Profile picture by marsnoodleart :) they/any | DID system | anti-endo | anti gen-AI
worlds biggest mcu hater (if you like it, please just block me it's better for all of us) I talk about stuff sometimes
(disability, how much i hate the mcu and generative AI, etc)
Hello! We're The Rooftop Garden System, AKA The Garden Guys, AKA Garden!
We're a DID system and we use any pronouns collectively, though we tend to lean towards they/them/theirs/theirself. (Think that one meme of someone's pronouns being they and them because they're literally two different people. Yeah). We tend to use we/us. If you ask us what DID is, we may respond, but don't bet on it. Look it up. You can ask details about our system and experience and we'll probably answer, just not what DID is. We're traumagenic and do not give a shit about syscourse.
Anti-endo, but not interested in arguing about it. Pro-endos, block us and move on please.
We do the IDs for a lot of @our-hydrangeas posts! Primarily main comic stuff, but I'm going through and adding IDs. I'll do all of them I promise lol
We are very passionate about diversity and equality, and we support minorities we are part of, but also minorities that we are not a part of. If we don't all stick together, we won't win. As such, we post a lot about disability! We're a cane user (her name is K/Caine Parker) with diagnosed POTS and mild to severe chronic pain.
If a post we make doesn't have an ID, isn't readable to a screenreader, or is just hard to see, let us know! We'll fix it ASAP :)
If you ever want to know which headmate made a post, we tend to use this system:
#(nickname)(emoji) -trtgs
Like, my, Giorno's, tag is:
#gio🏵️ -trtgs
However, if we don't know, we use the good old:
#??? -trtgs
We may post art sometimes:
#-trtgs art
Asks:
#trtgs ask!
We rant about general fandom but mainly sexism in fandom:
really i think the most insidious part of white supremacy is the way it will convince white people everything is actually About Them. being called out isn’t about you. poc expressing frustration at your behaviour isn’t about you. it’s about how you are affecting others. step one is literally just de-centre yourself from the conversation. anyone who’s not white has already had to learn this lesson the hard way and it gets tiring waiting for the rest of you to catch up
Someone will point out the disproportionate popularity of White male characters and people will come out of the woodwork to go 'that's not racism or misogyny it's just this character is more interesting/hot/relatable' as if the very notion that White men are more interesting/hot/relatable than women or characters of colour isn't literally racism and misogyny. Thanks for proving the point!
It's so cool that we directly get Pride Month right after AAPI Month HAPPY PRIDE MONTH WITH A SPECIAL SHOUTOUT TO QUEER ASIANS <3
You are worthy of unconditional love and support. Even if you're not out yet or not currently in a safe space to be out. Even if you are unlabeled or haven't found a label you feel applies to you. You matter. Happy pride month to us all!
Happy pride to all of the gay Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the lesbian Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the bisexual Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the pansexual Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the aromantic Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the asexual Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the intersex Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the nonbinary Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all of the trans Asian women <3
Happy pride to all of the trans Asian men <3
Happy pride to all of the omnisexual Asian folks <3
Happy pride to all queer Asian folks (who may not have been directly listed here but matter JUST as much) <3
Me: "Damn people are REALLY BAD at knowing when to tag their eyestrain art/images...either that or they just don't care about photosenitive epileptic people like me. I feel really sad now."
Person: "But Allison, what if they just don't know or understand what qualifies as eyestrain and what doesn't?"
Me: "You know what? That could be a factor...While it is always better to be safe rather than sorry (so YES people should always tag eyestrain even if they're unsure if it "counts" or not) maybe you've got a point?"
Anyways! HERE'S YOUR HANDY GUIDE TO WHAT CAN COUNT AS EYESTRAIN! I'm pulling this straight from the Artfight rules page about what needs to be labeled and filtered as eyestrain because it's VERY helpful and VERY accurate! I also know not everybody has an AF account and might not always have access to this handy guide, and this is an important resource; That's why I'm sharing it here! (under the cut)
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!
Full eyestrain AF page link
"But Allison! How were you able to screenshot that example if you're so sensitive to eyestrain?"
I dimmed the HELL out of my computer screen and looked away while taking the screenshot and did the same when putting it into this post, that's how lol. BUT YEAH ANYWAYS!!! Once again:
PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!!! THIS IS ABOUT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OTHERS!!!
image 1: table titled Cheat Sheet. On the left is the Needs Filtering column, which contains the following items: Large amounts of bright colors, including backgrounds; High contrast bright colors; Chromatic abberation; Optical illusions; Fast-flashing or bright animations; and Intense glowing effects. On the right is the Doesn't Need Filtering column which contains the following: Small amounts of bright colors, Slow flashing animation (under 3 per second), and Minor glowing effects.
image 2: A set of 6 examples under the title Visual Guide to Eyestrain filters. All use the same base drawing of a grey person with big eyes.
The first is labelled Small amounts of bright colors with a check mark under the title. The person has a splash of cyan on one hand and a splash of magenta on one leg.
The second is labelled High contrast or bright colors with a warning sign under the text. The person has stripes of bright contrasting colours across the torso.
The third is labelled Bright/neon backgrounds with a warning sign under the text. The person is standing in front of a magenta rectangle.
The fourth is Chromatic abberation or glitch effects with a warning sign under the text. On one side of the body there is a magenta outline with horizontal glitch lines into and out of the body. On the other side the same style with cyan.
