#it’s incredible how I can only vent in tags on tumblr

[theprismyyy]

Honestly, I read on several different platforms, both here on Tumblr, and on Wattpad, ao3 and others... and so, in general, they are all great apps with great stories to read, but there is one thing that bothers me about all of them, mainly and especially on Ao3, and the amount of disgusting content involving serious subjects like incest, rape and others that I won't bother mentioning here; What irritates me most about this is the lack of filter in the app.I'm only saying all this because the following happened, I was simply reading some stories about Gwen Stacy on the said app (ao3) when I came across atrocities like a fanfic whose plot was literally an incestuous relationship between Gwen and her father....man , I just wanted to read some fluffy fluff and not come across unnecessary and unsolicited material, I didn't bother opening this (obviously) and I didn't even want to, I was honestly disgusted... Also, I came across another whose plot idea was even more horrible... I don't know, it all just made me think that maybe these apps need more serious and firm rules and punishments in the face of these things; such serious and criminal topics being written in a sick manner to normalize and entertain more disgusting and sick people is still dark, it's even darker how little we talk about it and how little the developers seem to care, I imagine dealing with demands so big ones must be extremely difficult but we don't even see a movement to deal with these things...IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S JUST A CHARACTER, IT DOESN'T MATTER HE OR SHE DOESN'T EXIST, FUCK YOU AND YOUR SICK SHIT THAT USES THIS AS AN "ARGUMENT" TO WRITE CRIMINAL THINGS AND FEED YOUR FANTASIES DISGUSTING!!!! WHAT WE WRITE AND CONSUME SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WE ARE AND IF YOU CONSUME IT AND DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF CONTENT THEN PLEASE FUCK YOU

Anyway, this was just me venting because honestly I was extremely uncomfortable, I just wanted to read some nonsense and I had to come across something so sickening.

Edit: Apparently this is necessary as I may not have been as specific on some points and some people don't seem to understand (or don't want to understand)

It wasn't a personal "attack" on the Ao3 platform, I just used it as an example because that's usually where this type of work ends up appearing more.

2. Yes, I know and use the filtering system, Still, I think they are very often very flawed... besides, many of the people who write this type of content use tags that have nothing to do with the plot of the story to achieve greater visibility.

3. Yes... teenagers have sex 😱 wow what an incredible discovery!!! I know a lot of movies, shows, etc. portray this openly, I personally don't feel comfortable writing smut in general and everyone has their own opinion about it, but I understand there are a lot of writers who do this normalization and trivialization of a CRIME!

4. I know that many people use writing as a coping mechanism, but I think it is very unlikely that a person who has been through a situation, such as rape, for example, You'll write about it like it's something sexy or the best experience you've ever had in your life, like a lot of these types of writers do.

5. Yes, one of the joys of writing is that we can explore the deepest, most complex aspects of humanity without directly hurting anyone, and I love that, but we need to take responsibility for that.

6. There was a guy here who literally said that it's because of people like me that you can't have porn on Tumblr anymore...but why would there need to be porn here? Why just not open on an adult site like pornhub or xvideos?

7. I was indirectly called a facist through a Hashtag.... not supporting the normalization of rape, incest, etc. apparently makes me a facist😍

(I really am completely willing to hear opinions and comments, but I will not tolerate disrespect in the comments. That's it and thank you)

[hareofhrair]

However important you think Biden winning the election is, you must surely realise that jerking off into a sock might just do more to make that happen than being annoying about it on tumblr.

Thanks for having the integrity to send this off anon, man. And I more or less agree frankly. My original post was primarily venting and mostly just intended for the people in my immediate circle as, at most, an explanation for why I was unfollowing them and breaking mutuals. I didn’t even tag it as anything but “us politics” for people who don’t want to see that shit. It wouldn’t have gone much further than that, but a sci fi author I follow and respect deeply reblogged it, and they’re pretty popular so here we are. The shit i have got in my inbox the last week you would not believe, dude.

The thing is being annoying about voting for Biden on tumblr is pretty damn ineffective for sure. Unfortunately, doomposting about how he’s no better than trump and it doesn’t make a difference who wins so we should all just give up- does work. Reblogging a million posts about how Biden is a genocidal monster and voting for him means you’re a murderous racist (and exactly zero posts about Trump’s political plans or anything hopeful or which recommends actual action beyond just *not voting*) is incredibly effective at suppressing votes here. The tumblr community is very susceptible to apathy, because we’re all depressed and broke and miserable.

Russia literally used that to their advantage in 2016- this is established, proven fact- in order to get Trump elected the first time by convincing leftist youth that the democratic candidates were just as bad so there was no point in voting (and in fact voting makes you a bad person because you’re endorsing those monsters!) So I’d prefer if people around me did not uncritically reblog that shit. It pisses me off to see it and it does no one any good.

Biden is dogshit man, I know. I’m not a democrat, I just vote that way because, generally speaking, they are the only available candidates who don’t want to make my life actively worse. That doesn’t mean I like it.

But as far as I can tell, the revolution isn’t happening any time soon. I’m doing as much as I can where I am, but generally speaking the American people are uniquely complacent and apathetic and systematically depowered. Most of us are fighting just to stay housed and fed and don’t have the energy to also throw ourselves on the gears of capitalism. Those of us that do have the capacity face the incredible impersonal violence of the police state and a justice system with both political and financial incentive to strip their personhood and sell them into forced labor. Either things have to get a *lot* worse to convince people they have nothing to lose (which as someone else pointed out is a risky gamble that doesn’t always work and results in a lot of suffering regardless) or things need to get *marginally* better, enough that the people who already want change have the stability and resources to fight for it. And when you want incredibly, frustratingly marginal improvements, look no further than the democratic party!

Look, when it comes down to it, you don’t need to agree with me. But at least admit that even if it makes no difference at all, voting doesn’t hurt anything. It’s free, it takes very little effort, and it maybe gives us a slightly better chance of avoiding our country becoming a christofacist dictatorship.

If voting, at worst, makes no difference why not do it?

If voting, at worst, does nothing- why are so many people so invested in convincing you that you shouldn’t do it?

