#gg fandom

[livinces]

Remember how the Gossip Girl fandom slut-shamed Jenny for losing her virginity to Chuck, WHO'D BEEN SINGLE FOR WEEKS (at least), and Blair called her a whore for it, but they had nothing negative to say about Blair for losing her virginity to Chuck hours after breaking up with his best friend? Nothing negative to say about Chuck for fucking his best friend's barely-ex-girlfriend?

This fandom is pure garbage.

[lukoleoleole]

The votes are in!

Good Girls Appreciation Week 2022 will take place Sunday, August 7th through Saturday, August 13th.

WHAT IS IT?

Good Girls Appreciation Week 2022 is seven straight days of dedicated fans creating and sharing new content showing their love for the show. Each day of the week has a specific theme voted by fans to interpret as creatively as they like!

I don't know about you guys, but life has been more depressing than usual lately and Good Girls gives us an escape. Let's have some fun with this!!

WHAT ARE THE THEMED DAYS?

Y'all voted and here they are:

WHO PARTICIPATES?

Everybody! Creators create, and the larger fandom boosts those creations with likes and (especially!) reblogs to spread the joy.

It’s a great time for people that have thought about trying their hand at content creation to give it a go!

#GGAW2022

More details under the cut.

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?

You can participate as much or as little as you like. If just one day speaks to you, create content based on that theme. Post it on the allotted day with the designated hashtag, and boom, you’ve participated!

Several people have already expressed interest in what kind of content they’d like to contribute, but there’s no official sign-up. You can lurk for a few days, get a feel for it, and then post, or you can start planning and creating now, waiting for the official week to post.

WHAT ARE THE RULES?

I know rules are lame but we have to make this thing a somewhat official thing somehow 😂. There are 6 important rules of #ggaw2022 so that we see a #GGAW2022 post when we see it:

Keep it positive! This means when you’re focusing on your love of A, B, or C, you avoid tearing down X, Y, and Z in the process.

Spread the love! Like the posts you see and encourage content creators, old and especially new! Hit that reblog button a little more often. The fandom benefits when we support each other and encourage newbies to try their hand at creating something. Let creators know what you think they’ve done especially well by leaving positive tags and/or dropping a note in their inbox!

Use the designated hashtag! Tag all posts #ggaw2022 so that anyone following the tag can see all the new content as its uploaded.

Use headings or captions! Try to use a heading or caption that alludes to which day you are posting for, e.g. “Day 2: Favorite Location - The Park.”

Post within your timezone! The days last a little longer here in Good Girls Land where time is fake and everyone counts on their fingers! Don't worry about calculating numbers—the day starts at 12:01 am and ends at 11:59 pm in whatever timezone you happen to be in.

Do your best! Try your best to post by the designated day, but remember: this is supposed to be fun. If you miss the designated day but are still really inspired to make or finish something for it, share it anyway!

WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT SHOULD WE SHARE?

Literally anything that makes you feel some sort of way. Gifsets, videos, photo manipulations & edits, moodboards, drabbles or short fics, imagines, metas, fanart, playlists, and whatever else you can think of! Wanna make a cross-stitch pattern and share it with the rest of us? Wanna make a list of GG-inspired recipes? Want to make a movie poster? Go for it!

WHAT ABOUT PROMPTS?

The survey showed me how many ideas y'all have for this so we'll try this! Submit them to my inbox (@peachraindrops) anon or not, whatever feels best, and I'll post them all in an inspiration post a week from today, July 20th, 2022 in an aggregated (and nameless!) list. The prompts will be used for creators to draw inspiration from and maybe even hit a few of your favorite things!

FINALLY:

We all want to see these themes the way you interpret them! Again, the more creative, the better. In the end, I just hope this brings a little bit of joy back into everyone's lives because that's what we need right now, right?!

& the final finally:

thanks to everyone for all of the excitement and participation, and even more finally to @foxmagpie for letting me rip most of this post from GGAW2021. I would have been lost trying to figure this out without something so detailed to go off lol.

Reblog to spread the word!

[ronni-right]

Three hot guys come into your life

And you fall in love with them.

