Sam Redsteele

An odd Mage/Rogue. Multple verse (Mainly ffxiv-Balmung)

[rottingtrouble-child]

I fucking hate the “explaining = invalidating” when it comes to apologies. Yes, sometimes a person means to invalidate you by saying this, but sometimes we genuinely just want to fucking explain our side so we can properly communicate.

I do not know what the fuck is wrong until I’m told what I’ve done wrong and feel the need to explain in order for us to see both of our sides

I like getting explanations with apologies because for me it helps lessen the damage that was done or can help clear the negative emotions.

I’ve had multiple people say it’s a sign that I’m a bad person that I don’t apologize right away, or that I’m giving excuses instead of owning up and apologizing (which is fucking hard for me to know if I’m actually in the wrong or not and people doing this shit does NOT fucking help). Apologies aren’t always just a “Sorry” one and done deal thing.

[thesixthstar]

knowing that someone didn't mean to harm you, and in fact may have been trying to help, can be comforting! knowing how they came to choose actions that harmed you can help you both collaborate to avoid harm in the future! Knowing whats going on in the mind of your loved ones can be important and bring you closer together in times of possible conflict! An explanation is NOT an excuse, thats true, but that also means that someone explaining doesn't mean they're not ALSO trying to apologize on top of that!

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

I mean it's actually actively important to understand that people didn't intentionally try to hurt you. We have a real problem with assuming malicious intent behind actions, when the vast majority of people are actually just being a bit inept, or even might be coming at something from a different angle. The absolute insistence that you must never explain your actions, you must simply self flagellate before the Appointed Victim is... well, a lot of very problematic stuff can be enabled by that.

[goldencurryfanaccount]

“gender critical” is so funny like critique all you want I’m still here dumbass

[glitterdeity-remade-deactivated]

[monstrousproductions]

There are many reasons a person may prefer to keep their identity to themselves…

[goodatyugioh]

i'm a boy when it's funny and a girl when it's funnier hope that helps

[goodatyugioh]

you. you get me.

[niuniente]

You think this is a joke? A JOKE? No, this is The native Finnish God of Love, Lempo. Demonic and monstrous, and capable of possessing people, driving them insane with love. Call him in with a right love spell and he’s more than happy to help you.

[dzamie]

Bread and fire too? Hot damn

[dovewithscales]

Finally, a love deity for monster fuckers.

[prime-tiktoks]

[bibo-deactivated20240915]

Just a couple of theys being thems

[anonymous-asexual]

Gender presentation doesn’t equal gender identity- anyone can look like anything. :)

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[storm-is-cool]

this makes me feel good

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

some people on the internet need to realize that being unkind doesn’t automatically make you interesting 

[castledock]

Honestly as a blind person I’m so tired of seeing fictional blind characters who don’t use white canes or other guides. “They have special powers so they know what’s around them” or “they’re confident enough to not need a guide” are common tropes, and I’m tired.

Are people scared that using a white cane will make their blind character seem weak? They can’t use a cane because they’re so special that they already know what’s around them, and other blind people who use guides are inferior because they’re not special?

I’m tired. Give your blind characters white canes and other guides. Let them hold onto their friends, let them have guide dogs. Don’t make white cane users feel ostracized for not being “strong enough” to go without.

Another thing that pisses me off is when a sighted character comes up with the fantasy equivalent of braille and teaches it to the blind character. Braille was invented by Louis Braille, a blind man, in 1824. The blind character should be the one coming up with it.

Tldr I’m blind and tired of sighted people lol

🔪 Sighted People MUST Reblog This 🔪

[bogleech]

I won’t bash regular sexy devils, that’s just always gonna be a thing, whatever, but a succubus or incubus really shouldn’t JUST be “sexy flirt who secretly eats souls” if you can help it.

Even if the design is still going to just look like a human, what’s their STYLE? Do they have a motif or theme? Could their clothing evoke a carnivorous plant or parasitic wasp? Are they “seductive” in a less obvious way that modern people are more likely to fall for? Are they a manic pixie gamer girl succubus? A lovable goofy himbo incubus? Successful doctor? Beloved funny vlogger? Do they have an unexpected power like stinging cells in their skin? Hair that turns into centipedes? Control over disease? You gotta give them SOMETHING that hasn’t been done!

[gay-mormon-wizard]

[anxietyproblem]

[chokit-pyrus]

I saw this one post ages ago where someone said that video games can’t have plus-size characters, because “how could they do cool action?” I can’t find the post, but it inspired me to show you guys some gifs of real people.

[wolfoflightandearth]

All this and also like videogames dont have to have realistic actions.

Videogame characters regularly do things that real life people cannot do.

If youre someone who can accept link turning into a wolf but cant accept someone fat doing flips and parkour and shit maybe youre just fatphobic and you dont actually care whether or not plus sized people can do those things.

[justsomeantifas]

ok. but why does my baby’s diaper have to be connected to the wifi.

[redchrominance]

to install software updates

[justsomeantifas]

i hate this. 😔

[justsomeantifas]

amazon is like: do you want your babys diaper to also function as an amazon echo??????

no. i dont.

[quirkelly]

I hope you’re exaggerating and there isnt LITERALLY a wifi enabled childs diaper.

Thats the pinnacle of why the fuck

[justsomeantifas]

Unfortunately I am not.

[redchrominance]

[singinginthecar]

why is everyone pretending like things are back to normal now? governments wanna open up schools and universities again, the news is no longer reporting the covid-19 pandemic the way it was a month ago, people have started having get-togethers and birthday parties again and meanwhile scientists think that covid-19 is airborne now?! like... we're still in the middle of a fucking pandemic and it's worse than we thought. people are dying because they think things are "back to normal" again. no they're fucking not!! the government and the businesses just want your fucking money!! this is just capitalism at play because as usual, they don't give a fuck if you die as long as you just give them your money. so please wear a mask, please wash your hands and please socially distance!! and remember things are not back to normal!!!

[bakwaaas]

is anyone else like……. exhausted? just way too tired? mentally and physically? and you look at other people your age who seem to be doing fine and you feel so dysfunctional and broken because normal adult tasks and responsibilities just feel way too overwhelming and you can’t cope and