#probably haha

[vixcynthic]

Anyfolk else feel like 1x1x1x1 is more of a reflection than creation from Shedletsky or is it just me?

[pynkhues]

https://www.tumblr.com/fishjellylou/766623772774137856/yall-white-mfs-need-to-stop-speaking-on-louis?source=share

As a disclaimer, I swear I'm not trying to start something, but this person is clearly talking about your post. The only reason i bring this to ur attention is bc

1. They seem to be purposely misinterpreting a lot of what u said and

2. It sums up a certain attitude in fandom that's been bothering me.

You always back up your interpretations with textual evidence and seem very open to other people's interpretations as well, so this type of reaction seems very hostile to me for no reason. And I feel like this readiness to call racism over any differing opinion on Louis only manages to reduce his character and discourage people from exploring his complexities or engaging with the character at all.

At least for me, it makes me scared of sharing any opinion, because people in fandom don't seem to be open to debate and conversation, they just claim one interpretation as the only valid read of the show and anyone who disagrees is suddenly racist.

I guess i just wanted to get your take on it and ask for advice on how to deal with this type of backlash when it comes to engaging in character analysis. Your insight is always appreciated <3

Oh! Yeah, I mean - - they certainly seem to be referring to me without @'ing me!

And mmm, yeah, I'd say it reads to me as a bad faith interpretation of my posts, especially as I certainly wouldn't describe how I wrote about Louis today as a 'diabolical jezebel' - in fact, I think it's lowkey the opposite given I think he's a character who has a healthy sexual appetite which sometimes manifests in the wrong direction as a result of trauma and circumstance, as opposed to the puritanical virgin some would depict him as - and literally, explicitly said that I don't think Louis' a liar, but rather has the normal response of trying to paint himself in a better light in his memories, but y'know, they're allowed their interpretation of my posts, just as they're allowed their own readings of the show.

As someone who's been around the fandom traps for more than a decade, I can't say this isn't something I'm used to, and I kinda think it's important to be okay with it? I make these posts publicly (even if I do try to avoid using main tags lowkey for adjacent reasons to this one), so people can respond to me publicly. That's okay! I've kinda been doing the same with the l*slou fest, so I'd be a huge hypocrite to have an issue with what they do when I'm doing it a little myself, haha.

But to me posts like this also just try to weaponise the idea that being called racist is worse than being racist, and as a result is a way to shut people up, like you said. I'm open with the fact that I'm white and Australian - arguably the worst type of White, haha - and I know that I have race biases that I'm working constantly to unpack, and I work in DEI at my theatre company, so trust me when I say I've done a lot of 'official' training too, which feels stupid to talk about here in this context, but is a reality of Things I've Done.

I engage and read and listen a lot, which is all to say, I suppose, that I do try to be very conscious and present in how I exist in these conversations, and it's a funny thing to come back to fandom spaces where people do want white people to take on a cultural load, want them to engage particularly with characters of colour, want them to create fanworks involving POC - all things fandom is notoriously bad at! - and then ultimately - - y'know. Weaponise race in an attempt to shut down conversations they don't like (and I include a lot of white people in that too). It too often feels like race becomes a moving part to keep characters under certain fan interpretation ownership, which feels symptomatic of broader fandom entitlement.

I don't know. I hear you, basically, and I get your nervousness about engaging, but at the end of the day, conversations won't happen if they don't happen. Sharing your thoughts and knowing - and being able to articulate - your intent while keeping an open mind to criticism and an eagerness to learn is always a positive, at least to me. Some people are going to engage in bad faith - that's kind of inevitable these days, I think - but there are going to be a lot of people who engage in good faith too, and I don't know. A lot of people tell me I have a bit of a crap nose for it, haha, and tend to engage more of the bad faith than I should, but I always try to take things optimistically and in good faith. I like to trust that people mean the best, and when they don't - - well, that's for private chats, haha.

[dahliadrawthings]

Selene is getting ready to kick some vampire ass in Blood Moon 🌕 /check out the story on @barbwritesstuff 's page♡/

[ashdash2417]

* soft * 🥺

[chemmerson]

i like my new lock screen i made✨

[maybe-seggy-will-be-our-always]

The suspense...

[connoisseur-of-thundera]

I just got this mental image of Lion O showing up just after a workout, still covered in sweat and dressed just in shorts while smiling while Tygra gets a nose-bleed. And now I can't get rid of the headcanon.

Hehe (´•ω•｀)♡

[countlessdaydreams]

Incorrect quotes BNHAxB99

Kaminari: C'mon sir, the math thing isn't the problem. The Night shift is keeping you and Present Mic apart. You two just need to bone.

Shinsou: *chuckles nervously*

Aizawa: What did you say??

Shinsou: Don't say it again.

Kaminari: I said you two need to bone.

Aizawa: How... Dare you, Kaminari Denki, I am your superior officer!

Aizawa: BONE?!

Aizawa: What happens in my bedroom is NONE of your business!

Aizawa: BOONEEE?!?!

Aizawa: Don't ever speak to me like that again.

Shinsou to Kaminari: Why did you do that?

Kaminari: Dude was pent up, now he knows. Problem solved!

------- The following day - - - -

Shinsou: Oh, sir (Aizawa), I know you didn't want to talk about Monty Hall but I did contact -

Aizawa: No need, Shinsou. It's all good.

Shinsou: So the fight with Present Mic is over?

Aizawa: Yep!

Shinsou: Because you understand the Math now?

Aizawa: Nope!

Kaminari: Because you guys-

Aizawa: Yep!

Kaminari: Knew it.

Shinsou:

Kaminari: See, what happened is, your dads had sex.

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Vid below for the B99 scene! (starts at around 2 20)