Katcie

Apparently I just bitch about the dsmp fandom now

[katcie]

crash

[katcie]

Can we get a Tumblr user team together for MCC Rising? Anyone interested? DM me please if interested I believe it would be cool plus I need more Tumblr friends.

[katcie]

I realize he isn't in character right now but Phil saying people's homes are meant to be the one constant in people's lives (in reference to tornadoes) whilst standing in the massive crater remains of a nation he blew up struck a fucking nerve with me LMAO

[rslashrats]

the fact that real people went to dashcon and that they walk among us is terrifying to me

[shakuras3nder]

Where did you say they were walking?

[rslashrats]

[relelvance]

[katcie]

Dream SMP has a super hell and Tommy has been there.

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

"kids these days are always on their phones, kids these days never go outside" ok how about kids these days have less freedom of movement & access to public spaces than any previous generation, forcing them indoors, forcing them to rely on electronics, when many would prefer to be outdoors hanging out with friends

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

this isn't about the pandemic btw, this trend has been going on for like. 20 years now. it started with millennials and gen Z only has it worse

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

kids these days:

less unstructured time than ever, constant 'extracurricular' obligations cutting into time spent socializing, exploring, relaxing.

more supervised than ever, not allowed to take public transport or spend time alone in public spaces (previously the norm for teens and pre-teens, until media sensationalism made hypervigilance the norm). not allowed to be around peers except when adults are available to supervise/drive.

(despite the fact their parents are working more than ever? bc our whole culture around employment is abusive and exploitive. fewer and fewer families can afford to have parents at home, even as kids are allowed to do less and less without adult around.)

capitalism run amuck + defunding of parks, libraries, etc means it costs money just to exist in public, which is fucking nuts. (it also costs money just to get to public spaces. our world is less walkable than ever and public transport programs are constantly sabatoged. no wonder when kids are desperate to get their driver's permit--at extra expense and risk.)

and when kids do try to spend time away from home, they gets accused of loitering???

you've built an environment composed of nothing but soulless strip malls and chain coffeeshops, and decreed that kids who spend time there are a "nuisance." literally where the FUCK else are they supposed to exist? at the libraries you closed on weekends? at the parks & sports fields you stopped funding, the woods you tore down, the backyards that get smaller with every development? at the movie theaters & arcades & restaurants they can't afford? on the streets they cannot drive on, on the sidewalks that lead nowhere, and where you have banned bicycling & skateboarding & rollerblading & existing for any length of time?

kids these days want to spend time outside, time in public, time hanging out with friends in person. kids these days do not want to constantly rely on the internet as their main source of socialization & leisure. but you have stolen all their options.

you have locked an entire generation indoors and thrown away the keys, and you have the audacity to complain that the prisoners spend too much time in their cells.

[a-queer-mess]

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[katcie]

Ranboo Wheatley arc let's goooooooo

[lynx-freespirit-deactivated2022]

I should ask something about beeduo...

why is everyone so crazy about the mention of a romantic relationship C!Tubbo and C!Ranboo?  Canonically they are in love. So why does everyone hiss at art with non-platonic content? I mean… really. I saw simple cute art with cartoon stile where c!Tubbo and c!ranboo just cuddled in bed with clothes on them. And omg what what started… A huge pile of shouting by type “THEY ARE MINORS HOW COULD YOU!!! (there was not any sexual stuff) YOU WEIRD EWWW! THEY SAID THEY DONT LIKE SHIPPING!” and other. So  1.Even if we touch age topic. Yes, cc!ranboo and cc!tubbo are minors, but their characters - no. it’s been several years for lore. It means C!Tubbo and C!Ranboo are adult.  2.They said they dont like shipping, but they meant ship between content creators Ranboo and Toby Smith. Their characters have canonically romantic stuff so ban on shipping c!tubbo and c!ranboo senselessly. 3. People say “they could feel uncomfortable if see that”  Okay, but what about other SMP member? I don’t see the others being so actively protected. I kinda new in fandom so dont wanna offend someone. Just want to understand.

[katcie]

This fandom is interesting in the fact it mostly balances fictional charcters that are seen as extensions of the streamers that play them (let's call them actors). There hasn't been a distinct line drawn between the characters and actors other than slapping a c! or cc! in front of names.

It's also the first fandom I've seen that applies the standards set by the actors to the characters they play. I think most of the actors have a decent degree of separation from their SMP characters to not give a shit, but the fans still don't seem to get that means there are different standards.

So not only do you have average fandom bullshit of ships, theories, and other discourse, but you also have added onto it arguments about boundaries for the streamers that wouldn't fly in any other fandom.

Idk if people have discussed it yet, but that's my best guess on why discussion around the Tubbo and Ranboo marriage is particularly heated.

[katcie]

I find it hilarious whenever the British streamers complain about their heat wave because their heat waves push them into mid to high 80s whereas Californian heat waves have us at like 115 Fahrenheit. Then they start complaining about not having AC and I need to hold back on the fact our electric and gas providers do rolling blackouts because of wildfires, meaning sometimes we just don't get power and sit through our high 90s heat.

I laugh but I also cry because I wish to have that be my problem.

[katcie]

Okay so apparently all you gotta do to look like Ranboo is

A) Be white

B) Have lightish hair that kinda poofs

C) Part hair to the right

D) Sunglasses+mask

Evidence: A kid at Target asked if I was him despite being like a foot shorter and also afab.

[cat-sapphics]

racism in mcyttwt is an extremely ironic issue over there [READ & RB /SRS]

dare i say honestly that mcyttwt is far more racist than mcyt content creators (excluding schlatt) could ever be?

like… i have a lot of experience over there, and that’s moreso coming from watching from afar than actually having a public account. so imagine what it’s like actually being known on there, i definitely can’t…

i do wanna firstly say again that i’m white, but i’m making this post to specifically uplift poc voices and share awful behavior that i’ve observed over and over again, probably at least once a week, and that’s considering the fact that i’m never on there. so take that as you will. <3

Keep reading

[katcie]

Nah dude because I was in an actual cult growing up and it wasn't as bad as mcyttwt "activists". Like, a lot of the behaviors they engage in are extremely reminiscent of the shit they do in cults, especially behavior and thought control in attempting to manage how you feel/react to situations, you could even add in information control since their info comes from and stays on Twitter usually. So they're already at the very least 3/4 for the BITE model for cults.

Add to it the fact that most of this is done by kids encouraging other kids and it becomes a lot scarier since it's likely none of them know what the fuck they're doing. And, like it is with most cults, it's fucking HARD to pull people out of.

I'm pissed about everything they do, of course. I think their goals are stupid and methods ineffective. But I'm moreso worried about how this is gonna fuck these kids up if it continues, but if you explain what they're doing is wrong and why they shut down and isolate further.

I dunno, I feel for them when it comes to feeling comfortable in what you know. I'm not excusing the little fuckers, but I do want to have a little hope they'll find a way out of that echo chamber eventually.

[sicklesium-moved-deactivated201]

i dont get offended at white people jokes even though im white because: 

i can recognize white people as a whole have systemically oppressed POC in america, which is where i live 

most people when they make white people jokes only mean the shitty white people and i am not a shitty white person 

im not a pissbaby

[damncommunists-deactivated20180]

my white friends that have reblogged this give me life

[zelda-tempest]

4. Sometimes I am a shitty white person and the jokes remind me to FUCKIN STOP

[lallamariamhabibi]

If ur white and like this post I fux with u

[birdpapi-deactivated20171121]

^absolutely

[verdant-witch]

5. It’s hard to be offended when white people jokes involve bland food/tourist dads in socks and sandals/white girls in yoga pants obsessed with pumpkin spice/suburban PTA moms and other harmless and mostly true stereotypes while jokes about POC involve them being called thugs/criminals/slurs/uneducated/illegal immigrants.

[blackpoeticinjustice]

i fucks with u heavy if ur white and you reblog this

[sm0k3-ring-deactivated20160109]

6. They’re usually really fucking funny and don’t perpetuate stereotypes that will ever affect me economically, politically, or cause me any true harm, let alone create risks that “justify” my murder and/or death

[satyrical-prince]

Waits for my white mutuals to reblog😌

[anar-tea]

yesyesyesyes

[katcie]

Hey just a note, y'all do sound fucking annoying when you say you're not assuming anything about Tubbo because it would "break his boundaries". Coming out with a whole post saying how it's wrong to even think about comes off sanctimonious as hell, especially when this is fresh and we're all thinking about it.

Getting uppity about what other people think about the Twitter bio is going to make it an even bigger deal. Which is, if I remember right, wasn't what Tubbo wanted?

Point is, the people saying that assuming he's gay or an ally is breaking Tubbo's boundaries are causing a much bigger scene than those that are doing the actual assuming right now. I get the message, but also kindly shut up because jesus christ it's annoying.

It'll die in a week provided we don't start a goddamn fandom war. If you're really against breaking his boundaries, just let them be and it'll be done with soon enough when there's a new shiny thing.

[katcie]

The only thing I can see Tubbo identifying as is an agent of chaos.

Same with Ranboo but in the opposite direction.

[katcie]

So I was watching old Skydoesmonecraft videos (specifically the first Epic Jump Map) and decided "fuck it, let's sort comments by recent"

[katcie]

Just wanna get my thoughts out on this before I head to bed for the night (unlike Ranboo AYOOO).

Saw this and went "yo wait I remember that feeling about 3 years ago." I know this was about clothing, but lemme get deep for a second.

Ranboo's a teen. He's growing up. It can feel scary at first. It can feel like you're becoming an entirely new person. Independence is hard the first few years. You need to become used to the way the world will treat you and how to handle it as a fully fledged adult, there's sudden pressure to be successful (whatever success means to whoever you're talking to), as well as coming to terms with the fact that you aren't going to be a kid again (passage of time my abhorred). Like, seriously, it's going through puberty a second time without the physical changes, it's wild.

Is going through these kinda changes while you're one of the most popular Twitch channels ideal? Oh fuck no. I'm struggling like hell without the eyes of thousands on me. Do I respect Ranboo for going through all the costs of fame ON TOP of just being a teen growing up? Absolutely. To go through all of the pressure that his fanbase can put on him and still be a very kind and respectful person shows a lot more patience than most of us could ever have. He's very charitable, as well as very open and honest about his allyship, which is still kind of a novelty in the gaming sphere. He managed to pull an extremely diverse and welcoming community as a gaming cc which, again, is really fucking rare and I don't think he gets nearly enough credit for that.

Basically I'm glad for where Ranboo's at in this stage in his life. He's not perfect, but he's definitely really fucking high up on that scale. Not saying this to put pressure on him, I just wanted to say that he's a really good person and I hope he knows that. If he continues making content well into adulthood, I'm excited to see the person he grows into.

And to people at his age or younger, from an older mcyt fan, yeah growing up is a little scary at first. Changes will come, but trust me they don't normally happen overnight. One day you're going to look back a few years and realize you were an entirely different person. But that's okay, that's how growth works. As long as you're doing your best, you'll be fine, just enjoy the ride.

Alright idk how coherent any of that was, I'll find out in the morning. Just wanted to get a little parasocial on main while the thoughts were still fresh.