The fifth is Intense glow with a warning sign. The person's eyes and heart have a large bright cyan glow effect around them.
The final is Clashing patterns & optical illusions, with a warning symbol. The person has a black, yellow and cyan checker-board pattern on one leg and a spiral optical illusion pattern on one arm.
A canon interracial couple exists "I just don't see their chemistry" proceeds to fanon ship [insert white character] instead, claiming they have more of a connection.
"It's not their skin color, I just don't like them for some reason, btw, here are my top 5 [insert white actors] I think are better suited"
"Not everything is about race". They say, as they prop up every white character over any character of color.
"Please stop bring race drama into the fandom". Which translates to, I'm comfortable in my racism and don't appreciate any criticism, thanks!
White person, "Yeah, I wrote character of color as an animal, doesn't make me racist".
"I love character of color, here's a fic where they act like as [insert white characters] servant/therapist".
Character of color is such a bad friend for having opinions of their own/taking care of themselves instead of putting their friend [insert white character] first.
A character of color is morally ambiguous or a villain, gets redemption arc. "They're awful and haven't been condemned enough of their crimes". Stans [insert white characters] who did the exact same crimes or was a villain who's redemption arc is praised.
"Can't believe that character of color had the nerve not to die as a selfless sacrifice for [insert white character]".
"POC actress/actor is too ethnic and they'd ruin the character".
"I haven't seen racism in the fandom therefore it isn't there".
"Character of color is the main character of the show sure, but let's be honest, everyone came for [insert white character]
"Character of color is alright but I can only relate to [insert white character]".
Feel free to add more, that you've come across. Sadly, it all runs together after awhile of being in a lot of fandoms. Special shout out to all who helped me with these comments!
Let's talk about Quirks and how their drawbacks actually mirror real world disabilities.
Trigger warnings: talks of disabilities, allegories, mental health.
Let's start with this; I firmly believe quirks and quirklessness themselves are allegories for disabilities. Let me explain.
Let's start with
Izuku Midoriya
Izuku faces systemic bullying because of his quirklessness as we can see from the very beginning. From peers and authority figured alike. All because his body functions different than the 80% majority.
The story itself highlights how society views his quirklessness which again, is something he was born with. Society views his quirklessness as something to be pitied or fixed. Including himself. Rather than focusing on his own unique strengths.
When he does gain power from all might, his body cannot handle it safely and it often leads him to horrific injury.
Similarly
Shota Aizawa and Toshinori Yagi
These two pro heroes are examples of people gaining a disability from an accident. Aizawa for his eye and later on his leg. Using prosthetics in the actual story.
All might is literally missing his entire stomach and half his respiratory system. Along with this he experiences respiratory failure, daily pain and a strict energy reserve. Also known as his active hours.
Mirko
Loses multiple limbs in battle and by the end relies heavily on mechanical prosthetic arms and legs.
This represents two different types of disability, the ones you're born with and the ones you gain from an accident.
Katsuki Bakugou
Its a fan favourite theory but I do love the thought that Bakugo is hard of hearing or becomes so later in life. It would also fit into the theme of quirks not being meant for certain bodies like aoyama, touya, tenko and even midoriya. and he hates it. he hates that the quirk he used to lourde over everyone is causing him damage in a way he never anticipated.
However the idea that Bakugo is in perfect health is so real to life in another way. Either its the boy hates that his quirk affects him so much, or its the main character who is quirkless looking at someone who isn't and wanting to be like them. Which mirrors how many disabled people view fully able bodied people.
In general Bakugo seems to align more closely with mental health struggles than a disability.
Creating a new type of allegory all together there the stress of being put on a pedestal you never asked to be on starts to destroy you internally. We see something similar with Bakugos mental health when the guilt of forcing all might into retirement becomes too much for him since he's internalised it as his fault.
We can see how his journey is more of a painful, messy process of mental and emotional growth
Shoto Todoroki
Even Shoto, not many people know that his scar wasnt actually caused by the scolding water of the kettle. It was his mothers ice on his fire side. That demonstrates perfectly where the disability is only in one area and not the whole body. A real example of this would be people who have elhers danlos. People who have Elhers Danlos can have a wide range of issues but they typically manifest in one area of the body (in the legs for my family.)
Even characters like Momo where her ability takes from her physically via her lipids. Or even Sato whos power literally diminishes his cognitive ability depending on how much sugar he consumes.
Momo has to manage life threatening energy depletion.
Sato has to manage cognitive drops and insulin like spikes.
Kaminari faces literal short circuits to his nervous system, rendering him temporarily nonverbal if he uses too much electricity
Every single quirk has a drawback and some of these drawbacks do much more long term damage to the body than others.
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Anyways I'm really interested to hear your thoughts
*clueless guy in 2006 voice* that iPhone? What a piece of junk. People are never gonna use a phone without a keyboard. I wish there was a way I could be a girl
people acting as if DID is this rare thing you have to be institutionalized for that no one ever has, when its actually not that rare, i know a lot of people with DID and i probably know even more people with DID where i or they themselves simply dont know they have it.
most people dont go around shouting out what disorders they have because its unsafe. and even if they did most people wouldnt believe them because of the many stupid stereotypes out there plus many people simply dont tell anyone because its none of anyones business and theres little to no accommodations anyways
what is it with comics and being like "do you want to understand when and why Peter Parker is referencing eating two (2) peanut butter sandwiches in a row? Well, if you go to the second longest comic run of all time-"
