#this fandom is great and i love you guys

[tcils]

do you ever just feel like you dont belong in a fandom anymore???? like everyone ignores you in group chats that you're in with the rpers??? because wow, i do in another fandom and it sucks because i honestly love rping when i do in that fandom, but i feel like people are getting sick of me? i dunno.

[yesterdayiwrote]

Greg James (Radio 1 DJ/Fast & The Curious host) was on the Sky Sports podcast a few months back and he made a really lovely and important comment about Fandom in F1 that I think more people need to hear...

"They are popstars, that is the closest comparison. They are popstars but I don't look at that as a negative. People like these people for a reason and you're a snob or you're shortsighted if you think it's fluff, because the people that love... I'll just do a comparison. People that love Harry Styles, if you're 14, 15, 16 and you're a girl...for example my niece, 15 years old, incredibly smart, worldly, has got big dreams, big ambitions, she is obsessed with Harry Styles, and it's dangerous and shortsighted to dismiss people that are obsessed with things... that are passionate about things, because those people will grow up and those things are really important to a human. Those first touch points of 'That's my favourite Formula One driver', or 'That's my favourite popstar', you never forget that sort of thing, they shape who you are, they help you shape what you like, and I know that sounds a bit grand but how amazing to have Lando Norris as your favourite celebrity, what a great person because that's an incredibly talented person. That's a person who's worked hard and is so great at their job.

So there's a lot of 'Oh, you only like Formula One because you fancy the drivers.' Great! Whatever your way in is, that's fantastic. My niece, told me the other day 'I want to marry a Formula one driver' and she's joking with me, but how fantastic, this thing that, to a 15 year old is mad to dive into the data of a Formula One car, but just kind of likes it... I don't know how you could not find that charming and sort of sweet. You can like any bit of sport that you like. Noone is supposed to be gatekeeping this thing.

I'd also like to say, not to generalise, there will be many 14, 15 year olds who want to get into the sport and they love the granular detail of the sport and they will become the next generation of engineers. Whatever your doorway into the sport is... Amazing. You've sort of won. If you're Lando Norris you've got people who know who you are and you're brilliant at your job and that's how sport can make a difference in people's lives because these characters have to transcend the sport"

The full video is HERE - the fandom section is at 47:00 and if anyone can rip it that would be awesome because you can really see and hear the sincerity in his voice as he talks (my transcribing skills don't do it justice!) But it's so great to finally hear a guy say this out loud.

[kanerallels]

I know if no one else got me, the Sabezra fandom got me

[gay-strawberry]

phil: this is very beautiful and very dense-

dan: *points at phil*

phil: i didnt think it would be so big !!

dan: oh god

phil: did you just call me dense ?

dan: did i just call you beautiful ?

phil: i mean either of those things...

dan: did i just get horrified when you finished that sentence ?

[triona-tribblescore]

Thats a wrap! :D

Link to the template: (stole it from Helli too uvu <3)

[paperlovesadness]

Sometimes I feel like I'm just psychotic, connecting all these red threads on my mind's wall (and maybe I am).

But... But... Tell me you don't see it too.

[hasello]

HELLO MY LOVES

it’s a 1000 followers special from twitter but I really like it so I decided to post it here too lol here on tumblr there’s even more of you and I should have made a special a long time ago but here we are💀 sorry! I still very much appreciate you all and I’m very grateful for all of you!! ❤️❤️ Y’ALL ARE AWESOME

[sticcmann]

Have some Alan honestly

No art this week I’m afraid sorry

[verkomy]

I LOVE THE HOBBIT SO MUCH

[leprousarmadillo]

Going on record to say Rings of Power absolutely slaps, as a lifelong Tolkien fan I'm so disappointed the way people tried so hard to judge it before it even aired and wanted it to be bad so much that they've literally convinced people to be afraid to watch it and judge for themselves. The visuals are STUNNING, the costumes are phenomenal, the creature design is haunting and so visceral. And the characters and world feel so *lived* miss me with that shit about it being low effort or budget, you can't judge a show by a handful of promo stills. I'm glad I didn't listen to the bs takes from people who are mostly just trying to hide their bigotry behind Tolkien worshipping zealotry.

[jessythebunny]

if I may, good evening how are you? Are you well. What if Douglas and Oliver kiss yes 🥹

Your wish is on command hun✨✨

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

reminder to gallavich stans that hate debbie:

she convinced mickey to go see ian when he got out of the hospital

she convinced ian to man up and marry mickey

she motivated ian and mickey to get married despite terry’s actions

she faked being the bride and missed their wedding so that her brother could actually marry the love of his life

SHE IS NOT THE ENEMY!! WITHOUT HER NONE OF THIS WOULD’VE BEEN THE SAME!!

[itsmakingyoucry]

I thought of those times I have held my lovers, my brothers and sisters, and my fathers in my arms as their souls slowly withered from their bodies. I thought of the times I vowed I would never do it again.

Then I thought to myself; you asked me to.

And no matter how strong my resolve is,

you asked me to.

So now you are only another person whose blood has stained my shirt sleeves and crept into the wrinkles and crevices of my palms.

You are just another body whose shadow lingers in my arms. You are another person I failed, and no matter how much I loved you, the fact remains; I failed you. It does not matter how much I loved you.

You are still gone. You are cold in my arms

[jazzzzzzhands]

He can brush his own hair...

But he likes it better when You do it

[asgardian--angels]

you know it's bad when tumblr's being the more mature social media site when it comes to rancid takes on izzy's death

[cinnamon-phrog]

Do you ever see a take in a fandom tag and you're like HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH