And FUCK am I happy things like Hazbin Hotel and The Amazing Digital Circus exist
The only reason I'm looping them in together is because I see people loop them together and call them both cringe. Which like- so fucking what????
Bro you know what Tumblr was like when I was actually using this hell site? Before the great Yahoo porn purge?
JUST off the backs of fuckin Superwholock, we were feral about Homestuck and
UWU Nazis Hetalia. Racism as cute anime boys Hetalia
You already know about Homestuck I don't need to explain that one to you.
But like I am so genuinely happy these fandoms exist. Nipping this in the ass now- all fandoms suck. The bigger the fandom, the more people that suck. These properties being very popular, very queer, and made by queer women is a recipe for disaster and I will always respect Vizi and Goose for putting their art out there knowing how people on the internet just fucking are
(Highly recommend this YouTube video if you have like 10 minutes. Love this guy)
But these shows and their audience remind me of when I was OBSESSED with fandom content. Reading fanfiction every night. Having multiple blogs for multiple franchises. Chatting with mutuals. Cons. Rp. OCs! Dissociating to AMVs thinking up my own scenarios because I certainly wasn't talented enough to animate them myself and GOD staying up all night watching the animations of people who were! I still do these things, but I guess I'm just at an age where it isn't all encompassing like it used to be.
But Christ I remember that feeling. I'm so happy fandom culture is still going strong. I'm so happy people are able to see ACTUAL queer people, not just cope or AUs. I'm so happy people have all these new crazy designs to try and cosplay as. I'm so happy people have all these AUs that inspire them to make their own stories! I'm just so fucking happy for yall. And hell for me too. I have Caine brain rot BAD rn...
So yea. All fandoms bad. Have fun. It's ok to be cringe- "I am cringe and I am free" and all that. Y'all are making some incredible art! I'm so proud of you :)
Enjoy what you enjoy! One day there'll be a new thing, and you might think it's cringe, and I'm begging you not to shit on it for other people. You should be happy that people are excited about something. You should be happy people who grew up cringe in this culture are now making their own stuff! You can too if you want!!
Just be happy that people are happy. Jokes are jokes, but there's nothing wrong with people falling in love with something!