#not tagging this with the fandom tag

[goosebumpsbm]

cw for dark goosebumps discussion under the cut

Going into the 'slappy the dummy' tag and among one of the posts I see is about how slappy is a predator because he tried to marry jillian in 'bride'. Im not linking this post, Im not here to put the person on blast nor am I here to totally argue against slappy being a creep. i actually agree with that statement, but at least in the context of the original text, its pretty heavily implied that slappy is doing a bit.

mary ellen was the one who made it seem like slappy was alive. she was the one doing the damage up to the final birthday party. mary ellen explicitly says that she brought him to life for her. slappy very clearly saw the situation she made and decided to subvert it to rub it in, which is why he insults mary ellen so heavily when she reveals that she was the one who brought him to life. why do i believe this is the case? because he did the same thing to jackson in son of slappy. he calls himself slappy's father and jackson his son despite the fact that it makes him uncomfortable. he does that shit to fuck with people. am i saying it isn't creepy? of course im not. the fact that he's doing it *consciously* is what *makes* it creepy, imo

same thing kind of happened in 'my friend slappy'. the main character tried to do a bit where he tried to befriend slappy, and at first even slappy was like "that's a load bull, you don't want to be my friend". but at the kid's insistence, he was eventually like "all right, you know what? you want to be my "friend" so badly, I'll be your only friend and I'm gonna fuck with anyone that comes close to you", and the protagonist ended up dropping that ruse *really* fucking quickly.

as for the television episode? yeah all right, sure. if anything the television version of slappy fits the bill more but I think that's a spin the writers chose to take with that episode and i consider it different from the 'canon' if you can even call it that. it's an adaptation for television based on the story they were given

im not denying that slappy is fucked up and dark. he regularly assaults kids, he has on multiple occasions done things that WOULD kill a kid(like chasing the protagonist of Slappy New Year with a pair of shears/throwing him into the back of a dumpster or causing a pot of hot boiling spaghetti to fall onto the girl in Slappy's Nightmare to name JUST A FEW) and he has extremely fucked up relationships with the protagonists because, you know, he's a dummy looking for human slaves and children are generally 'easier' to get a hold on. but to say that he's a full on predator(at least the kind of 'predator' thats being implied) in my opinion is grasping at straws. free my man, he did all that but people can't even call him a creep for the right reasons lmao

[brawnie]

*grabbing mlm shippers by the shoulders* guys nobody needs to be the twink. nobody needs to be the sub. nobody needs to be the femboy. they can both be big fat hairy men who bask in each others masculinity or they can both be unspeakable monstrous creatures with inhuman genitalia it’s okay I’m holding your hand. Let me show you the way

[mycroftrh]

Far worse, in my opinion, than the famous “he wouldn’t fucking say that” is “he WOULD fucking say that, as part of his facade, but you seem to think he would mean it genuinely”

[sylvies-kablooie]

i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

[noddynods]

Story of my life

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[epiphainie]

media literacy would automatically go up 100% if people knew how to consume stories without self-inserting themselves into the characters' shoes. "if i were him..." you're NOT. you may relate to his story, his past, his traits, his quirks, his identity but the moment you start treating the story accepting what you feel/think as what the character feels/thinks, you're misunderstanding the story.

[largishcat]

I actually don’t mind that “dead dove” has become conversational shorthand for “fics with heavy themes where you REALLY need to pay attention to the warnings”. such is the nature of language. what i do mind is when people tag their actual fics with dead dove and then give no indication of what they’re actually warning about. that is useless. that helps no one. that is completely against the spirit of the meme. i will not be reading that

[callisteios]

i made a character uquiz. i 100% promise you that you will get a character you know AND like

[doodlingant]

We should bring back monsterfalls imo

[diadraws]

so, theres a cartoon. but, get this: i've drawn the characters as weird animals. i bet youve never seen me do that before

[goldensunset]

a real blorbo is someone you can both write a lengthy and serious/sad analysis on yet also constantly and i mean constantly make stupid jokes about

[birbwell]

monku hatsune

[sclappin]

Hey guys! Let's put my art to good use!

Dr. Mohammed Al-Deeb ( @mohammedaldeeb ) reached out to me on my personal blog looking for help spreading awareness and getting donations for his fundraiser to get himself and his family out of Gaza & support themselves in Egypt once they get there. He is #212 on nabulsi and el-shab-hussein's Vetted Evacuation Fundraiser spreadsheet.

I'm doing drawing requests for anyone who donates at least €5 to his GFM and sends me a screenshot of their receipt. They can be sent to me here or @petitelappin. You can request a guy from your shows, your OC, your cousin Kyle, and I'll make a little drawing for you.

Match my own donation of €20 and I'll add color!

Let's see how much we can raise!

[emberfaye]

You know what?

I love you, fics that take months to update. I click on the newest chapter and have no memory of this place and get to go back some chapters and rediscover how much i love everything about this story.

I love you, fics that take years to update. I think of you fondly, and know your names, go search for you and see an update from this year and scream, diving in uncaring of any missed details (i will finish the update and read you in reverse because this is a treat you have bestowed)

I love you, fics that probably will never update again. Thank you for being a roman empire for my mind, thank you for teaching me about the ephemeral fandom experience, for inspiring a thousand million what if-s, for being a comfort read and a nostalgia read and a reread.

I love you fic writers, who jump into projects and stories with enthusiasm. I love you when you succeed in pumping out those chapters and that love doesn't go away when you stop.

I love you fic writers who post and then get in your own head and never feel confident enough to update, whether it's at all or whether it's just that one story.

I love you fic writers, who have a fandom or media hurt you to the point of abandoning or having a hard time with their WIPs.

I love you fic writers, who lose interest or have life changes or illness or bad memory. Thank you for being part of the fandom, a core part of the fandom. Thank you for the time spent in the fandom.

I love you, fic writers who try out something new and then stop. You're so valid.

I love you, WIP fics that may or may not ever get finished. Thank you for brightening my day in the way only you could have.

[finleycannotdraw]

we need all types of art in fandoms