imagining how horrifying it must be for Rocky, a being with photographic memory, to hear that humans generally don’t remember their infancy and early childhood that well if at all. Hello. What do you mean you can’t remember question. Is formative part of your life question. Very very important. Basis for who you will become. Is why you are you. Foundational to who you are. What do you mean it’s not there question.
i wanted to share my overall thoughts on fanfictions about/relating to Luigi Mangione.
in no way am i targeting any specific writers (i really don’t want to start any drama, this is just an analysis of my own findings.) but i am fully aware of how impactful words can be. not a person alive is immune to propaganda, and, that’s simply what words are.
with the writing i’ve done about him, i have been mindful to portray him in a way that is not at all abusive, toxic or even simply rape-y. i’m not trying to place myself at a higher moral ground for doing so or directly shaming anyone else in particular, i just think it’s disingenuous to view him in such a way and honestly? i don’t really think it helps his case in anyway.
also another thing that bothers me is that fics will often be tagged with things related to “uhc shooter” or “brian thompson”. this directly links luigi as the shooter, which isn’t something that should be done if you believe that he’s innocent/framed.
regardless of your personal views on the case, most can agree on the fact that luigi has been terribly treated in the press. i have made the decision to no longer apply myself to any further misinterpretations of who luigi is as a human being, and as a victim of public humiliation and abuse.
i do not think that it is inherently cruel to write fics of him but there are boundaries, boundaries that haven’t even been set because he’s quite literally incarcerated and silenced.
again, i am not trying to garner any sympathy from anyone, because it’s really just not the time and place but i have been subjected to multiple anon asks that have been unnecessarily rude and mean. i initially thought that it was some type of constructive criticism but the more asks that were sent showed that it was not the case. the anon was pretty clear in how much they disliked my depiction of luigi, and had some not so nice words about me and my writing. i’m not going to lie, it definitely has made me reflect on my actions.
i’m not going to respond to any of the asks on my blog, as it will only add more gas to the fire (or whatever that idiom is 🙄) i’m only human, words do get to me, so, i don’t really know what to do now, i will still be supporting luigi but, i don’t really know if writing fics for him is a good idea. his name needs to be voiced aloud, if writing fanfictions is loud enough then i will continue but right now i’m at a loss tbh
if anyone has similar feelings/thoughts and would like to share, my inbox is always open and safe + feel free to dm me :)
Apparently im yapping tonight but I’m seeing so much salt over Astro Bot winning goty but like come ON have y’all never experienced joy?? Or whimsy?? 😭😭 that game is scientifically engineered to maximize your fun potential out of every moment. Playing it is like mainlining serotonin for 50 hours straight.
going to buy a switch 2 next week i cant wait peeing on the floor excited a reward for my hardships (jokes i have been plotting this since it came out)
very excited to play pokemon on something that doesnt blast hot air at me for the first 50 minutes of use and the new mariokart. mr slide i know you will see this and you will be playing it with me in the summer thank you
