Heyo

Someone's already glazed Steven Universe (and rightfully so) so I guess I'll do my part and say that Ruby "RWBY" Rose does fairly well here too? She basically has a less fragile version of Victoria's forcefield (though doubtful she's as strong) so that's already a decent Brute rating, paired with a Breaker/Mover power and what's arguably some kind of Tinker rating thanks to Crescent Rose. She's nowhere near as "innocent" as some of the fandom believes she is (lives in a deathworld mostly filled with maneating monsters with only 4-5 major population centers on the planet) so she'll be no stranger to Nilbogs or Machine Armies. While she's not gonna be beating the S9 or Leviathan (to be fair most of the folks on the poll aren't- except with the exception of the Homestuck guy probably idk) she'll still be a fairly successful hero in Earth Bet.

#shes absolutely gonna get jumped by an endbringer tho #but not after empowering fifty other PRT officers with Aura #rwby #parahumans

Jumping back on this to say that Ruby also has a personal Trump card in the setting- that being her very own Trump rating in the form of her Aura, and the fact that she could unlock other people's Aura in Earth Bet. The fact that she can give anyone a permanent Brute rating, and anyone she shares her Aura with could give someone else a Brute rating, and so on, is a genuine game changer.

baddywronglegs

I've asked this question before and been surprised by the results, now I have access to more weirdos it's your problem:

It is the middle of a Sunday afternoon. You have nothing on, and aren't expecting visitors, deliveries or post.

Unexpectedly, there is a knock at the door.

Which of these would surprise you more to find on the doorstep?

Fairy

Walrus

Voting ended onFeb 26, 2024

baddywronglegs

Not naming options to skew votes but...

I think there's something fundamentally baffling with the way most of you think.

formlesschromatic

benssecondatyempt

This poll ideas been running around in my brain for a while so Who would have the worst time on earth bet (assuming they get the average powered person experience)

Ruby Rose (RWBY)

Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson)

Dave Strider (Homestuck)

Fall Baros (the sword interval)

Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Voting ended onMay 20

#rwby #ruby rose #percy jackson #steven universe #parahumans #wormblr #homestuck #the sword interval

our-queer-experience

i’m sure you guys have heard about kansas invalidating trans ids- just so you know it’s not all hopeless

our-queer-experience

hi did you know that trans christians spend their entire lives in faiths that try and convince them that on a cosmical level they should hate themselves and for them this would be emotionally fufilling? hi did you know that kansas is over 70% christian? hi did you know that just because you think atheism is the correct and the only thing that deserves respect that doesn’t mean that this isn’t incredibly impactful and meaningful for many people?

donniehaspronouns

reblogging this again to bring up that when my grandma said she didn’t understand trans people, and why would they betray the body God gave them, it would have been 0 help to explain to her all the biological and cultural and societal components to the existence of the concept of gender and trans people. You know what did make her pause and reconsider her stance? “Did you ever think that maybe God made trans people on purpose?” And we got to have a conversation about all the interesting things God has made so why wouldn’t God make trans people? And she came out of the conversation with more grace and understanding.

dovewithscales

“God blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: so that humanity might share in the act of creation.” ― Julian K. Jarboe

I am not Christian. I was not raised Christian. I was raised pagan, and I am a pagan priestess.

Unlike anti-theists (not the same thing as atheists), I still understand the importance of meeting people where they are and engaging them based on their world view. If I need to explain a social concept to an atheist, I can use biology and psychology and neuroscience. If I need to explain the same social concept to a Southern Baptist, I'm going to use the Bible to do it. Because you cannot convince anyone of anything using arguments that are not a part of their existing paradigm, and it's foolish to try.

There's nothing wrong with being an atheist. In fact some of my favorite people are atheists. I've had amazing conversations about faith and community and psychological needs with some atheists who attend my (pagan) church because we emphasize community and welcoming everyone. You can be an atheist without denigrating other people's beliefs. Respecting other people is important.