[chaifootsteps]

It's ultimately a small thing, and I consider it more of a pet peeve than anything actually based in criticism, but one of my favorite things to see is seeing how others interpret the deadly seven sins. ever since that dante's inferno game released like a decade or so ago, seeing people's designs of what the concepts would represent in a physical form is so fucking awesome to me and gives me so much inspiration.

the problem comes when i actually go and try to SEARCH for designs of them. idk about on other sites, but here on tumblr, the tag is just FILLED with hazbin hotel/helluva boss stuff. i know i could blacklist the words, but the thing is, i do want to see people's content and takes on the aforementioned series! but only when i want to; not when i'm looking for something else! if i blacklist the words too though, i wouldn't be able to see hh/hb stuff (and quite frankly, i don't want to constantly go into my settings just to add and delete blocked tags for a search i wanna do)

basically what i'm trying to say is that i wish viv gave a more original name to her designs of the seven deadly sins. maybe something like "the septet of hell" or something. idk tbh, i just wanted to be whiny and vent out my small annoyances with vivienne's series.

also, call me a weirdo but i'll always prefer the gluttony boss (cerberus) from the mentioned dante's inferno game compared to kesha bee. i like fucked-up gross things! what can i say?!

It's a valid complaint! If you were into demonology before Vivzie came on the scene or god forbid you want to work on your own thing involving demons, good luck getting any search results other than HH/HB. Andrealphus is a painful one just because the designs people used to make for him were so incredibly cool, and now they're all buried under incest Elsa peacock.

Horrible fucky Cerberus that looks like three andouillettes with mouths definitely beats sparkledog Kesha bee any day.

[jewish-vents]

(a few weeks ago or smthn i sent a vent about a couple mutuals reblogging blatant neonazi propaganda for context)

one of the mutuals did it again. it’s not as bad this time like the post isn’t saying zionists are brainwashing the tv owning population into thinking antisemitism is a problem but the post was still erasing jewish history and playing into the whole “they jews killed jesus” thing (except now it’s literally “the jews are killing jesus’s brothers and sisters”… fun)

it sucks bcz i rlly like this person, we aren’t in any of the same fandoms rn but we’ve been mutuals for well over half my time on tumblr and at one point we were eachother’s closest mutuals too

similar stuff has happened and is happening with other mutuals and people i follow on both sides of this thing (tho i’ve seen a lot more goyische mutuals become antisemitic than jewish mutuals become racist over these past few months-) but again i’ve known this person on here longer than most of my mutuals (ignoring the people i know irl) and i know they aren’t being malicious here but honestly i’m scared it’s gonna turn that way

i wish i knew how to confront them about why all this is bad but i’m really not sure how. at least with the other post it was incredibly obviously a conspiracy theory AND i send the ask to the other mutual (tho i did tag them) but really i’m not sure how to confront this person about this specific thing

i hate how i can only think of 2 or 3 people on here (or at all) i trust to not start saying insanely antisemitic or racist stuff because they got pushed too far down a political pipeline that you can’t even easily dispute on either side because people are fucking dying

idk i’m just sick of it all (sorry just realised how long this is-)

That really sucks. I think you have a couple of options here. You can ignore it, but that won't solve anything. You can trust that your friendship will make them listen to you about this issue, so you can talk to them about it. Or you can simply decide this person isn't worth your time and grieve the friendship and move on. None of these options are really easy, but sometimes we need to do hard things to keep ourselves safe and well

- 🐺

[illegiblewords]

Heavy stuff, venting.

I'm having a really, really awful time right now and it just sucks a lot. Things have been tough offline on a lot of levels lately. I don't share much of my creative stuff with people IRL, but it's one of the things that can give me a lot of joy through the day even when things are hard. Creative stuff can mean stories, or designs, or analysis. Even just poking around seeing what other people have done will cheer me up. I've been taking a break from FFXIV for a bit. I didn't play the most recent patch or holiday stuff. Some of the pacing and directions feel like missed opportunities. I might try again in Dawntrail but at this moment I'm taking a break to do BG3 for a bit. I've been interested in DnD for years, and I actually have a million ideas and things I find exciting tied to the Forgotten Realms. Haven't gotten to do more than the very beginning of a campaign because schedule hell but I'd really love to. BG3 has been a chance for me to actually interact with the world on my own terms a bit and it's been a big source of joy for me lately. And I love that Larian put as much thought and layering for the characters psychologically, overall. I love that they generally haven't shied away from stuff either. If I try to look at tags for say, Gale though? Mostly instead of other people making things, I've been getting people who are absolutely furious about how devs talked in a recent interview. I've dealt with characters I love to bits being treated in horrifying ways before. People who were with me when I did Spidey stuff will probably remember some of it. Shit was genuinely incredibly upsetting. I don't think the things people are mad at Larian about are intentional by Larian in the way they're being interpreted. I think this could probably be resolved just by explaining concerns assuming it was unintentional, without rage or accusation. They seem to really care about their fans and given the story told I think they care about their own characters too. Business bits aside. I haven't talked about any of this on tumblr or twitter because like... right now people seem to be a kind of angry where if you aren't angry the way they are, then fuck you you piece of shit basically. But if I'm just trying to make things, or find other people making things, or do analysis? I've just been wading through the anger from other people. It's more stress when I just don't need it. I've tried to find BG3 or DnD discords. I haven't found one for BG3. The DnD ones, I think there's a combination of them being kind of dead and... not really a place for what I do or how I talk. I have two homebrew monsters and a homebrew item I'd love to keep refining but I have no idea how stats work, and I can only really go so far on my own not having done a campaign in any way. Someone suggested I make my own discord community, and I could try, but idk if anyone else would be interested and being in-charge makes me anxious. Same time I'd be really nervous about whether discords run by other people are chill. I desperately, desperately want to avoid drama.

And stupidly I went to the official forums for lack of knowing where else to go. I was surprised that people were nice initially but one person came in and has been making weird personal attacks, backhanded compliments, talking like they're the authority on all things (lore, morality, storytelling as a whole). If you have a different opinion you are wrong and a bad person and stupid too. I genuinely think this person might be a narcissist and they are setting off every possible warning bell with me. Like I'm actually freaked out by how out of touch with reality they are. This person is making shit up that was never discussed, gaslighting like crazy, twisting words, and going into rages claiming I went nuclear when my whole point was 'why the fuck are you being mean to me and trying to boss me around???' I was very much not happy with the person but I was fucking careful not to insult them. And now I think this person doesn't want to leave me the hell alone. And like, I straight up said I don't want to talk to them further. When the user had a MASSIVE GODDAMN TANTRUM full of personal insults and accusations, I didn't reply. I thanked one other person in the forum for mentioning they read the message as hostile too, mentioned my 'leave me alone' message wasn't taken in its intended spirit, and touched briefly on why the accusations hit a particular sore spot. Then I apologized for derailing and switched to discuss character interpretations again.

