the NM/DW were not rival factions (and honestly calling them "factions" is a bit of a misnomer, they'd be better described as coalitions since they themselves are compromised of a number of groups/factions) in the Civil War, the New Mandalorians existed during the war, but they weren't so much a faction fighting in the war as they were a political reform movement born in respone TO it, the war was largely fought between different clans/alliances of clans for control/power, the New Mandalorians' rise to power came not from conquest, but from a movement of Mandalorian people and groups (including warrior clans) sick of the self destructive, authoritarian, violent old ways, and wanting change, would rally around Satine Kryze

The death watch is a reactionary regressive movement of mando conservatives angry that they lost the war and appalled that they can't be violent murderers anymore who determine who's in charge by fighting to the death, and they insist that this adherence to the "old ways" makes them "real mandalorians"

And that brings me to something else

What makes someone a "true mandalorian" in canon?

As I said, the "true mandalorian" faction does not exist in canon, but you will still here different mandos throw around the phrase(s) "true/real mandalorian", this is a case of the "no true scotsman" fallacy, every mandalorian considers themselves/their group as being the "right" way to be a mandalorian and anyone who doesn't follow that way is wrong and ergo is not a mandalorian, and the only ones who don't buy into this nonsense are the New Mandalorians because they're the only adults in the room and realize it's all really stupid

And lastly we have Jaster, much like with the broader history of mandalorians, I see people attributing Jaster's legends biography to his canon incarnation, when-as we have already established-legends would have no bearing on canon, because they are two different universes (and also Jaster's only "appearance" is in a canon show, made years after the legends stuff was pushed aside)

The canon facts of Jaster are:

He exists

He's Jango's adopted father

That's it, he doesn't even appear in person or is mentioned by name, his "appearance" and existence in canon is down to a quick Easter egg in another language

Now elements of his legends story could become canon, but I want to stress, THAT WOULD NOT MAKE THE LEGENDS SOURCES CANON, because that's another thing I notice, "new SW content makes a nod to or recanonizes something from legends? Fans start thinking that makes a legends thing canon", and that's not how it works, things from legends can be brought over, but they are being/will be retold in a new way for canon, the version made for canon is the canon version

[loudlytransparenttrash]

I follow many kinds of blogs: RPs, food, digital art/photography/animations, politics, spirituality, etc, but I've fallen into the habit of blocking blogs that I can sense toxicity in, like when they say ugly things about people they don't know (mostly majority groups I've noticed). As someone who doesn't like Safe Spaces in college, how do I know I'm not hypocritical by building a dashboard of things I like & want to read? I promise I'm not trying to pick on/tease you. I genuinely want to know.

Hey :) I had the same realization that I was unfollowing anyone who shitposted about Trump, men, white people, straight people or conservatives etc. I started to believe these assholes had come to their senses and they were becoming scarce but it was only because I stopped them from appearing on my dash lol 

I’ve realized that it’s actually better to expose yourself to their arguments as it not only helps you stay up to date with their latest dumb woes and grievances but they also provide me personally with the perfect fuel and reminder as to why I deserted their ideas and why I continue to make these posts. 

My messages are full of people completely dismayed and horrified that a blog like mine is following theirs, they ask me why I’m following them as if I’ve just physically abused them and the same answer applies to all of us: our minds should be the only thing that stays opened for and welcomes opposition. Thanks for messaging and dw I didn’t think that of you :) xx  

[sidleyparkhermit]

Snowflake Challenge 9: Fandom Wrap

https://snowflake-challenge.dreamwidth.org/59643.html

Last month, Spotify sent out their yearly “Spotify Wrap” - summary of our listening habits over the past year, divided into categories of “Top 5 __”. We don’t have Spotify’s ‘scientific algorithm’ but we can do what we do best - estimate! These rankings are based on TIME spent on a particular item. If one of these categories doesn't apply to you, feel free to skip. You also don't have to list all 5 or just 5. ^_~

This one's fun, in part because I'm 100% sure my time estimations are wildly inaccurate. I wasn't good at estimating time before the pandemic and y'all think I can just look back on 2021 and do it in my head? What am I, C-3PO? But here's my WAGs* for the year:

What were the top five ways you took part in fandom in 2021 in terms of time?

Writing has to have taken up the most actual time, because unless I’m working to a flashfic deadline I am a very slow writer. I do a lot of planning and a lot of editing. I also had three separate Big Bang stories in the works that I had to bail out on, so there’s a lot of time spent there that isn’t reflected in what I posted last year.

Reading/commenting/reccing/etc

The Loki flashfic comm

Trying to solve a fictional character’s murder 

I’m gonna roll Discord into one category, though that’s split between fandom discussion and modding duties. (If anyone asks, I'm happy to share my secrets for keeping said modding duties as light as possible.)

What were your top five fandom spaces of 2021 in terms of time spent? (AO3, Twitter, Tumblr, Reddit, Dreamwidth, and others)

Discord

Tumblr

LiveJournal

AO3

Real life (I’m using this as an umbrella for face-to-face interactions and zoom socializing as well as texting/fb messaging/etc with my friends or family.) (Probably about 75% of said time, both in-person and not, consisted of me and fmajorhell telling each other stories [horror and otherwise] about fandoms the other person isn’t even in)

What were your top five fandoms for 2021 based on the amount of time you spent on them?

Loki (Disney+)

Only Murders in the Building

Wheel of Time (TV... mostly? It's Complicated)

Spider-Man: No Way Home (a late entry that ROCKETED from the back of the pack. I might add a visual aid in comments)

IDK, probably Taskmaster (UK) and adjacent shows, depends on where you place the border of "a fandom"

I'm not creative enough today to come up with top-five lists of my own to add, but if you want to ask me for some I'll take a stab at it! This was fun, and, as noted above, probably extremely inaccurate.

* I've learned that apparently in British English this acronym stands for Wives And Girlfriends — as in, of male athletes — rather than the correct definition of Wild-Ass Guess. England, there's a reason we broke up.

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You can follow the Fandom Snowflake Challenge and see other people's entries via DW, tumblr, and who knows what-all else. There are no deadlines and you can jump in anytime!