#the chewis issue

[kirasworldofwords]

I feel like it’s pretty damn easy to name something bad about any F1 driver, idk why it has to be an Olympics? Yeah they’ve all done bad things at some point, they’re out of touch rich men, that doesn’t mean people can’t be upset about racism and erasure their driver faces??? Idk if this wording makes sense but I am on your side

It does make sense, don't worry, lol. Thank you for the support! I have genuinely no idea why people are so pressed that I'm just trying to protect a ship fandom's established name, so much so they have to harass me over it.

Yep, they're all out of touch. You know why? Because they're literally the 20 richest men driving the world's fastest cars in one of the most dangerous sports that has the potential to kill you at any given time. They got the looks, they got the money, they got the girls... Why should they care what they talk about, laugh at and do?

And yes, I'm mad as all shit that Checo is just getting erased. Because this wouldn't be the first time, but it for sure was the time that was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Now, I'm the whitest white to ever white, coffee creamer and Irish people are jealous of me, and I'm nowhere near being Irish. Still I find it to be important to stand up against the sheer waves of hate POC drivers get, even if one's own nationality and/or race has dogshit to do with the driver's nationality and/or race. I will not sit by idly and watch as fans from some mediocre white guy from yet another first world country (I know, I know, rich coming from me but don't lose me here) just go like: "Oh, look, this name over there fits our pookie-wookie-bear and the other person we ship him with!" - and then it's a name that has already been in use for another fandom's ship for perhaps already more than a decade (which is the case for Chewis, mind you, their journey started in 2012). It just so happens that the other person their special little corny coffee whiter snowflake is being shipped with in that fandom is no one of significance to them - in their eyes, to anyone because they're not as popular, not as "good-looking", which is subjective anyway, I mean, have you seen Checo? There's a very good reason why he has five kids, and you can't say it's all solely for the money, I'm begging you.

They're also not significant because they're not white, oftentimes. We can't deny that a subtle whiff of racism and prejudice is in this mix as well - we do, after all, still have a significant racism, sexism and queerphobia problem in our community as a whole. You cannot tell me in good faith that none of the Lewclerc shippers knew that Checo has been the actual second part to Chewis long before Charles even debuted in F1 and thus made an honest mistake, because I call fucking bullshit. It's well-known that Checo's been getting shit from all directions, especially the racist directions and especially especially towards the end of his career with Red Bull due to his lack of podiums (which I'm by the way still convinced were not his fault, the RBR mechanics have admitted it themselves that he had a worse car than Max - I shall die on this hill, and if I die alone there). So to be fairly honest, a revelation like that would not surprise me in the slightest. Not at all. It was another well-known fact that many Charles stans hated Checo's guts, too, for whatever fucking reason. Many hardcore fans of other drivers hated him, regular fans, too. I don't differentiate, because why should I? But this isn't about others, this is about Charles stans who don't know when to drop it.

So if you're a regular fan of Charles and you made it to this point, congrats, I don't mean you. Don't feel attacked.

This still doesn't justify just erasing his name and substituting it for Charles' name in the ship name Chewis, however. Have some respect for other fandoms. Rant over.

Now I hope I made sense here, because this turned out to be much more word salad than I intended it to be, lmao. Oops.

[cak3art]

Since I know a lot of people missed the f1 75, here is my (spoiler-less) personal best of… plus points of wild things that happened:

1) Lando getting asked and confirming he “Netflix and chilled” during the winter break followed by a question about him getting a nipple piercing???? What was that even about????

2) the smiles- they are so soft

3) that one moment with Alex and Carlos where, once Carlos looks at him, Alex starts smiling

- honestly it’s the head tilt and the big smile that’s getting me all soft and mushy

Photo credit: @rosy--art

4) the best of / funny moments video from last season - the meme moments actually had me cackling out loud

Somebody better drop a link cuz I can only provide everyone with a very badly filmed tv screen where the volume is too low

5) VCARB livery??? ATE AND LEFT NO CRUMBS

(No photo for spoiler reasons)

I’m lowkey disappointed by everyone else

6) Toto and Lewis hugging on the carpet (in general just Lewis talking to the whole Mercedes family)

7) alpine just putting a DJ on the stage for 5 minutes with not car or driver just to reveal the car and be gone in a span of 10 seconds 💀😭

8) Charles crashing the RB family photo

9) Charles and Lewis playing chess in the MIDDLE OF THE EVENT

Dnf) Max getting booed on stage- not cool, nor acceptable

Feel free to add to the list

[brittany-and-lewis]

the thing that makes it really truly bad is that ferrari's fuck ups this race had absolutely nothing to do with the drivers not cooperating. both leclerc and hamilton got out of the way as soon as they were asked to. the issue came from taking SO fucking long to even ask leclerc, wasting a precious couple of laps and destroying lewis's tyres in the process, and then telling leclerc that the swap was going to happen before even asking hamilton (hence the "we will try again next lap").

you pissed off lewis and made charles ever more depressed, and they were cooperating as soon as they got an order.

ferrari i am coming to maranello do you hear me-

[xxplastic-cubexx]

BIRTHDAY HAUL courtesy of a very lovely friend of mine 🥺

bonus goofy pics of a bday snack i had earlier with my favorite menace …..

[willfulscarlet]

On the one hand, stop trying to make Hawke happen. The GA name is not the issue here. On the other, I’m so glad Mia was shown to be actively looking out for Connor and that we got an actual character interaction, not just action quips.

Of course Connor’s a bit fucked up at the moment, and is not taking Ollie’s actions well. He’s not had much more than that one evening on the beach to regroup since leaving Lazarus Island, and Mia would notice and not want to let him struggle alone. The Brothers Arrow are so important to each other, but Roy’s got rather a lot on his own plate - and Mia and Connor are family too.

[chewyhanniebug]

so i was thinking about how funny it is to grow up as someone despising pink because it's "too girly" but figuring out Gender things later and falling in love with it. but then i had a flashback to a few years ago when my mum asked if i think i was turned into a lesbian because everything i had was blue and i was mostly given boys toys as a kid and that's even funnier

[therapyshoppe]

Red/Orange Chewy Sensory Tools

x x x x x x x x x

[winter-hoof]

I'm pretty sure the prescription low-fat food the vet put my dog on has been the culprit of her super bad diarrhea & awful room-clearing farts for the last 2 months. Because as it turns out, the company just changed their recipe earlier this year and added probiotics to it :)

[bunnightwing]

Big fan of how norm breyfogle draws batman when he's in the shadows

[stray-but-okay]

They way Ggum was my top song on Spotify Wrapped ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

[kirasworldofwords]

Oh my god it's a fucking shipname. Stop being a little baby and get over it. Disrespectful my ass. These are pretend fandoms with pretend ships and pretend ship names. It's not that serious.

Eat a Snickers, anon. You seem awfully pressed.

[cappucosmico]

not to sound insane but like I Knew i KNEW dragon needed a new brother like i coild Smell it on him that he just needs to be in a pair at minimum. look at them‼️‼️‼️

[worm-in-a-trenchcoat]

Absolutely hate hate hate talking on the phone. It should be illegal.

Hate hate hate it 😭

[chewyhanniebug]

what if i put together all the "whatever they have going on" moments in behind videos from each era like i started doing on twitter ages ago haha

[chewysgummies]

Okay, okay. I know that my robots rambling don't get as much attention, but guys- Look at him! Omg. I like him! Aaaw💕

[depresseddepot]

yes my sourdough turned out badly and yes my mother laughed at me for failing and YES i am crying like an idiot but i will be so brave about it and i will not let her meanness dissuade me from trying again