Lunatic is like 'oh these replies to my message are so interesting, I'm going to answer you all once the website stops glitching'. And I swear to fuck I can hear the strings from Psycho going off.

I don't really trust that forum moderators will intervene. It's been a whole day since my first attempt to report, when the initial message happened. The second message was much worse. I generally don't trust people to take it seriously if harassment like that is happening. My assumption is if it's criminal I need to go to the police but otherwise like... no one is watching out for shit. And there is no block system on those forums.

I AM JUST TRYING TO MAKE CRAP MAN. I CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS. I CARE ABOUT AND INTERPRET CHARACTERS IN A WAY NOT EVERYONE ELSE DOES. I DON'T NEED PEOPLE TO AGREE BUT FOR FUCK'S SAKE LET ME MAKE AND TALK ABOUT SHIT IN PEACE. If I touch on a heavy topic, it's because I think it's warranted or adds a layer to the narrative that explains things or otherwise makes sense. I'm going to navigate heavy topics with care and empathy because I am very aware people get seriously hurt by that shit, a LOT of creators are actively cruel to victims, and! I love the characters! People are allowed to tell stories that cover the darker parts of human experience, not just the ones a single specific person approves of! And if you don't fucking like how someone else interprets or makes shit, DON'T READ IT AND MAKE YOUR OWN CRAP.

This was probably horrible interneting in the sense that I shouldn't have replied at all, but what the everloving fuck. How do you go up to random strangers and lead with condescension like that? How do you go through life just assuming everyone different from you has something wrong with them? EDIT: Person has escalated. Not sure what to do. Have reported a lot but no action yet. FURTHER EDIT: Mod showed up and said 'people are allowed to disagree, be nice, there's a hidden ignore button on a separate webpage'. The personal attacks are allowed to stand and TOS seem to be meaningless. Another user pointed out that the lunatic had been recognized as aggressive by two people and that my analysis wasn't unreasonable or uncommon even if they didn't subscribe themselves. Person private messaged with me and was pretty reassuring. I'm just on the page of 'fuck those forums I am never coming back' at this point, with the added understanding that if I tried to talk again at all the lunatic would 5000% continue trying to harass me. I just hope they get distracted and move on/forget basically. Fuck that shit.

[andypantsx3]

This is going to sound weird, but do you have any tips on how to gain traction as a fanfic writer? I've been trying for years and I get next to no interaction on my writing. I know I shouldn't care because I should be writing for myself, but it's still frustrating to see other writers get thousands of notes, and reblogs and asks praising their fics and I get maybe 20 likes. I've been looking into discord fandom groups but a lot of them don't allow people over 30, and I don't do well with busy groups anyway. I try to be active on my blog, and interact with other people and make myself approachable, but I'm getting so incredibly tired of talking to an empty space. Sorry, I think I ended up venting instead >_<

WARNING: DISCOURSE AHEAD

Omg hello my love!! First of all, I'm so sorry you feel this way! I have so many conflicting thoughts on this, let me try to get them in order for you!!

I guess, let me first start with some tips that I think actually answer your question, and then I'll just monologue about the ways I've been thinking about fandom recently, and you can skip that part if you wanna!

Part 1: Actual Thoughts on Your Question (lol)

I am possibly not in the best position to ask about this because I mostly happened to be in the right place at the right time, publishing my fics in the early part of the pandemic when people were more actively engaging in the fandom. But in my experience, outside of discord groups, other good ways to meet people and get your work out there are joining zines & collabs.

I'm not completely up-to-date with what the accounts are now that track these things, but there are several tumblrs and twitter accounts like BNHA Zines that exist to retweet & publicize zine posts. Look for zines that are in the interest check & application stages!! You can apply during the application phase and the good thing is that most zines will ask for an application piece and will judge you on your work rather than your follower count!!

Collabs are usually even easier because many of them are just open to whoever wants to join! I've only participated in server collabs but I've seen several posts cross my dash that are open to anyone. I'd probably monitor the collaboration and x reader tags on tumblr and join in on anything that looks fun!!

Another thing that I've noticed people do a lot is self-reblog their fics a couple times just to maximize their circulation. I've seen a lot of moots trying to make sure they hit good hours for different time zones and different days of the week to ensure their followers are at least aware that they've posted something if they don't have notifs on (I don't have notifs on so I'm grateful for these because otherwise I miss a lot!!). Even I have srb'd a time or two if I'm particularly proud of something lol.

And I think, if I also wanted to be a shark about things, I would try to get in on the ground floor of a fandom in its early stages!! For example, the second season of JJK is coming out soon and it's sure to bring a wave of new readers to the JJK fandom, especially for the characters like Gojo and Getou who look like they're gonna be the main focus of the season.

I think if you wanted to be extra sharp about things, you might time a fic release with some of the first couple episodes of a new season where you can be sure more people than usual will be poking around in the tags!! And if your fic is published during the early stages of a fandom, it's going to have more eyes on it overall than a fic published towards the conclusion of the series.

Anyway this is what I could think of. I hope this advice is practical and useful!! Now onto me blathering.

Part 2: Resisting Influencer Culture in Fandom Spaces

This part might be kind of controversial. I want to first acknowledge how easy it is for me to think and say these sorts of things when I'm already more than pleased with the amount of engagement I get. And I want to recognize that it is so, so deeply human to want recognition, community, and support for the things that we write.

I think it is so completely natural that you want interaction on your writing. All of us totally do, otherwise we wouldn't be publishing it publicly. If our work was truly, singularly for us and us alone, we'd keep it in the drafts lol. We put it out there hoping for praise and appreciation and connection, and in my opinion there is no shame in that.

So, admission time: I also definitely compare myself to other writers, and I have several times thought about transitioning more towards the type of content that drives higher note counts on tumblr: smuttier one-shots usually under 10k! I can see a huge difference in terms of just my own work on how my one-shots typically do in comparison to chaptered fics. And I definitely see how fast smutty imagines shoot up there in terms of note count.

But I was listening to a podcast episode recently on trying to sort of transition away from a metrics-focused approach to fandom. In the podcast, they talk about how in trying to legitimize fanfic as a literary mechanism, we've also sort of accidentally subjected it to our capitalist-influencer-mindset, where we see fic as more legitimate the more kudos it gets or the more followers it nets you, because in traditional influencer spaces, those followers are potential capital.

I'm definitely not saying you or I see people as potential revenue streams, but I think probably neither of us are immune to the culture at large, and we both probably carry some of internalized sense of our own value based on metrics, reach, and influence. And that sucks!!!!

