Em Kellesvig

Old broad, trick knee, retired and living the fandom life. Grups only. 

[artemx746]

I think that “there are some fanfiction that are on par with or better than some professionally published books” and “you shouldn’t hold fanfiction to the standards you hold professionally published books as they are often only written by one not professional writer with no editor” are two statements that can and should coexist

[nudityandnerdery]

Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral

The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.

[sanguinarysanguinity]

Expanding a thought from a conversation this morning:

In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.

A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.

In practice, I find that you can often justify much more from a character than you initially dreamed you could: some of my best stories come from "What might drive Character to do [thing he would never do]?" As long as you make it clear to the reader what the hell pushed your character to this point, you've got the seed of a compelling story on your hands.

[lgbtlunaverse]

this connects to some REALLY good writing advice i remember from @batshaped

Characters are contradictory, just like people are. What would it take for them to do the thing they've told themselves they'd never do, and how would they try to justify it?

[torchickentacos]

So what I'm hearing is, "Under what circumstances would he fucking do that?"

[justhere4thewhump]

😍

[allhailthe70shousewife]

20th Century Marriage Discussion…

[thisisthinprivilege]

As a "thin" person, I'm trying to better understand this and have a few questions, so if you're wiling to reply that would be great. Does the fat acceptance movement include 230kg/500+ pound people? I understand that weight looks different on different people, so a 6ft7 person who is 230 kg will look very different to a 4ft7 person who is 230kg, are both of these types accepted in the fat acceptance movement? Also, what about people who physically cannot hold their own weight on their own legs?

Why would any of that matter? Do you think there’s a limit after which it becomes ok to treat people like shit? To take away from them basic human dignities?

-MG

[bigfatscience]

These kind of questions really make me angry.

I have had people in my real life ask me similar things. Like this is some kind of “gotcha” where my resolve will suddenly crumble when it comes to very large people who cannot walk. As if I might then conclude “oh, well, at that point dieting and weight loss and bullying and abuse ARE the best path to health.”

No. No no no no. No.

I would love to live in a world where people who weigh 500 lbs have access to clothing that fits, furniture that accommodates them, medical care that actually understands their bodies and their needs. I want to live in a world where people who weigh 500 lbs can freely access whatever mobility aids and physical accommodations they need, without shame, guilt or abuse.

I want to live in a world where people who weigh 500 lbs can leave the house and feel safe and comfortable.

Now all of THAT would improve super fat peoples health. Not this objectifying, dehumanizing, faux concern exhibited by people like the OP.

People who weigh 500 lbs are not your fucking gotcha. Super fat people struggle day in and day out to exist and thrive in this hate-filled world. Show them some damn respect.

[anastacialy]

i’m going to, for the duration of my reply, assume avalxche was asking these questions in good faith, even those these particular questions have, historically, not been asked in good faith.

the fat acceptance movement, fat liberation, and body positivity in general (though that last one has been co-opted by people of all sizes now) all rely on every fat person being accepted. at no point will a “but what about—” question ever be replied to with a “oh, you’re right, they aren’t part of this, they can be dehumanized just fine!” keep that in mind going forward. i do understand that some people within the fat acceptance movements might accept bodies on a conditional basis, but they are doing fat acceptance wrong.

these types of questions are also why the fat acceptance movement and anti-ableism are so intrinsically linked. because these clarifying questions have boiled down to “do we still accept fat people if they’re disabled?” the obvious — to us, at least — answer is of course. why on earth wouldn’t we? but the society we live in, world-wide, is incredibly fatphobic and ableist, and so that isn’t as universally obvious as it should be.

the short answer remains, every single fat person in the world should have their bodies accepted, cared for, and accommodated for. they should face absolutely no guilt, or shame, and they should not be made fun of for their bodies in any capacity. yes, even those people. and those ones too. this includes any fat person you can imagine, even the ones you think are ‘bad.’

hope that clears things up.

[thegaymertrainer]

I’ve been mesmerized by this. I love all the details each artist put in. I highly recommend watching the full video. It really inspires me to write.

[bebx]

[ladyananas]

so im hearing @astolat is god??? what's your 10 commendments my liege

[astolat]

You shall seek out and enjoy art (which fanfic is) that gives you pleasure

You shall not feel guilty for spending time on art

You shall comment when you can with joy

You shall share the art you find that makes you happy

You shall not envy the size of your neighbor's fandom or pairing

You shall support your fellow fans in making art that makes them happy even if it is not to your own taste

You shall make art of your own to your own taste

You shall love your art however imperfect because it is yours

You shall share your art in whatever way you can with joy

You shall not covet your neighbor's hits or comments or kudos

My best stab! lol

[ao3commentoftheday]

What does “freeform” mean when appended to ao3 tags? I’ve been on the archive for years, but I’m still super fuzzy about this one - is it sort of like AU? Or more general fictional liberties? I see it on character tags, fandom tags, even trope tags sometimes. I’d love to know how we-all like to use it, and why!

If you see - Freeform at the end of a tag it’s most likely going to be an automated thing from the site itself. 

You can’t have the same tag in more than one field. So if you have John Smith in the Character tags and you add John Smith to the Additional tags section, the additional tags version becomes John Smith - Freeform. 

The reason why I said ‘most likely’ is because some users have started using the word ‘freeform’ themselves. But this can get recursive because if you tag the character as John Smith - Freeform and then put that in the additional tags as well, the additional tag becomes John Smith - Freeform - Freeform in order to distinguish those tags from each other. 

The first person to use a tag anywhere on the site gets the version of that tag without the word - Freeform included. That person also sets the capitalization, so no amount of retrying on your end will change that XD. No canonical tags will have the - Freeform suffix (with some exceptions). 

What this means is that if the first person to tag John Smith put him in as an additional tag, then the character will show up as John Smith - Character. If they put him in as a character, then the additional tag will show up as John Smith - Freeform.

[em-kellesvig]

Mystery solved!

[devongeorgeart]

HEY! Go read Murderbot!

[esteefee]

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[depsidase]

[imdamagecontrol]

one of the important cornerstones of fandom is understanding that your headcanon is not everyone else's headcanon, and i'm not sure when people stopped understanding this

[esteefee]

Joe: whoaaaa!

lololol

[esteefee]

When Rodney McKay "plugs" his computer into a completely alien computer console to "download data" and I can't even find the right cable to charge my massage gun

[esteefee]

Photos from Joe Flanigan's Instagram 05/10/2024

[esteefee]

rewatching The Siege (Part III) I have to wonder what tf Carson is doing up in command the whole time instead of in the infirmary triaging casualties?