Christianity as an institution has done untold harm to countless humans across history. But that's because it was co-opted into a means of coercion by an imperialist regime. As is often the case with the dominant religion in any given time and place. But that does not reflect on the concept of religion itself. If imperialists didn't use religion as that instrument, they'd find something else. The problem isn't religion, it's authoritarianism. Religions that aren't co-opted by the state are a means of building community and compassion and understanding. It's a tool like anything else. A wrench isn't evil or wrong because you can choose to hit someone in the head with it.

But insulting an aspect of culture that isn't hurting anyone, is wrong. Attacking religion is just the same as attacking gender non-conformity. You're still insulting something just because you don't understand it. The fact that some people use it as an excuse to cause harm is not relevant. Target your criticism correctly. You don't have a problem with religion, you have a problem with bigotry.

artbyblastweave

Alright. Okay, Everybody listen up. We have good news and bad news. The bad news, the bad news is that as you've likely already noticed, The Beast without Measure or Mercy or Knowable Form has once again begun descending nightly from its highland lair to ravage our humble farming village, we are, once again, being ravaged. You've likely already noticed. That's the bad news. That's bad. The good news is, uh, the good news is that right now it appears to be exclusively attacking and devouring all of the, uh, all of the very small children. Specifically the babies. No, hang on, shut up, shut up, all of you shut- No, I don't want it eating the babies, Jesus, lady, let go of me- I'm just saying that it's not really negatively affecting our ability to respond strategically by doing so. Because besides a few bouts of grief-induced catatonia we're still at like 99% operational capacity here, right? The babies were all very cute but they were not gonna be the ones packing into this hovel to come up with a game plan. Babies weren't the ones with institutional knowledge of how this thing was banished last time, babies aren't the ones who know how to forge pitchforks and light torches. In fact, babies didn't do shit around here! Easily our weakest link. If it was starting with the twenty somethings we'd really be fucked. I mean forget about the athletics involved of the monster hunting, we would not be getting the harvest in before first frost

artbyblastweave

Look, everyone, just- okay, I get it, many of you liked your babies, a couple of you still do, I get it, I get it, I get it, but put me down and think big picture here! We are a humble farming village. We were always gonna lose a bunch of 'em to mountain scurvy and mumps and all that humble farming village shit. It's just that this time it's a Beast of Form Unknowable that bursts through your wall at night and eats your kid right out of your arms, so you're experiencing the loss as a sudden sharp shock instead of as a long winding despair where you're watching it happen while knowing you can't do dick about it because the marauders marauded off with all our seed corn. For example. It's not part of the, the background radiation of your life yet, that aching, ambient sense of failure, yours or the worlds, you aren't quite sure. You'll never be sure. But once you've gotten used to never being sure? Well, compared to someone of fighting age, the turnaround time on a new baby is actually pretty- guys. Guys. Please put me down

#shitpost

#rwby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #blake x yang #bumbleby #poll

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31

theuberadventurer

While we wait to learn what's going on with the mods, I'd just like to say congratulations to each and every fan of both ships. This was an incredible finale. I'm immensely happy to see Pearlina come out on top in one of these polls after years of seeing them get eliminated early on multiple blogs, but Bumbleby fans? You all fought your absolute hardest for your gals, and there were several points over the last day or so that I thought you were going to take the lead back. I may prefer Freezerburn for multiple reasons, but that's not what tonight is about. An effort like yours deserves the utmost respect. You were worthy opponents for every second of this poll. I salute you all.

Since the mods didn't get to use the kiss gif, I hope that you'll accept me being the one to post it. You've earned the sight after a battle as epic as this.

Congratulations to Pearlina and all my peers who voted for it, and good luck to the bees in the next tournament! A job well done all around.

Now what say we listen to as many Casey Lee Williams and Off The Hook songs as we can tonight, tomorrow, and until next year! Every sapphic anthem these ships provided our fandoms should be played over this result.

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31

#rwby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #bumbleby #march gay shipping madness

It's been an honor Bumbleby fans. We may have lost today, but we went up against popular ships and won. We gained the respect of the Hunter: The Parenting fandom and gave Pearlina a run for their money. It may not be the golden medal we were all looking for, but silver was always the more fitting color for RWBY anyways.

Thanks for voting, thanks for reblogging, and most of all, hope you all had fun.

citadelofmythoughts

I might be an asshole for saying this but I feel it's kind of a slap in the face that a non-canon sapphic paring is on the verge of beating two of the most significant canon sapphic couples in recent memory.

Y'all aren't beating the "fandom loves sapphics but hate canon sapphics" allegations.

I mean you could always reblog the poll you're talking about and ask friends and mutuals to vote. Its what both fandoms are doing, but one is a bit larger than the other.

citadelofmythoughts

Not really my point.

It's an indictment of fandom as a whole, a trend if you will.

Also, I don't think it was intentional but that came off as being very condescending.

Sorry if it did, not trying to condescend, but it's just a ship poll, it's not worth being genuinely upset over, especially when all you can really do is reblog the poll and hope others vote for your ship of choice.

citadelofmythoughts

Y'all aren't beating the "fandom loves sapphics but hate canon sapphics" allegations.

I mean you could always reblog the poll you're talking about and ask friends and mutuals to vote. Its what both fandoms are doing, but one is a bit larger than the other.

Do not make me cancel the whole tournament on the final day.

I swear to sappho you guys I've been having fun reblogging and getting traction for my BaBees please don't ruin this

#march gay shipping madness

Win with grace or lose with dignity guys, don't drag the whole poll down just cause you want to win. It's all in good fun anyways.

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31

#rwby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #bumbleby #ruby rose #weiss schnee

WE CAN STILL WIN BEES! JUST A FEW MORE VOTES TO PROPEL US OVER. IT'LL BE CLOSE BUT WE COULD STILL MAKE IT!

Lowkey thinking that the ship vote is rigged. Sulemio vs Pearlina had the exact same thing happen- the other ship was winning until Pearlina got enough votes to boost them to 52% and stay there. Same thing is happening with Bumbleby.

I really don't want to go pointing fingers, but the massive lead they gained so quickly is a little suspicious. I dunno, I don't want to assume the worst, maybe a couple really big splatoon accs reblogged or something. Hard to really say.

#march gay shipping madness #bumbleby #pearlina

I mean the mod for shipping madness caught on to what was happening with Byler and stopped the poll in it's tracks but if the same thing is happening again then that'd be really disheartening. I'm choosing to believe that it's just big splatoon accounts because the latter idea is incredibly petty and sours the fun.

I'm not saying anyone did and I am certainly not pointing any fingers but if you're the kind of person who cheats in a for-fun shipping poll on tumblr dot com, you're also the one who ruins the fun for everyone. It's not deep enough to cheat, and it's never deep enough to spend real life money on bot votes.

If you're gonna lose, lose with grace. If you're gonna win, win fairly. That's all.

#march gay shipping madness #tumblr polls

First the Byler bots and now there's rumours of cheating in the Finals too... I'm just thinking most fandoms are crazy lmao

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31

DO IT FOR THEM

#bumbleby #bumblebysweep #rwby #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #yang x blake #blake x yang #i ship yake x blang

Vote Bumbleby! We can still turn the tide!

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31

kapustoed

#rwby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #bumbleby #vote bumbleby pls they're canon onscreen sapphics

THANK YOU. VOTE BUMBLEBY!

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31

#rwby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #bumbleby

WE CAN STILL TAKE BACK THE VOTE! WE HAVE SIX MORE HOURS, THE BEES CAN STILL WIN THIS! MESSAGE YOUR MUTUALS, ASK OTHER RWBY BLOGS, TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO VOTE FOR BUMBLEBY!

FINALS:

Pearlina (Pearl Houzuki/Marina Ida) (Splatoon 2) vs. Bumbleby (Yang Xiao Long/Blake Belladonna) (RWBY)

Pearlina

Bumbleby

Voting ended onMar 31