Fandom, of all things, is supposed to be a specifically anti-capitalist space. We can't make money off of fanfic or fanart (legally, anyway lol), and we're all not the owners of the franchises either so none of our takes are necessarily more "valid" or weightier than others!! We're all supposed to just be trading stories around a campfire with no thought to their literary merit or monetary value. We're just supposed to enjoy the stories.

So, I don't know what the right answer is about how to try to resist the influences of our capitalist culture at large; I'm hoping someone smarter than me will tell me. But I do know that in fanfic, the value of your story can absolutely never be determined by how much engagement you get. Because fandom is not about metrics, and there is no inherent value in metrics. There is only the fun you had creating the story, and the depth of the connection you made with someone over it--even if that's just one other person.

And so I personally am at least trying to resist the lure of transitioning to smutty one-shots even though I think a lot of people would like that. Because what I like doing is writing my little 30k multi-chaps; those are my fave kinds of stories to tell, I'm not letting my metrics tell me what I should be writing.

I hope, at the very least, you know that your worth and the value of your story is not defined by how many other people have read it. And if you ever wanna chat more about this let me know, I'm still figuring this all out myself and could use friends to explore it with!!

[strawbearyhoney]

Just say you hate ppl with eating disorders and go

if someone were to promote depression ( literally using a pro-depression tag and telling other people how to get more depressed and encouraging others to self harm and be miserable ) and i said ' tumblr should block that tag ' would you say i hated ppl who suffer froam depression . lol

i have ppl close to me who have suffered from eating disorders and i have a complicated relationship with food myself . its one thing for ppl struggling with an ed to have a space to talk about it , to connect with other people going through the same thing , even to vent about it / their challenging thoughts and talk about when they relapse . its another thing entirely to make posts like " fat ppl are ugly disgusting monsters you have to be skinny pale and frail to be worth anything or beautiful " and then plop urself right into an echo chamber of people obessing and nodding along liek yes yes i must be thin i must be thin all i want is to be thin im disgusting

you are going to die . full stop . you are going to die . your organs will fail and your hair will fall out and your teeth will wear down from the acid of you throwing up so often . you are going to die and it wont be pretty . you are going to die if you do not get out . eating disorders kill people , full stop . liek i need you to understand how serious this is . you either recover or youre dead . this isnt me saying " i dont liek that these people are talking about something thats bad " or " ppl struggling with this should have no spaces to talk about what theyre going through " , this is me saying " the pro ana tag is so incredibly dangerous and tumblr should block it liek theyve blocked countless of other way less harmful tags " . this is me saying im begging you to do some reserach to get out of the echo chamber and i know its not that easy and you cant just say ' wow ur right im healed now thanks ' , but you have to want to get better and that starts with cutting out " thinspo " and to stop encouraging eachother to slowly kill yourselves

liek there are a host of other problems too . the fatphobia is an obvious one , but also the colourism , racism , etc . the pro ana / thinspo communities are obsessed with reaching this ideal of a skinny pale waif , so many blog titles and urls are centered around being ~ fragile ~ and ~ pure ~ and they only ever focus on white girls ( or apparently kpop stars now ) . its an incredibly toxic place . " meanspo " is a thing now ?? i couldnt stomach too much of it

but without getting into the ~ discourse ~ or how ~ problematic ~ those communities are . putting that aside . youre going to die . full stop you either recover from an ed or it kills you . and some people with eds are suicidal and that wont deterr them , for some their goal is to wither away into nothingness . ppl with eds are not healthy , mentally or physically , and that is not a moral judgment , it is a fact . people get eds for all sorts of reasons , from trauma ( abuse , bullying , sa , etc ) , from being fat in a fatphobic world , because they latch onto food as something they feel liek they can control-- there's so many reasons , an endless amount of reasons . i am not here to shame anyone for having an eating disorder

that does not change my stance on the fact that the " pro ana / thinspo " tags ( and their copycats . #proana #proed #thinspi #thinspii #thinspø #thinsp0 #ed not sheeran #ed not sherran #ana miaa etc etc ) are dangerous and should be removed . similar to how someone going into tha #depression tag and promoting and encouraging others to kill themselves should be banned

srsly if someone went into tha #depression tag and started posting and commenting on others posts liek " kill yourself , its never going to get better , heres some accessible ways to die , heres some suicide inspo , heres cute suicide note ideas , kill urself just die prove everyone wrong , everyone will be so sorry and regret the way they treated you , just die " , people would mass report them and dogpile them and be angry at them and get them banned . but when pro ana ppl do it suddenly its " let us cope " lol ????? not all coping methods are good or healthy or should be encouraged / promoted . and self mutilation is one thing , but when you are actively harming others it cant be left alone

to quote Blythe Baird from her spoken word When The Fat Girl Gets Skinny : if you are not recovering , you are dying

[horatioo]

vent/long post, this is probably the most ive talked about mcyt in years wow

not to vaguepost abt random tumblr users in tags but maybe, just maybe-

the reason im so pressed about tommy, specifically, is because i am rightfully pretty fucking upset that this behavior got overlooked for years and it seems like all anyone fucking cares about is "emotional processing" and "gathering words".

everyone cares about how tommy hasnt said shit, ignoring the fact that hes had surgery recently, ignoring shubbles OWN WORDS about wilbur being physically abusive, ignoring actual video evidence, and all they care is they can make fun of a guy whos "too loud".

they care about looking good.

and not the actual physical safety of somebody who is literally the same fucking age as me.

if tommy doesnt speak out any time soon i will not blame him, because i believe shubble and niki and all the other people whove come forward and said wilburs an abusive piece of shit.

and i believe my own gut feelings from fucking 2020 when everyone was tagging this sort of behavior as "#goals" and "#omg so wholesome!!" and all i could do was feel sick.

and those gut feelings say that wilbur is dangerous to everyone hes hurt and especially dangerous to those in close proximity to him.

and no, tommy isnt my biggest priority, im just only making posts about him because i have not watched ANYONE in that circle since at least 2021. i have no idea who is who, i dont know any of these people.

my biggest priority right now IS shubble, but the thing is i kind of want shubbles tag to be KIND to them right now. because she probably desperately needs it, knowing twitter. i want there to be one place where she can go and its nice and kind.

she was incredibly brave, speaking out against him. i am so so fucking proud of her. i know how it feels to be the person on the other end. i know that they probably felt like they were wrong or no one would believe them. i know that they were fucking terrified.

she deserves nothing but kindness right now.

and unfortunately, i am not in the right headspace to be kind. so i havent been speaking on it. when i am in the right headspace to be kind, i will.

but not right now, because right now i just have angry words for wilbur and angry thoughts of how everyone laughed at the behavior of the man who verbally abused people on stream and said it was "just jokes".

its all fun and games until someone gets hurt. its all laughs until you cant laugh anymore because its "problematic" to.

idk. im incredibly fucking disappointed in a large portion of the community. im incredibly angry at wilbur but im not surprised at all because on reflection he has been showing this type of behavior for years, its just he was a hot pretty white man so nobody wanted to think about it.

im angry because i know nobody will give a shit after its all said and done.

and im angry because this shit thats happened to shubble and niki and tommy and god knows who else has happened to me, and its always, always a joke to people.

and god, was the whole world laughing at them.

