#this fandom sometimes is just... ugh

[i-am-extremely-mad]

I rewatched TLOK a few days ago and every time I love the show more and more.

That final scene always gets me, no matter how many times I've watched it, even after almost 10 years, especially when some recent supposedly more open yuri anime don't even bother to make a conclusive ending for their wlw relationships.

My honest reaction every single time:

Unfortunately, every time, I get more frustrated because of the constant negative and sometimes irritatingly cynical options about the show that I always come across when I want to enjoy the show.

Nothing can spoil your viewing pleasure more than someone just cynically commenting that they don't like some detail in the show without giving an explanation as to why, and mostly it boils down to not understanding the genre, themes and basic plot, as well as the inability to remember details from previous episodes and seasons.

I was planning to finally respond to some of those posts, but I'll postpone it until the end of next week, hopefully without further delays.

[nerdygayheretoday]

I don't block every tag that has to do with bbc sherlock and avoid it on ao3 like the plague (even tho that leaves me with approximately 3 acd era fics) bc I hate it so much. I'd actually argue that I would probably still kinda like it if I watched it now after years of not touching it. But it's like my toxic ex that I was too obsessed with and let's me cringe over my teenie self now and if I would interact with it again I would behave like my teenie self again thirsting over this ex lover, getting together again only to break up even dirtier.

Also bbc sherlock has nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes and is actually shit.

[lizstiel]

@nyang-cheng & @veevil's cherik siren au has bewitched me, body and soul

[i-am-extremely-mad]

Let's not forget the claims that she had to give up her culture for Aang and that she became a "baby-making machine" (ugh).

While in canon it's obvious that she's maintained her culture her whole life, and having three kids doesn't make someone a "baby-making machine" (ugh disgusting term), the z/utara shippers like to show her in Fire Nation traditional garb without any irony.

"Katara deserved better"

The better:

-becoming an irrelevant fire lady (zero power/role)

-living in the nation that genocided her people and killed her mother

-being alone and miserable as fuck

-sleeping in sozin's room

......

She dodged a fucking bullet. Thank God

[javierduffy]

thoughts about johm marstlin

[sodaneko]

it's been over a week but i legit haven't stopped thinking about this

[i-am-extremely-mad]

It's too late for that... 20 years since ATLA premiere and nothing changes...

avatar fandom I'm not so much holding your hand as I am anxiously gripping your shoulders when I say this: you need to start learning how to have a normal non-parasocial-adversarial relationship with the writers artists storyborders and actors of a thing you like STAT like start practicing RIGHT NOW do it NOW

[scatterbrainedbot]

THROWING THIS DOODLE AT YOU WITH AGGRESSIVE AFFECTION!!

Wanted to render it but ran out of time :') BUT PLEASE KNOW!! Your Rat son au is my Roman empire. I think about it at LEAST once a week, like the designs and concepts and characterization and UGH EVERYTHING!! ITS ALL SO GOOD!! AND UR STYLE?? IM FOREVER CONSUMING IT!!! Literally peek nostalgia, comfort, even thru the angst its just so perfect im-

and- and splinter just bring me so much joy. Hes so goofy and soft and I sob every time I see him, imagine getting like the most gentle and affirming hug- I would cry immediately.

AHHHH!! ANYWAY STAY AMAZING ZACH!! :D <33333

TRIONA

TRIONA. TRIONA I AM SHAKING.

OH MY GOD???? LIKE OH???? MY GOD??????? THOSE ARE MY BABY SONS OH MY GOD THEY ARE GORGEOUS AND COZY PERFECT AMAZING I AM FULLY EMOTIONAL

LOOK AT THEM LOOK AT THEMMMMM AHHHHHHHHHH I CANT STOP STARING AT THEM BUT ALSO HAVE TO LOOK AWAY BECAUSE I AM LITERALLY TEARING UP?????

I LOVE THAT U CAN TELL A STORY FROM JUST THEIR POSES AND POSITIONS LIKE MIKEY DEF CAME OVER TO PESTER DONNIE AND FELL ASLEEP ON HIS LAP SO DONNIE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO STAY AND NAP TOO (cause its illegal to disrupt little brothers sleeping in ur laps of course, same rule as cats) AND THEN LEO WANDERED IN AND PROBABLY SMILED THAT AFFECTIONATE BIG BROTHER SMILE BEFORE CURLING UP BESIDE THEM THEN RAPH CAME A LIL BIT LATER WONDERING WHERE EVERYONE WAS AND AFFECTIONATELY CALLED THEM A BUNCH OF BOZOS BEFORE TAKING A SEAT WITH THEM (in a semi blind spot too the protective little baby) AND HE DIDNT MEAN TO FALL ASLEEP BUT IT WAS JUST TOO COZY AND AHHH

UGH AND THEN OLD MAN SPLINTER COMES TO CHECK ON THEM AND THOSE ARE HIS BABIES HIS LITTLE BOYS I AM SOBBING TRIONA I LOVE IT SO SO SO MUCH I AM BEYOND WORDS

[goodness-graceous]

many zel*nk shippers when ANYONE tries to be happy about and enjoy a different ship involving Zelda or Link:

(this is about b*tw/t*tk, but can apply to any of the games if y’all wish 😌)

[i-am-extremely-mad]

This perfectly describes 99% of the negative "criticisms" against The Legend of Korra, korrasami, and Korra and Asami as characters.

