unapologetically problematic

my wallet may be empty, but shipping is free

[fishyandclintbarton]

I dunno if this has been posted yet, but.....

Keep this shit off AO3

We don't want that kind of pearl clutching 'christian' conservative sitting on the AO3 board. Keep Moms For Liberty out of our fanfiction.

[bemusedlybespectacled]

this is the second fucking year in a row someone has tried to pull this crap. but if you're still on the fence about it (though fair warning, I am not copying everything she wrote as a response, which you can read on the OTW website):

Would you be in favor of creating a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee? Why or why not? I see no reason creating another committee would help anything in light of the continued staffing issues, and see several ways it could hurt. Lumping nonwhite, and non-English-speaking, and non-American volunteers together in one committee is just tokenism with a bow on top. Those experiences are not singular or universal. The DEI consultant to be hired by the organization will be able to speak to this far better than I can. The cost of becoming a member/voting in elections is prohibitive for many users, particularly disabled, international and POC ones. Do you have any ideas about how this could be improved to make the otw more inclusive and less privileged? No.

Also, just for some proof of the "Republican" part, from Twitter:

like, it's not a pejorative, it's how she's self-identified

also, ENTIRELY unrelated to this crap, but she's only been a volunteer for about a year and a lot of her answers to questions about ongoing problems is "I don't know because I've only been here a year." she doesn't even know what PAC is.

[la-laborista-republiko]

[hollowboobtheory]

unironically people need to learn to say “they haven’t done anything wrong i just find them annoying”

[zippers]

btw this includes learning that you haven’t done anything “wrong” if someone just finds you annoying! one person’s annoying is another person’s cup of tea!

[hephasst]

I am mentally ill

[hehearse]

[canthandlethishit]

side effect of reading orv:

#1 staring lovingly into fish tanks that contains squids and sunfishes like a madman

[emmagrant01]

Yes, there is a bouncy castle and a ball pit!

[heritageposts]

date of origin: 12th of july, 2014.

[lesbian-toddhoward]

happy anniversary everyone

[cheshire-cat-101]

Ok I want to say something controversial

But you are responsible for your own safe spaces. You can block tags, block words, block people.

“But i thought fandom was supposed to be a safe space” —yeah you have to curate it.

Unfortunately one persons’s safe space may be another persons’ trigger. That’s ok. Simply block them, block the tag, block the word etc. They can do the same for you.

Maybe I’m just out of touch, but I’ve been around since the days of “don’t like, don’t read” and that’s a good philosophy. If it squicks you, scroll past. If it causes you anxiety or upset, block! Plenty of people are responsive if you ask them to tag an upsetting trigger. And if they’re dicks about it, block em.

[kyraneko]

Since different people have different needs, one person’s safe space will be another’s Trauma Central.

I don’t know who said it first, but “I need to be able to express my anger without shame” and “I need to be away from yelling and loud noises” are both valid needs people can have for a safe space that really aren’t compatible with each other.

So are “I need to process my trauma” and “I need to not meet any trauma.”

Or “I want a safe space to tell/read the stories that speak to me” and “those stories are distressing to me.”

Insisting that your needs are the only needs anyone should have is not a safe space, it’s its own act of violence.

You don’t get to make others homeless to make the universe your personal safe space.

[jomeimei421]

yhk dump

[tropiyas]

shawty got them evil bottom jeans

[tropiyas]

boots with the curse

[likeadevils]

u can pry my Special Capitalizations and random periods for like. dramatic effect away from my cold dead hands

[ilikeit-art]

[leahplease]

Okay fuck so for like the entire first part I thought this person was like... Using one of those 3d pens to replace lace in this curtain somehow

Then the next couple I was like "wait are they just like painting the curtains a different color? Were the lace threads just black or something on that other one?"

Then finally it clicked and I freaked the fuck out

[hazel2468]

EXCUSE ME

[demonlikejudgeoffire]

The artist is Leeah Joo, and she's a Korean-American painter. You can see more of her paintings on her website or her Instagram, where this video was originally posted.

[coquelicoq]

[Video description: Compilation video showing a painter's hand adding finishing touches to extremely hyper-realistic paintings of lacy and brocade curtains in a variety of colors. Uplifting piano music plays throughout. /end description]

[babynapa]

[illeoust]

Kim dokja

[furekami]

unhinged character enjoyers say i

[hephasst]

[Comm]

Pair of dogs...!

[yasever-art]

Soft 💔