[rantyraven]

hey tumblr 

this is a little weird for me. but I feel like documenting my emotions and my trials and errors with this issue will help motivate me to actually making progress on it. for about a year and a half now I've been struggling incredibly hard with a weed addiction that I'm struggling to find a support system for. most of my closest friends not only smoke it daily as well, but are firm believers in the “it’s impossible to get addicted to weed” motto. based on their attitudes and actions tho, they’re just not self aware. looking thru tags on here have made me feel less alone and more validated that there is something wrong with me -- that there’s a reason I feel like I'm struggling so bad.

I hate who I am with weed. I feel so entirely useless and unmotivated to do anything. I miss the old me, the me that didn’t know the meaning of procrastination, who exercised daily, who actually completed projects, who actively practiced writing. I can feel my brain rotting away and I hate myself for letting this happen. 

I know this will be a long rant post and I don’t wanna clog any timelines so ---------vvv

my experience with weed didn’t begin until I was 24 when my partner brought stuff home from a dispensary out of state. back then it was fun and something I only did once in awhile. I remember how I couldn’t imagine how anyone could enjoy participating daily -- it was too much for me and I often felt hungover the next day. then I abused it during my final semester of graduate school -- the excuse was I needed to smoke to help my artistic expression. but soon I wasn’t working on my creative projects on weed anymore. I was entertaining manic episodes and busy being emotional and paranoid. the longer I smoke the more I feel like a rotting fat corpse. every day I'm desperate to stop but I still choke down 3-4 joints and maybe a bowl or two. I get anxious early in the day to smoke if there’s nothing else to distract me, or if I feel too lazy to do anything. but, the moment I smoke I feel the strength to stop and feel the shame of already fucking up before I could start. it’s so ridiculous that I only feel the motivation to completely quit weed only after just having smoked. 

god I'm so desperate to quit. I want my old life back. I want the old me. I want to live a normal life again and feel the ambition and drive and passion that I used to feel over the project ideas I have. I have so much potential to be successful and I feel crippled by this fucking drug. I hate that I can’t even confide in my friends without them interpreting my journey as some kind of better-than-thou bullshit. 

I want to quit so badly but I don’t know where to start. I've never even smoked cigarettes before so I have no experience quitting a substance that has such a grip on your life. 

I would love to receive some advice or support. maybe anyone else on here who’s in the boat with me, who also wants to work on their sobriety. I've tried and retried on my own over and over and always fail. if anything, I hope using this as a vent space for my frustrations as a quit, or if I fail again. what are some of the best ways to help distract from the craving to smoke?

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Venting about Ishimiko (Kaguya-sama)

You know, I was writing this as a reply in reddit then I realized that they don't want to read this. I don't think anyone wants to read this (sorry for using the tag, but I also don't want to be yelling at an empty abyss either). As I was writing the reddit reply, I realized I finally put into words how I feel about Ishimiko in the Kaguya-sama love is war manga. And I literally have nowhere to share it, so I recreated my tumblr account.

Warning because there are massive Kaguya-sama spoilers and this is also not going to be a positive post at all. So if you read it and don't like it, you have only yourself to blame for reading it. -- I don't know.

If there's something I've learned from the short story and the new werewolf game novel, it's that I don't really want more Ishimiko. I don't want to see more explanations of what they think. I don't want to learn more about them. Frankly, I know more than enough. Sometimes I wonder if I know more about it than Aka.

I seriously just wanted them to close lips. Heck, hold hands or something. I just want some damn closure. He had a chance to do something like that with the time skip. Instead he wasted that flash forward in 276 by making the most incredibly ambiguous and frustrating flash forward chapter on existence.

And that's the greatest problem right now. 276 and 278. The Light Novel couldn't solve anything about Ishimiko , because it happens before 278, meaning that no matter what, 278 is going to Thanos snap whatever 'progress' was made during it. And 276 causes a similar problem, cause If he made a college Ishimiko continuation, it would have to be after 276. Because otherwise we still still ahve 276 smearing itself all over whatever we see from college Ishimiko before that point.

But on the other side of the coin. Having the interesting parts of the Ishimiko romance happen after college Ishimiko after 276 has the slight problem that it would be incredibly depressing. It's kinda funny and cute to see these characters wasting time for a couple of years. But 6+ years (high school + all the pre-276 college) would be so sad and honestly, really mean with the characters? Not even the rent a girlfriend guy is going to wait 6 whole years like that.

I guess my biases are showing here though. Because nowadays I am really feeling like I don't actually like College Ishimiko? I know it's fun in theory. But it's not really what I signed for. Maybe I would feel different if I going through 276 was worth it and it led to some form of closure. But nah, of course not. Because it would have been so hard for Aka Akasaka to give us even one speck of breadcrumb so near the end of the manga. I can't read Aka's mind so I don't know what he was thinking when writing 276, but I get such the vibe that it was just mean-spirited*.

And I think that's the problem I have overall. After 137, the manga + Short Story are so full of stuff that makes the ship more annoying and/or painful but there's never a reward that makes all those annoyances and pain worth it. I mean oh, how cool Ishigami almost killed himself and Miko broke her arm, but it's all worth it cause 226 chapters and a short story later we get to learn that Ishigami is transphobic. yay.

And the question is, after all of that, do I really want more of it? Probably not. This is probably why, the second I heard about that new light novel I automatically got defensive about it. I can only go through the annoyance -> pain -> no real reward cycle so many times before it's just tiresome. That's the best word I would use to describe Akasaka's writing overall. Tiresome.

*I know people really love 276. Specially HayaFuji shippers. But I think this chapter is the one that really broke me. And as a HayaFuji shipper, I can't help but notice that even the big win that 276 is supposed to be, Fuji looks like she's hating every single moment of it. And surely, that's not what's really going on. But it's an example of just how Aka forced himself to be as ambiguous and annoying and honestly cruel as possible in this chapter. The least-ambiguous thing about it is the Wedding rings, but it had to be so covert and stealthy that most people don't even notice. I've seen plenty of people tell others to go read Oshi No Ko chapter 90.1 for confirmation that Guya got married, because for some reason Aka couldn't be clear-enough about Kaguprez' status in their own manga. Again, it's just tiresome.

"Show don't tell" has its limits. Sometimes you really just have to show something. Anything at all. Unless exhausting your audience is part of your goals, I guess.

[lilyinyourvalley]

I know it might be a bit controversial to use tumblr as a vent space- but we’re also here to talk about system issues- so- well, yeah- this is a long rant that may or may not make sense to anyone-

we aren’t gonna tag this, because we don’t want this to be found by people who know our system handle,

we’re coming to a lot of realizations about our partner system that are popping up as a lot of red flags

our biggest thing is that we’re very quickly coming to the realization that a good partner shouldn’t “force feed” our body tons and tons of their memories so we forcefully split people for the partner system to the point where we just have people that don’t do *anything* other than just- be a partner or even just stay idle in headspace

I don’t know if that sounds good or bad- or if that makes sense or not- but as a young system who both splits so incredibly easily and doesn’t quite understand what all is right and wrong in a sys/sys relationship, it’s starting to become a problem-

I mean, we’re only turning 19 in three-ish months- granted we’ve known that we’re a system since 2018 or so- but this is still so much, especially since we’ve only just recently been medically recognized in the past year

I mean- forcing your partner to split is bad, right? is that a thing that can happen? It’s making us doubt the fact that we’re a system at all- despite our therapist straight up telling us that we are most definitely a system.

like

our partner system will guilt us into splitting people specifically to take care of them, when the body doesn’t have the personality for that. like- I don’t think that they realize how the disorder works?? we aren’t going to naturally split somebody who’s violent and confrontational when collectively we don’t have those traits?

it’s gotten to the point where we have 10 or so alters who aren’t helping the system at all- it’s like they’re just- there for entertainment?? to specifically love this person??

the worst part about all of this, is that it’s only one person in their system who’s been making us split people for him?

The rest of their system hasn’t done anything like this, it’s only one person-

it’s one person who has been causing a lot of problems for us-

It’s making us so confused, it’s making us think that we’re bad people and lesser of a system than he is-

but we don’t feel like we can say anything- we live with our partner system, and don’t get me wrong, we love them so much- but it’s just this one person- it’s just their primary host-

and we have no clue what to do

we don’t even have any friends to talk about this to- all of our friends are his other partners, and they aren’t even “friends” per-say. just people we talk to because of him

[goodgollymissmeli]

Super vague vent posts on Facebook are annoying as hell, but maybe super vague drabbles on tumblr are okay.

I guess I just wanna see if I’m not the only one who gets to feelin’ this way, ya know?

cw for some pretty negative self talk though, if you’re not in a good place, please skip this one.

They were so incredible, those boys you loved so deeply. It was absolutely no wonder that you’d fallen so hard; they were so talented, so strong, so brave, and had the best senses of humor. They treated you with the utmost kindness, gentleness, sweetness, caring, and love.

Take the one that had the voice like sweet, melted chocolate. His flirts were enough to set your face aflame and your heart aflutter, he could easily get the attention and affection of anyone he set his eye on. And though he preferred to be a shared partner, he still chose you as one of them. He still sang love songs to you, treated you like a goddess and loved you like there was no tomorrow.

Or the one with the cutest freckles above his grin. He was always down for whatever you wanted, whether to lazily tag along on an adventure, or stay home and nap, he was by your side. He made you feel cared for like no one else could, comforting you with nothing more than a nuzzle and a hug, showing you how much he loved you even without words.

Then of course there was the shy one. You never saw him as often as the others, but you knew he was nearby, watching and probably drawing. His was somewhat of a forbidden love, and yet he stayed, his silent presence always a comfort, even as you slept. He was the one who usually got flustered, but it was always so cute; he’d hide his blushing face in your neck or your hair, but he never turned away from you, always wanting to be near. It was endearing and awe inspiring how much danger he was willing to put himself in just to spend time with you.

And who can forget your teddy bear, the one of few words but with a larger than life presence. He made you feel as though you were safer than anyone or anything else in the world; nothing could touch you while you were in his arms. He made the perfect cuddle buddy; heck, he was big enough that he made the perfect bed if he wanted you to lay on top of him. Despite his size and strength, he treated you like a precious china doll, the gentlest and most loving looks and touches. Soft, warm, and perfect.

All this attention, this affection, this pure love.

It had been so wonderful to feel, so wonderful to have.

Of course it couldn’t last though.

Why would it? They’re all so spectacular, so perfect in their own ways, it was only a matter of time before they got tired of you. You’re not worthy of them, of course they were going to find that out. And being as wonderful as they are, of course they didn’t get angry at you for wasting their time; no, they just quietly moved on and let you be. After all, look at your past actions. While they’ve proven themselves loyal, generous, and empathetic, you’ve proven yourself selfish, childish, and lazy. No one wants that in a partner, especially if the traits don’t seem to be improving, even after months of waiting. You can improve yourself all you want, but you’re just not good enough. Not for them. One day maybe you’ll be able to settle and find some level of happiness, but they are far out of your league. Give up and leave them be now, before you annoy them any further. They’re better off without you. You know it, and they know it. It’s time to let go.

[miriclebunny]

I posted 1,176 times in 2022

26 posts created (2%)

1,150 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@eviefyres

@mcyt-cats

@theeretblr

@strange-aeons

I tagged 35 of my posts in 2022

#dream smp - 13 posts

#artists on tumblr - 12 posts

#art - 12 posts

#mcyt - 12 posts

#my art - 12 posts

#digital drawing - 11 posts

#fan art - 11 posts

#mcyt fan art - 8 posts

#dream smp fan art - 7 posts

#tommyinnit - 6 posts

Longest Tag: 46 characters

#my art style won't let me change how i do hair

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Y'know, after reading SBI fics for so long, then going back to regular fics has made me realize how different this fandom sees relationships.

Like most fandoms centre arround shipping and use fics as a way to project their love for thay ship. Where SBI fics are a way for writers to have an outlet that shows their love for relationships that go beyond just shipping.

I stopped reading SBI fics for a bit because I was getting bored and I got into ither media, but I've discovered that other fandoms treat their fanfiction so differently to a degree to where its jarring. Its like stepping into two different cultures. And thats because it is stepping intk two different cultures

Like I knew how fics used to be before the dsmp, I had read those fics for five years before I got to this fandom. I read those but I never got so emotionally invested in a story like I did with fics like Passerine and so many others. It made me realise how incredibly lucky this fandom is to have such a good culture arround fanfiction.

Is this a vent because I am sick of seeing NSFW fics? Yes. But I want to see more of this culture in other fandoms but I know it may never happen. It probably wont ever happen.

Oke venting over.

72 notes - Posted October 24, 2022

#4

What I find absolutely hilarious about C!Sam's situation with kidnapping Michael and killing C! Ranboo, is the fact that in doing so he managed to piss off not only a trigger happy teenager with nukes but:

A trigger happy and violenty protective anarchist who has no quarrel with blowing up a city and stabbing people,

and

A cryptid who is related to the biggest cryptid in the game mythology who is friends with a demi god and has been betrayed one too many times.

Mans is fucked and I'm here for it.

78 notes - Posted January 29, 2022

#3

The Eddie Munson brainrot got to me so I drew him alive because he is definitely not dead no no.

He could be Kass theory Eddie, he could bre regular Eddie up to you.

81 notes - Posted July 15, 2022

#2

Loving the fact that the Inquisitor base upped the security after Cal decided to wreck the place. They knew this shit would happen again.

But also I feel like Vader didn't shield it out of spite because there is no way another jedi would be dumb enough to break into the place. Except if you are Obi Wan Kenobi and are running on about 4 hours sleep and a half assed bacta treatment.

But also if a jedi did break in Vader knows he can take it, not because hes a masochist, but because he knows the jedi will find his murder dungeon, and he's betting on them losing hope after seeing that shit.

103 notes - Posted June 8, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

C!Wilbur when he found out what C!Dream did to C!Tommy in exile.

246 notes - Posted June 6, 2022

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[kingkatsuki]

You can ignore this if you want Jo, I just felt like venting and I really don’t want to do it on my blog, and I wanted some advice from you, since I really look up to you as a writer

I recently posted something, pretty long-ish fic and I was really proud of it, it may have been a little self indulgent but I was actually proud when I got it done, so I was disappointed to see it the next day get only like 10 notes, and I somehow felt disappointed? I worked really hard and it just got so little love, it made me sort of feel under appreciated I suppose, that or it just wasn’t good :(( I don’t know how to feel about it, because although writing is my personal enjoyment, I still take great enjoyment in making others happy with my writing and seeing them enjoy it makes me happy.

I know the issue of notes isn’t to do with my following, so it just made me think maybe it was just actually that bad of a fic :(

Ahhh!!! Omg okay, first of all! It doesn’t mean the fic is bad, or that you’re a bad writer!

A lot of my favourite fics on here have barely any notes (and I couldn’t tell you why, they’re incredible).

But sometimes it can be that it hasn’t showed up in the tags, or the right people just haven’t found it yet!

I know how it feels to pour your heart and soul into something and feel like people just don’t like it, it can be so disheartening. And as someone who’s already insecure about their writing it can make it seem like there’s no point sharing it with the world.

Especially when you see these shitty one liner posts or “hot take” posts about characters getting thousands of notes for some reason??

But I promise you- there are people out there who will love your writing, maybe they haven’t found it yet but maybe it’s the exact fic they’re searching for right now.

Don’t be scared to self-reblog!! I’ve noticed people do this a lot more nowadays on tumblr and it really does help!! I’ve lost count of the amount of things I’ve missed when they were originally posted and I’ve been lucky enough to find them again through a self-reblog!

[50yearsofqueen]

Fun with Comments! A Super Simple Guide

Comments are brilliant. They support and encourage writers and artists, they are a great way to connect with people and make friends, and often enough they spark the idea for the next fic or fanart.

And the best thing is: comments don’t have to be long and complicated to work their magic. Here are some ideas for short and simple comments that will still put a big smile on a creator’s face.

The simplest comment ever

❤️

One emoji is enough for a comment? Yes, it absolutely is! However, emojis work great in strings:

💔😭😭😭🙏😥 (Sad)

💕😊💕🥺💕🤗💕🥰💕 (Fluffy)

🔥🔥🔥🥵💥 (Hot)

...or combination with and with some general praise

💖 I absolutly love this! 💖

That was so hot! 🔥🥵💥

I want to leave a thousand kudos! 🙏🙏🙏

And why not throw in a keysmash and allcaps:

😍 askdjfhaglglafdhkjg THIS IS SO CUTE I CANNOT!!! 💕

If you want to be more specific

You can say what’s your favourite part of the story:

Your descriptions are breathtaking/beautiful/creative/evocative/poetic/hilarious...

This is a wonderful take on this character/their struggles/this particular situation

The world-building in this AU is fantastic! I love all the details!

'Idiots to Lovers' is one of my favourite tropes, and you wrote it perfectly!

The dialogue feels so real, I could hear it all in my head!

Or you can quote a bit of the story you particularly liked:

"And then they rode off into the sunset together" What a perfect ending!!!

"She curled up on her bed and didn't hold back her tears any longer" 💔😥

You can say what the story made you feel or do:

This made me cry/smile/dance around with joy (be careful with explicit sexual reactions, unless you know the author is fine with it)

I stayed up until 4 in the morning just to finish this.

I'm an emotional mess after reading this.

I laughed so hard I scared my cat!

I have been in that situation myself, and your description really resonated with me.

I was having such a bad day, and your story really cheered me up/comforted me.

You can talk to the characters directly...

Noooo, don't just walk away like this, he loves you too, you idiot!

OMG BRIAN!!! 😂

...or to the writer:

I'm so happy you chose this prompt!

Looking forward to the next chapter! / Can't wait to see what happens next! (if it’s a multichapter)

Thank you for sharing this with us!

And keep in mind:

You can totally repeat what other commenters have already said!

You can totally leave the same or similar comments on several stories!

Don't worry if your English isn't perfect! We don’t mind, honest! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

For more inspiration:

Comment template

Emoji-based comments

Comment starters

An excel-based comment builder

Advice for commenting novices

And another How-To

So, this is the 'Do' side - but what about the 'Don'ts'? If you like, you can read more about that under the cut.

What about critical comments?

Look at the author's notes. Does the writer specifically ask for criticism?