Yes, unfortunately I again recently came across negative, hateful posts against TLOK, korrasami and Korra.

And of course they have been repeating the same irritating arguments for a whole decade.

i’ve probably said it before but i’ll say it again anyway….. complaints based on trying to ““outsmart”” the writer(s) by nitpicking or being wilfully obsute rather than actually trying to engage with the story they’re telling in good faith are the lowest form of media criticism

[i-am-extremely-mad]

I can understand some concerns, but they are based too much on unconfirmed rumors.

Every avatar series works like this: the old fandom gets upset with the new fandom. i.e ATLA fans hating TLOK and TLOK fans hating Sun Havens and so on because some of you guys just aren’t open to the original creators expanding the show

[that-was-anticlimactic]

*sprays fandoms with a spray bottle* height is NOT a personality trait!!!

[tenebriism]

// Writing up a drabble so I'm largely scarce everywhere (I can't focus on anything else while I write, else it takes double the time, so I disappear. My bad, y'all, lmao), but on a random note, it's nice to see that I'm not the only one made uncomfortable by certain ships. Sometimes, I feel like I've gone absolutely mad, because I'll see fanart of it, or posts related to it, and I just sit back and go ' HOW/WHY? ' but feel like the ONLY one doing that.

I suppose I'm mutuals with y'all for a reason. Y'all are a vibe.

[i-am-extremely-mad]

Well, that definitely didn't age well...

Repeat after me: I, as a member of the Avatar/Korra fandom, do hereby swear that I will not engage in ship wars. Whether I ship canon, non-canon, my ship isn't canon and then becomes canon, my ship is canon and then stop being canon, is never canon, or is end game; I will treat other shippers, regardless of their ship, whether it is canon, non-canon, conflicts with my ship, or doesn't appeal to me; with kindness and respect; even if I am not given kindness and respect in return.

[fishyfishyfish0258]

[LONG RANT ABOUT FANDOM INCOMING I AM SO SORRY]

idk how to open this but ykw fuck it, i'll cut to the chase: imo some ppl in this fandom (mostly with the ppl on r/glassanimals, but its in other sites aswell) dont rlly know how to give criticism that isn't just plain insults

[more below (so it wont clog up the ga tag)]

theres nothing wrong with ACTUAL, CONSTRUCTIVE, HEALTHY CRITICISM dont get me wrong! whenever you like ilysfm or not, imo its important to like, have a healthy conversation, be respectful and be like "I like/dislike this album and imo I think it could've been better if x, y, z " and thats valid! even if its just "this album is/isn't my thing" thats ok! thats alright! I've seen people be respectful and give constructive criticism and have a convo!

I get the frustration aswell! I get that ppl wish for music that they like, and that ga dipping their toes (haha get it) into the pop genre for the second time in a row makes them feel estranged!

but the way some people try and "criticise" album 4 is just.. not it.

do some of yall think that "its not zaba therefore its a cashgrab and its mid and ga fell of and theyre sellouts" is constructive criticism? that's just plain insults with no taste! thats not healthy and doesnt start a good convo either!

like at some point you don't seem like a ga fan anymore and just a zaba stannie!

some ppl acting like zaba is superior and ga owes them more zaba is kinda weird to me cause like, they dont owe you anything! they dont know us! and we only know the parts they want us to see online!

and it's also not the first rodeo! this happened before! (definetly happened with dreamland but not sure on htbahb)

the take of "why are they making repetitive music" while you want ga to make another zaba AKA MAKE REPETITIVE MUSIC is a hypocritical take! It's not a good look I'm sorry!

and the take of "lp4 is full of generic love songs for depressed 13 year olds" that I've seen from a few people ain't good cause like, this album is full of depressing-at-best, toxic-at-worst relationships! just cause it's about love doesn't mean it's instantly generic! the lyrics aren't like "we would be together in the stars we would be so lovey dovey" "i wish you loved me back" "youre the air that i breathe", they're more like "ive been kidnaped and developed stockholm syndrome" "hey i fucking hate your guts but i still lowkey love yo- oh shit the songs ending" "we fell out of love and i cant change that no matter how hard I try". like IDK WHAT TO TELL YOU BRO! like misinterpreting these lyrics so badly my god-

also the fact that some went like "ga should be ashamed and embarressed for releasing this" is rlly sad to me, like I remember Dave saying that this is his most personal work and he had to get vulnerable first before making it, and saying that he should be embarressed for pouring his heart out is kinda :[ to me (maybe because vulnerabillity is a very important trait to me, but moving on)

or the take that "theyre making radio-friendly tiktok music" like what radio would play a song with lyrics mentioning ball gags and being tied up??????

like this is unproductive, lowkey unhealthy, very repetitive and very tiring imo. people are getting tired of the same ol recycled, poorly disguised as "criticism", bare insults. most of the time in the reddit, some here, on twitter, insta and discord. this has been repeated ad nauseam, and it's getting nowhere imo.

so uh yea. that's my thoughts on this whole thing

thanks for reading :] -A

[the-one-who-lambs]

Me: I don't know if my ideas are worth sharing, I'm losing engagement from my readerbase these past few months so I must be doing something wrong, I don't think I've really accomplished anything as a writer.

Some person in my AO3 comments hyped as FUCK for the Risen Lamb/Fallen God rewrite: