why is there no emoji for dino nuggets?

My brain is chronicly fried. My crops are not clean or watered. he/him. 25 yrs old.

[overcookedamygdala]

This blog is …

…reblog heavy

…escapist

…cringe

…cursed

…full of my current hyperfixations

[angelusfangs]

question for whump/hurt/comfort enjoyers. do you like it better when the whump is believable (i.e things happening that, realistically, are somewhat reasonably survivable) or do you like it when the writer just goes ham and you suspend your disbelief and don't care if it's realistically survivable?

realistic or suspension of disbelief?

realistic

suspension of disbelief

secret third option/tell me in the tags

Remaining time: 3 days 12 hours

[ozempicofficial]

[time-is-a-lake]

[paperandpencilsandskips]

[sanitymakesposts]

SOMEONE ORDERED THE FUCKING FOOD WE SELL

[whump-polls]

pick a whump scenario #1

character is forced into the trunk of a car at gunpoint

character is tied to a chair and tortured for information

character is lost in the wilderness, they're out of food/water and it's raining

character is discovering uncomfortable side effects of their magic/super power

character is looking in the mirror & wincing at injuries they got in a fight

character drags themselves onto shore after almost drowning

Remaining time: 6 days 14 hours

[cryptid-stimming]

Source

[|mage ID: two close-up gifs of a handsewn patchwork quilt. In the first gif the quilt creator gently pets a hand over the quilt. The quilt has different patches of autumnal colors like sage green and orange and Halloween-themed fabric such as haunted houses, pumpkins and black cats.]

[fortuneaday]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

adult me reading and writing gay fanfiction on ao3 during work hours vs kid me reading and writing gay fanfiction on wattpad in class

[kennystrator]

Kennystrator is allergic to joy again, what's new

This trend (I hope it’s still relevant) is so neat visually I knew I wanted to do something with it. I also saw someone else post theirs as a gif so I figured out how to do that too

Handwriting the entire note to block it out was definitely a choice I am glad that I made. :,)

[charlythelee]

My second collaboration with @vwritesaus for the @hqbb ~ This scene is from chapter 3 of their amazing Pokemon AU and I had a ton of fun going bonkers on the sunset VibeZ XD

© Art made by me, concept by V

["Press Start" on Ao3] | [Iwa Team Lineup]

[xxx333s]

[stellesappho]

i love you sal fisher <3

[gremlininho]

be crimes do gay

[baguantte]

uhhhhhhhhhhhh

[thatpollguy]

How much do you like this shade of red?

I love it

I like it

It's okay I guess

I dislike it

I hate it

I'm colourblind or visually impaired and unable to perceive this colour

Remaining time: 4 days 9 hours

NOTE: All examples used in my "shades of red" poll series are officially categorised as shades of red. Some shades are also officially categorised as a second colour, too, for example: pink, orange, or even brown. This is because those shades fall between the two categories, and so they are recognised as both. Therefore, if you see a colour and think, for example, "Hey, that's not red, that's pink!", now you will know why!

SOURCE: All colour names and pictures are sourced from www.color-meanings.com

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I am wondering... If we have different levels of tolerance for different kinds of media when it comes to all these discussions around dark fiction.

Would the same standards we apply to fanfiction be applied to published books? What about animation? What about movies? Series and tv shows?

Because I feel like fanfiction holds a specific place in this genre, where people write and read what they like and go searching for the same... It is kind of bound within the fandom space and fictional world, and most level headed people would never try to connect it to reality. As I see it, fanfiction is the most contained of media for the freakiest of thoughts.

But I kinda wonder if it escapes that containment the farther you go. Books and movies have been critical to both shaping society and reflecting it... which is why we fight so hard for queer representation in the media in the first place... because somewhere along that scale things have more impact on the real world than simply being "fiction".

Idk if I'm making any sense btw. Just have a lot of thoughts about the perception of taboo and dark topics in fiction. What are your thoughts? Do you think the same rules of "don't like don't read" "thought crimes are not real" also apply to other forms of media? Would a movie involving a questionable age gap/underage sex etc. weigh equally to a fic in terms of morality?

personally I don’t care if it’s fanfics or published books or movies. fiction is fiction. period. I don’t care how taboo or graphic or messed up or morally wrong a movie or a book is, if it’s fiction then it’s just harmless fantasy.

it’s the audiences’ job to separate fiction from reality, it’s parents’ job to teach their kids that bad things can be glorified and/or romanticized in fiction because it’s fiction.

anyway, fuck censorship.

[emmettspace]

yes, fiction does not exist in a vacuum, and it does shape real world perceptions; that's part of why it is crucial to teach media literacy and important to emphasize the separation of fiction from reality, like OP says. because there will always be varying degrees of "problematic" things in fiction that should be solely viewed as fiction.

i think it's important to remember (directed at anon, not OP) that being anti-censorship does not mean being anti-critique. you have every right to voice your opinion about any form of media*, but these days, many people think 'voicing their opinion' is the same as 'cancelling' someone.

*though it's common Fandom Etiquette to apply the "don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all" to fan content that's being created for free, for funsies, unless the creator specifically asks for critique

they get more caught up in holding creators 'accountable' and blowing something up into a huge Battle of the Morals where mob mentality takes over, instead of just choosing not to engage with or support that media.

one of the important distinctions to make between 'critique' and 'cancel' is that a critique is solely about the media, not the creator. it should have nothing to do with who the creator is as a person or what they may or may not believe in*. a good critique can say "i believe this show perpetuates (x) stereotypes" without drawing the conclusion "creator is prejudiced against (x) people". and a good critic will let people make their own decisions instead of rallying people to 'stop supporting' a form of media that the critic doesn't like.

*unless you are specifically responding to things the creator has said outside of fiction; then it's less about critiquing the media and more about critiquing their views

[bugthingsdaily]

Today's bug thing is this silver cricket brooch!