In that case - and that case only! - you can leave a critical comment. Make sure that your comment contains praise too, and that your criticism is constructive (”concrit”). Constructive means that you offer the writer a concrete idea of how to improve their story, like:

"Freddie is spelled with -ie, not y."

"You change from past to present tense halfway through - its better to choose one and stick with it."

"If you change the dialogue from [this] to [that] during the love confession, it would sound more natural."

Here's an instructive tumblr post on what concrit is and isn't: x

What if the author doesn't ask for critical comments, but I still want to tell them how to improve the story?

Don't. Writers become better writers mainly through writing. Unsolicited concrit can be incredibly disheartening, and may put people off writing and sharing their work - and then they won't ever improve. Here are some detailed posts about why sending unsolicited concrit is not a good idea: x x

If you want to help writers with their fic, leave supportive comments and kudos. Encourage them. Tell them what works. If you're up for it, you can also make it known that you're open to beta people's fic. It's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding.

What if a fic really upsets me?

Did the author not use an archive warning when they should have? Did the story contains a really common trigger that wasn't tagged (a racial slur or self harm, for example)? Did a g-rated story contain porn?

Then see if you can find a way to contact the author privately (click on their Profile to see if they've got an email-address or tumblr link there) and send them a message, off anon. Explain the issue without insulting them or assuming the worst about them, and ask them to make the appropriate changes. In extreme cases of missing archive warnings and misleading ratings, you can report a fic to the archive.

However, be aware that there is a lot of room for interpretation. Some people might rate something "teen" where others use "mature". Some authors tag "dubious consent", where others would use a "rape/non-con" warning. Some authors prefer to tag everything under sun, while others feel it's giving the story away. Tags are voluntary, so make your point, but be prepared to let it go if the writer replies with, "No, I'm not going to change my tags."

In the context of this event, feel free to contact @quirkysubject or @emmaandorlando, and we'll see if there's a way to moderate.

If you're upset because "I hate it when character X is written that way" or "that entire trope is overused and sexist" or "this pairing shouldn't exist" or "why doesn't anyone write about this thing I'm interested in?" - find a place to vent your feelings that is not the fic's comment section. Go rant to a friend who you know shares your views. Pour all your rage in a google doc and then don't post it. Give a 15 minute lecture to your cat. Write the story you want to read yourself.

[prince-of-elsinore]

Please do not reblog this post.

I've decided to take a step back from tumblr for a while (not sure yet how long), partially due to a New Year's resolution to scroll less and partially because I was surprised by just how much my recent experience with another user bothered me--not because of anything I had done and have control over, but because of their incredibly childish actions. I don't want immature jerks on the internet to have that kind of power over my mental well-being. I'm not in a crisis or anything, so please don't worry, but it certainly put a pall over my holiday, and frankly, that sucks. It was super sucky of that person, but I can't control others' behavior on a public forum, and sadly, I can't expect other adults to act like adults. The vast majority of interactions I've had here have been lovely and I'm thankful for buddies I can chat and have fun with here. I'll probably be back at some point.

Before I go, there are some things I want to set the record straight on; things I just need to get out of my system so I don't keep ruminating on them, because I'm only human and it's my blog (the proper place for venting). This is really just for my benefit, but it's also here for anyone who wonders what happened and wants to know what I think.

You might notice I deleted my post that that user reblogged; this is not because I take what I said back but because I really don't want to see notifications on it after they coopted it. I said in the tags that it wasn't an invitation for debate, but sadly not everyone is capable of respecting boundaries or showing restraint. The real kicker is, that post wasn't even directed at the person who took it upon themselves to reblog it with an incredibly personally insulting counterargument. They apparently did not read it clearly, or they just willfully ignored my carefully qualified point.

I don't want to rehash the post but in order to say what I want to I do have to go into some specifics about season 9 of spn, so a warning to those who read further that this touches on the usual related, sensitive topics. This is where I stand, and I say this for clarification, not for debate. It isn't to defend myself; it's for my own benefit, and for anyone with good faith curiosity:

I was not comparing and would not ever compare everyone who disagreed with Dean's decision to a suicide apologist. I have seen arguments that I think come close to that, which make me very uncomfortable, but that is far from all arguments in that vein. My post was very specifically only about those niche arguments.

Another kicker is that I have never said, and would never say, that Dean was right. Believe it or not, I don't keep tally of which brother would be winning an ethics debate while I'm watching a fictional tv show for fun. Depending on the moral framework you apply, you can come to either conclusion, based on various religions, creeds, and sets of values (and I don't actually need anyone to explain DNRs to me--if you want to apply modern medical ethics to a supernatural situation, go for it, but again, that's just one possible set of values). The reason I'm not committing to one or the other, and now feel more adamant about this than ever, is because ultimately whether Dean was right or wrong is a question that seems to me to be totally irrelevant and uninteresting. Apparently for this some folks think I should burn at the stake or something, but that's their problem and not mine. I treat fiction differently from reality and I'm quite comfortable with the moral compass I use in reality. I'm not watching the show to judge but to feel. I feel for both brothers, and understanding one does not minimize the pain of the other. Saying I understand Dean does not mean I think he was "right" nor does it trivialize what Sam suffered.

I'm also not saying everyone needs to feel the way I do. As long as no one's losing their head about it (it's not real, it's tv!), or putting words in mouths and coming onto other people's posts to sling ugly accusations, or crowning themselves Grand Poo-Bah of the Only Correct and True Way to Interpret the CW's Supernatural and taking it upon themselves to condescendingly explain to others why they are wrong and that they are bad people who should feel bad, I'm quite fine with you seeing the situation differently. (Not that anyone needs my permission, but just in case it makes you feel better. I regret that I can sometimes sound pedantic, but I really don't want to prescribe to others how they should enjoy a show.) Disagreement on one issue needn't, in my mind, eclipse everything else. Maybe it means we won't like each other's takes, or maybe it means this blog just isn't for you, and that's okay. Personally, though, I'm not planning on touching this particular issue for a long while. I've said my piece.

If you find yourself getting really upset about someone else's opinion, it's okay to step away. It's also okay to write a rant in your drafts, never to see the light of day. It's okay to vent to friends in private. It's also okay to vague-blog and use your own space however you see fit. This isn't directed at anyone likely to be reading this, but I'll send out into the ether: let's remember it's a tv show, and while it's ok to have strong feelings about it, it's never ok to take out those feelings on someone else just because you can hide behind a screen and the anonymity of a url. Take a deep breath, go outside. That's exactly what I'm about to do, and I feel better already.

Wishing you all good things in 2022.