[foxmagpie]

The votes are in!

Good Girls Appreciation Week 2021 will take place Sunday, August 15th through Saturday, August 21st.

WHAT IS IT?

Good Girls Appreciation Week 2021 is a seven straight days of dedicated fans creating and sharing new content showing their love for the show. Each day of the week has a specific theme that fans can interpret as creatively as they like!

WHO PARTICIPATES?

Everybody! Creators create, and the larger fandom boosts those creations with likes and (especially!) reblogs to spread the joy.

It’s a great time for people that have thought about trying their hand at content creation to give it a go!

More details under the cut.

#GGAW2021

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?

You can participate as much or as little as you like. If just one day speaks to you, create content based on that theme. Post it on the allotted day with the designated hashtag, and boom, you’ve participated!

Several people have already expressed interest in what kind of content they’d like to contribute, but there’s no official sign-up. You can lurk for a few days, get a feel for it, and then post, or you can start planning and creating now, waiting for the official week to post.

WHAT ARE THE RULES?

There are 6 important rules of #ggaw2021.

Keep it positive! This means when you’re focusing on your love of A, B, or C, you avoid tearing down X, Y, and Z in the process.

Spread the love! Like the posts you see and encourage content creators, old and especially new! Hit that reblog button a little more often. The fandom benefits when we support each other and encourage newbies to try their hand at creating something. Let creators know what you think they’ve done especially well by leaving positive tags and/or dropping a note in their inbox!

Use the designated hashtag! Tag all posts #ggaw2021 so that anyone following the tag can see all the new content as its uploaded.

Use headings or captions! Try to use a heading or caption that alludes to which day you are posting for, e.g. “Day 5: Favorite Antagonist - Agent James Turner.”

Post within your timezone! The days last a little longer here in Good Girls Land where time is fake and everyone counts on their fingers! Don't worry about calculating numbers—the day starts at 12:01 am and ends at 11:59 pm in whatever timezone you happen to be in.

Do your best! Try your best to post by the designated day, but remember: this is supposed to be fun. If you miss the designated day but are still really inspired to make or finish something for it, share it anyway!

WHAT TYPE OF CONTENT SHOULD WE SHARE?

All types! Gifsets, videos, photo manipulations & edits, moodboards, drabbles or short fics, imagines, metas, fanart, playlists, and whatever else you can think of! Wanna make a cross-stitch pattern and share it with the rest of us? Wanna make a list of GG-inspired recipes? Want to make a movie poster? Go for it!

Ideas for inspiration will be posted, so keep your eyes peeled!

WHAT ARE THE THEMED DAYS?

This year's themed days are a little looser than last year's, so we can't wait to see your creativity shine!

The days are:

DAY 1 | SUNDAY, AUGUST 15th: Favorite Season OR Episode

Time to make some tough decisions! Create something inspired by your favorite season, your top episode selections, or both!

DAY 2 | MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH: Places & Spaces

Interpret it literally and make content centered around your favorite sets and locations. Get a little abstract and think about states of mind (Beth disassociating, anyone?) or top moments where there's a lack of space between a set of people that don't know the meaning of "personal bubble."

DAY 3 | TUESDAY, AUGUST 17TH: Favorite Minor Character

Give some attention to the characters that make the GG 'verse a little more vibrant. Maybe you love Gangfriend's gang friend or maybe it's that cat lady in that one thirty second scene without a name. Maybe you think Beth's bottle of bourbon or Rio's G-wagen counts. Whoever—whatever—it is, show 'em some love!

DAY 4 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH: Seven Virtues

This day's content should be fun and varied! Look for themes and ideas and patterns centered around the seven virtues—interpreted as liberally as you like.

CHASTITY (or purity, abstinence)

TEMPERANCE (or humanity, equanimity)

CHARITY (or benevolence, generosity, sacrifice)

DILIGENCE (or persistence, ethics)

PATIENCE (or forgiveness, mercy)

KINDNESS (or satisfaction, compassion)

HUMILITY (or bravery, modest, reverence)

DAY 5 | THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH: Favorite Antagonist

Who holds a candle to the beloved Agent James Turner? Let's find out!

