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[churrotowns]

since it’s pride month, throwback to this beautiful cover and this wholesome interaction between two icons

[brightlotusmoon]

[power-chords]

[maniacalshen]

had to nab these tags from @ravenvsfox

[sainamoonshine]

And people really do try to interact with fandom like consumers! They want « content ». They act like they can get a refund on reading a fic they don’t like. They add fanfics to goddamned goodreads without a second thought without realizing that’s as ridiculous as adding your friend’s dining room as a restaurant on yelp just so you can post a review about it

[cyanwrites]

'Fandom' is a contraction of 'fanatic' and 'kingdom'.

Fanatic, from Latin fanaticus "mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god."

Fandom is literally the place people go to be enthusiastically crazy about their blorbos! There are no normal people here!

[cacodaemonia]

#just opening livejournal would have killed you instantly

[anotherdayforchaosfay]

Treating fandom like retail never does good things.

[can-i-make-image-descriptions]

[Image IDs: Image #1: Tweet from heartSpocky (@/ heartSalty) reading: when people are like "i can't believe i ventured into fandom, a subculture for freaks, and found freaks there" like i'm really sorry that you were led to think that shipping was a cool and normal activity that cool people do. leave

Image #2: Tumblr tags from ravenVsFox reading: I think ppl have come to think that fandom means like. being a consumer of something generally, and are so comically ill-prepared for the depth and breadth of what fandom actually implies, these clowns are like 'some freaks want these non canon characters to fuck haha sure are some crazies in this fandom', and it's like. youre the outlier here my friend. you are like a little baby, just opening livejournal would have killed you instantly /End ID]

[avatarmerida]

Happy pride month to the tiny cowboy and tiny Trojan man from Night at the Museum

[futurakid]

[leg-stealing-bee]

[closetedguyy]

[knitordeath]

This hands down the best comment in the notes, I will not be taking criticism.

[song-of-sea-and-sky]

happy pride month 2021 I ain’t quittin’ you…

[msue0027]

[maxstarfall]

[gengaritez]

[pumpkin--rabbit]

[minyicho]

[frontline-titties-of-the-fifth]

[partitiosvald]

[amvs]

[radicalgraff]

"Decolonize Everything"

“When the last tree is cut, the last river poisoned, and the last fish caught… then you will realize money cannot be eaten.”

Anti-colonial graffiti seen in Pensacola, Florida

[tgwdlmreprised]

forcing every character into romance or found family ruins character discussion imo

[tgwdlmreprised]

"really close friends" is in fact a thing people feel about each other

[sonicthehedgehog]

We are excited to announce a new musical tour: Sonic Live in Concert!

Celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog with a live performance featuring some of the most iconic songs and moments from 35 years of games.

Tickets on sale Friday: www.sonicliveinconcert.com

[wordfather]

this is inexplicably my favorite tiktok ever it brings me to tears every time why did he do thatttt

[trash-bandicoot-official]

[plain-flavoured-english]

As a Greek, in response to the current controversy about Matt Damon being cast as Odysseus, I'd just like to share that one of the moments that changed my brain chemistry as a kid was reading a novelized version of the Odyssey and coming across the following description of Odysseus when Circe sees him for the first time and thinks he's hot: "his hair curled like a clematis and his eyes were very brown".

So may I present my own casting choice for Odysseus:

[plain-flavoured-english]

Excuse me???

[ruffboi-mags]

you are right and you should say it.

[instantduckninja]

Is this the face of a man who would put his own infant in front of a plow to avoid going to war?

Absolutely not

You know who would try that shit?

Is this the face of a man who would defy the very gods to get home to his wife?

You know who would defy the gods just to show he could get away with it?

[benzohoarder]

[figural]

#google translate does not capture the tone switch so i have to say. first two sentences are like. normal maybe kind of feminine posting tone #& the last is like. shounen manga protagonist. action movie hero. jojo's bizarre adventure character. #the tone you would use if you were holding a gun with the safety off (– @chadlesbianjasontodd)

[minothtime]

Basically, a translation could be:

I just think it's so interesting that people end up falling in love with their friends' boyfriends! I absolutely despise every single one of them. give me my fucking homie back you goddamn bastard

[liminalweirdo]

translation tags by @minothtime because they are so so good

[dikdikpronouncedxylophone]

[crawfishcomic]

Draw Ur Guns

[enbaluka-tokyo-drift]

[rosenkranz-isnt-dead]

is it just me or have people really stopped writing tags under art reblogs

[rosenkranz-does-things]

this is a really strange take because artists whose works are in museums only don't get to hear these thoughts because they're dead. living artists who exhibit their works in galleries (and also on tumblr dot com) very much would like to hear what people think of their work. that they exhibit. for them to see.

[iamjustangel]

But do you just want fanfare? Raucous noise?

Or nuanced discussion about the work? People trying to figure out your process or what you're trying to tell.

Because I argue that requires a lot more effort than people are willing to put in during their off time. During their escapism.

Is there not a way to conceive of a new age gallery/museum format? Don't get me wrong, tags and live blogging are absolutely great. But not everyone who wants to love art as well can bring the adequate nuanced love in an interaction with every piece that an artist shares, when there is admittedly an overabundance via propoganda, ads, and the online platforms

[rosenkranz-does-things]

you're overthinking it. I don't need nuanced discussions of every piece of my art, just a simple keysmash if you enjoyed it will do

[t4timekeeper]

WE NEED TO START TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT BIGENDERISM

[t4timekeeper]

seeing people say “sometimes i wish i was a guy but i still want to be a girl too” or vice versa and it’s like YOU CAN!!! YOU CAN DO THAT!!!! TAKE MY HAND

[liberalsarecool]

Every racist MAGA/GOP/KKK slippery slope prediction is worthless.

[silusvesuius]

i hate seeing females say they don't wanna see man booty in shows or whatever like can you be fucking seriousright now

[silusvesuius]

chains and dallas in communal shower

[ghostwriterofthemachine]

not to make posts that are going to get me anon hate, but I am fucking begging people to stop calling fictional characters "minors." can we please go back to talking about fictional characters as children or teenagers. please.

[ghostwriterofthemachine]

first of all, "minor" is a word that has a meaning and that meaning isn't necessarily "children in the general sense." it is in fact a really specific legal term. it is a status that grants a group of vulnerable people protection by the law. so, as fake people who don't exist and therefore have zero protections by law, a fictional character cannot be a minor. a fictional character is fictional.

Also, in the sense of those real-world protection laws, sure, it makes sense to group together newborns through 18-year-olds. but doing so is genuinely completely fucking useless when talking about a narrative. "This is a story where the main character is a minor!!!!" you could be talking about Bluey you could be talking about The Catcher In The Rye you could be talking about Yellow Jackets. I don't know how else to express that story about a 7-year-old, a story about a 12-year-old, and a story about a 17-year-old are are, structurally, completely different things despite all being about "minors," and how grouping them together makes no sense. it's reductive at best and destructive at worse. Imagining sitting down and being like "oh yeah, let's look for a story about minors to recommend to minors" and you hand children's picture book No, David! to a high school senior.

what bullshit scare tactic language. "yikes, you're shipping minors" and the ship is two 17-year-olds who the narrative treats as active parts of the story who make their own decisions and have their own desires. when did we all agree to start talking like this and can we stop. just fucking tell me if a character is a child or a teenager.