#please research

[theeclipsepack]

I keep seeing an influx with people in alterhuman community using the word narcissist as something that's bad. This isn't targeted, I've just seen it a few times and I wanted to get this out here.

The word narcissist refers to NPD (Narcissist Personality Disorder). It's a disorder, not something you can use to say someone is a bad person. Because having NPD doesn't make someone a bad person.

[xo-queenievee-xo]

Do some research, please

As a westerner, from the US who has been learning about the cultures from my favorite medias my entire time in fandom -watching other westerners both from the US and other places* not take the time to learn about the culture their stories come from infuriates me. Because a lot of the misunderstandings and mischaracterizations that happen in fandom space would literally not happen if the time is taken to learn about the culture the story takes place in. Context is important in understanding what is being viewed and consumed.

One of the biggest examples of this trend that I can think of is in the BNHA fandom, with the Aizawa is a bad teacher trope. Cause first of all that is a load shit, but second Aizawa is the best teacher for those kids considering the circumstances of that universe and the setting in which the story takes place. A hero academy in Japan, he is their protector, their teacher, and a hero. His job is literally to make sure they do not die, that they are safe, that they become good heroes, and that they can live past the first year of heroics after graduation. His methods are harsh by some standards, but given the context of the situation and the role that homeroom teachers play in Japan it makes sense. If some people would just take a moment and look for the context they don't have things like this would not be as big of a diving poll as they are. I've seen some people get really heated about this particular trope, and it just, the information is there.

Please, do some research, even if it a five minute Wikipedia read or a quick google search. Learning about the culture, and context will help you enjoy the media so much more. I promise.

*This isn't an attack, it is just a statement of fact. The US isn't the only country guilty of not learning about the context and culture the media comes from. While US fandom tends to be the loudest and most prominent is producing fan made content-ignorance lives everywhere.

[youreyesaremyfavoritecolor]

whenever i see hockey romance books the first thing i do is look at the skates, the tape job, and the uniform. holy shit guys. one had absolutely no tape on the stick at all and i’ve seen some with the most outrageous tape job it looks like a newborn did it. one cover had him wearing figure skates instead of hockey skates. one was fully dressed in uniform but his gloves were like deadass winter gloves not hockey mitts. please for everyone’s sake learn your hockey before writing a hockey romance

[stardustlyssa]

Hey good luck with the hunter keychain (and advance congrats to the giveaway winner). Love the love you put into your adorable artwork!

I'm sorry if someone has asked this already but I've been curious- since I've been thinking about making TOH merch myself one day. But is there a prerequisite to selling TOH fan made merchandises? Do I need to get perms with Dana or something haha.

Nintendo too for Pokemon maybe? But its ok if you're not sure

so with fanmade merchandise, it is (as implied...) fan made!

quick and extremely informal copyright lesson (because i've had to learn abt this in my classes): technically, fan art IS a copyright violation because you don't own the original IP... HOWEVER, most of the time companies will allow it because it actually drives up interaction with their properties! sometimes they can be strict-- Nintendo is VERY stingy with fanart being sold, however many artists are able to sell them as long as listings are titled without directly saying "pokemon" in the name.

it is very complicated and artists are given a good amount of leeway-- you wouldn't see so many etsy listings and fanart in artist alleys if it wasn't like that. my best recommendation is to see how other people word their listings and research selling first to get an understanding of the market and everything!

[bioloby]

Do. Your. Research. Before. Buying. A. Pet.

I cannot fucking stress this enough. It bothers me to no end people impulse purchasing a living animal without understanding the first thing about it. Look it doesn’t matter what your philosophy on animal care is. You can think all life is sacred, sentient and valuable, or think that only human life has worth it doesn’t matter. If you look at pets are mere decorations, and you don’t do the right research before hand then congrats, you’ve condemed a piece of living furniture to slowly get weaker, sicker, and less attractive as it reaches a fraction of its lifespan. Alternatively if you acutally care about animals and don’t give them the proper care, then guess what, you’e condemned a living creature to a life of suffering an misery because of your own greed. 

So grow the fuck up. The internet exists and literally every pet imaginable has at least one forum dedicated to it. GOOGLE THAT SHIT. If you’re unsure, GOOGLE IT. And don’t impulse buy a pet please. If you don’t know what you’re getting into then you can’t know if you’re going to be able to take care of your animal when you get home with it. I know that fish is pretty, and that cat is cute, and that dog looks like it wants to come home with you, but guess what: their life will be no better living at home with an unprepared owner than sitting in a pet shop. 

[christinajohnston]

Pet peeve #15321

You know what angers me is when people who don't know or learn carseat safety. It is so important to that little babies life. Not only is rear facing the safest for your baby until 2 or they reach the car seats weight limit. I just saw a woman driving her baby around in an infant carseat forward facing. They are not meant to forward face. My babies will be rear facing for life. Just one of those things that grinds my gears.

[fairy-space]

The Fairy Kei sales page is not for things to sell that you think are "kawaii". They're for things that can be used in FAIRY KEI FASHION. We don't use red, we don't very much use orange, black is not part of it (unless you're branching into Spank! or pastel goth which are totally different anyways), and neither are deep and muted colors. It's bright pastels. Very few neon colors. So tired of seeing people posting those things for sale that don't have anything to do with fairy kei. I don't mind if they can be used for Lolita, but for christs sake do a little research before you out things for sale. I don't mean to be /that guy/ but it's a group meant for certain items and if you have other things to sell there are more than likely pages and groups you can use to get rid of them. You can sell off of Ebay. It's certainly annoying seeing these posts in my feed that have NOTHING to do with the fashion.