DAY 6 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH: Creator's Choice

Are we missing a theme you'd just love to make content for? Now's your chance! Write your love letter to the show by creating whatever you like.

DAY 7 | SATURDAY, AUGUST 21st: Seven Deadly Sins

This day's content should be fun and varied! Look for themes and ideas and patterns centered around the seven deadly sins—interpreted as liberally as you like.

LUST: Strong sexual desire

GLUTTONY: Overindulgence

GREED: Intense and selfish desire

SLOTH: Reluctance towards work

ENVY: Desire to have something someone else has

WRATH: Extreme anger

PRIDE: Arrogance and hubris

Reblog to spread the word!

Good luck! Can't wait to see what you make!

[apocalypto-sane]

Repost from @roxy206

Some of you may know Rachelle (lobelisa) from ao3.

As @ niham87 updated us on Twitter - Rachelle had tested positive for COVID. She was admitted to the emergency room a few days ago.

This tweet is from 11:27pm EST September 7, 2021 / 11:27am GMT +8 September 8, 2021:

Niham 🌈🍑 on Twitter

“I don't even know how to say this but Rache is gone. It's her 34th birthday tomorrow. Your legacy lives on in evey life you touched and I k

Rest in peace, Rachelle. You made GG fandom alive and us too. I always knew your works and loved it. Sending my deepest condolences to her family and friends. You will be missed, boo. I already do 💔. Thank you again for everything.

[00gangfriend00]

hello I have written my favourite fic so far!!! I like it a whole bunch, and I really hope you do too!!

For @missmaxime, who gave me such a juicy tumblr prompt of Rio doing a strip tease… you have yeilded a 4k mess of

two truths and a lie Stanford, Quebec  motel with two beds!!!!!! dancing country music?? nuzzling! flirting! yearning! KYLE. 

do you want fluff? come hither my friends. let us exisit in a non-descript timeline where Brio gets along, works together and actually… sometimes… communicates.

Read it HERE

[beautifullarrymistake]

Y‘all don’t know what I’d give to see Rio with newborn Marcus or any newborn, for that matter.

[icanthearyoufromhereplease]

Completely agree with what u said about the positivity police in this fandom. I'm also curious on what they think is negative??? Cuz all I've seen is ppl rightfully calling out the racism n all the problematic writing in this show. .. We all have dif ways of seeing things n thats fine ppl should be allowed to express how they feel esp when it comes to the offensive writing in this show.

Hey lovely,

Thank you, I am glad you think/feel the same way. Something about this fandom is how much these particular people wield the power of silence when important issues like racism are called out. I don't know about others but it's pretty much what all branded haters have been talking about. Expressing your views in form of rage doesn't make you a hater, it makes a human who is tired of not being listened to but to these folks, it is nothing but negativity. These are people that willingly admit that they turn blind eyes to some stuff just because and yet they are the ones that cry wolf when others don't. But the issue of policing in this fandom and pushing the sermon of positivity has more to do with finding ways to alienate outspoken Poc's in the fandom. Isn't it funny how the folks that have been voicing their criticisms are majorly Poc's? And the majority of these Poc's have been blacklisted or blocked by these fragile human beings.

Honestly, as an African/Poc I want to be able to enjoy stuff with my radar not picking up on racists tropes even when they are enveloped as good stories. White folks have the privilege to have their eyes closed towards such tropes. Even I, an African, might not be able to pick as much as a black western person would because I predominantly interact with people that look like me. My experience is limited and yet I am forced to learn about all this just because some racists wouldn't bother to fucking listen. And I am fucking angry that I am learning it in the first place. So yes, we see things differently but I don't want us to see things differently when it comes to issues like this. I want us to point out offensive writing together. And I don't need white people to tell me to stop pointing out offensive writing in a show just because it's a fictional show and my negativity could affect their mental health when every conscious and unconscious racist trope on TV is designed to affect Poc's mental health. So, if you are still wondering what these bimbos deem negative, it is simply things that disrupt their privileges.