hello

she/her, I don't post here (Art wise). 20 years old.

[randomslasher]

Just a quick reminder for everyone:

You are allowed to like villains. 

You are allowed to like characters who have done bad things. 

You are allowed to like characters who are mean, manipulative, abusive, coercive, murderous, or just plain evil. 

Liking a “bad” character is not the same thing as condoning their actions. Villains are fun. It’s genuinely okay to like them! It doesn’t mean you want to be a villain, or that you are a bad person, or that you don’t recognize the issues with what they’re doing. 

There’s this really huge trend in fandom to try to redeem villains, or excuse their behaviors, or make them into woobies who aren’t really doing anything wrong–all for the purpose of being allowed to like them. I think it’s honestly part of the whole ‘purity’ culture (tied in closely with the anti culture)–this idea that you aren’t permitted to be a fan of, write about, or enjoy reading about anything that isn’t 100% ethically sound, and that if you do, you are inherently condoning it.

And like…that’s just bullshit? You don’t have to redeem a character to be allowed to like them. Don’t get me wrong, you absolutely can if you want to, because sympathetic redemption arcs are super fun too, but I just want to throw out the reminder that you really don’t have to. 

You are allowed to like villains as-is. 

You do not have to make excuses for liking villains. You do not have to defend your own moral stances in order to like a villain. You do not have to make up reasons or justify why you like them, or reconcile your own beliefs with your appreciation of them. You do not have to defend yourself against anyone who would try to attack you or your ethical stances just because you like a villain, because you are not doing anything wrong. 

You are allowed to like villains. 

Honestly, the only thing you owe anyone else vis-à-vis liking a villain is to respect the fact that some people don’t, and that is also okay. It is not your responsibility or your place to try to change their mind–but it is also not their responsibility or place to try to change yours, because neither of you is doing anything wrong. 

So, my villain-loving friends, go. Freaking. Nuts. Enjoy the heck out of those maniacal bastards. 

And have fun, everyone. Because that’s what fandom is supposed to be about.

[soundscapee]

omggg finee ill call you daddy or whatever

[moimarjani]

This will be the chant when I'm resting six feet under.

[rabirayrana]

ALSO Coyle has a stomach you can see it right here getting pushed up by the belt strap like an overboob. I refuse to believe there’s not hair on that. Coyle gut truthers we carry the flame

[pl4stiche4rt]

Repost from my twt

got inspired from inglourious basterds my fav movie ever btw

[07skull]

a lot of new outlast fans need to be told that if you dont like the Evil Ass Abuse in the Evil Ass Abuse game then you can just not play it and not interact with the fandom.

[podjog-saraev]

я с ним в одном поле срать не сяду

[jinxster-azerolf]

A Morning Meal

I FOUND A STYLE I REALLY LIKE DOING YESSSS 😃

[marchthursday]

LELAND ISN'T NICE AND HE ISN'T GENTLE WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GETTING THIS SHIT FROM HE LITERALLY MAKES RAPE THREATS

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[doublefallen]

update from the discord group courtesy of one of my mutuals;

do not trust that damned survey. change your discord password. utilize 2FA.

I use 2FA on every website I log into, and it didn't ask for any details when I took the survey, but I still don't trust that thing at all. One can never be too safe.

[venusinverted]

to be clear, the one that is a scam is the one that asks for your Discord login information. there is a legitimate one that does not ask for ANY information and that one is a legitimate qualtrics survey from Discord. make sure you always check sites and links before you click on them fellas!

[akilah12902]

The legit survey has been closed down as of yesterday.

The phishing scam is taking advantage of the high emotions about AI, but if anything online asks for your login info (that is not on the actual verified website that belongs to that login that you navigated to yourself (not a link from an email or post!)), that is a huge sign to STOP.

[surprisebitch]

X/Twitter might have actually hit the final nail in the coffin this time. It's no longer a safe space for artists to post art.

I urge you if you know any artists from there, encourage them to make a Tumblr account and post their artworks here!

[cesiscribbles]

If you are still on that hell site, RUN.

[klar-jezebeth]

Leland Coyle's jacket! The hottest Christmas present WE COULD EVER ASK FOR!

[rivvyribbons]

ren and vianca are meant to be exact parallels of each other. ren is a character who does not act friendly with girls, and vianca is a character who does not act friendly with boys.

so why is it that the former is receiving praise while the latter is receiving backlash?

mind you, vianca is a character that is barely out to the public. yet there are already comments such as:

what is the difference between these two characters that lead to this situation?

its very obvious. this fandom, despite being more open-minded than others, is incredibly male-centered. this is the reason for qiu's nonbinary identity being erased, tamarack being set aside as "the fat funny friend", people already fixating on baxter despite him having a small role, and vianca being villainized despite only having mentions in the q&a and a brief description of her character being out for the public.

mind you, this girl never acts out against male mcs or male characters. she simply doesn't care about them. but apparently, that's enough to guarantee harsh comments?

you guys don't know how to act properly. you are so entitled to female characters that you feel offended that this girl wouldn't interact with you if you're guy

know that if you can't see the problem with this behavior, i do not want you in my space. dont follow me or talk to me

[gibbs88]

[goosegrease]

the cycle continues

[shanxpennywise]

Red Barrels is all about pushing how far they can go with horror, etc. That's what they're all about, and just because we're fans who enjoy playing the Outlast game franchise, doesn't mean that we like these certain things.

Heck, have this guy even played Outlast 1 & 2? Get a grip man.

Also why do they always announce that they're leaving the fandom? Honestly, you will not be missed. Bye Kevin! 👋🏻😂

Anyway, here's a gif of Franco Barbi jorking off his Lupara! 😂🤌🏻