⚠️ HEY! LISTEN FELLOW YUMES⚠️
yall heads up, block this person asap
they just commented on my intro calling me racist for the reason stated in their bio. their profile has them reblogging yumeship posts calling them racist. while from what i saw it was only 3, i dont want that number to grow or be one of yall or be in your comments
stay safe ya'll, and remember your f/o loves you and always will ♡
edit : the user is yumeshipracist for those who cant see the image or see very well. updated due to a comment! made this post on a whim, im sorry!
also
⚠️ anyone can interact with this post, but please dont follow me! if you are a minor or are looking for only sfw interactions, dont follow me, do read my intro post if you are concidering to follow. i made this post so ya'll can steer clear or block this user from ruining your yume endevors !
update, they made a new account
its yumeshipisracist2
they did post their perspective on why its racist and while they do have a point on how Japanese culture can fetishized and glamorized and all that, i never have seen anyone outright say they prefer the term specifically because it has a japanese word in it. there may be a handful of people that do that, but not everyone is doing it, ive seen people who aren't remotely into anime use it. not everyone is built that way. ive been on the internet since i could read and understand words, ive been active in the anime fanbase since i was a teenager, and while im not as into anime as i used to be, theres a drastic difference between the white american dudes fetishizing japanese culture and people having a prefered term for things. im not japanese myself, but im mature enough to understand what is and isnt what, im not stupid.
i liked anime as a genre, i very occasionally listened to vocaloid, hell i tried to learn japanese because i wanted to be able to understand the original dubbing and go to japan at some point because it interested me and wanted to learn more, not because "ohmg japan so cool so kawaii desu!!! ^w^". anime inspired me as an artist and a writier for how good the writing was and how the art style intrugued me, not because it was japanese. it wasnt my whole personality, i grew up on hanna-barbara, cartoon network, nickolodian type shit, i wasnt living off of anime like a lifeline and i soley only watched it because it was japanese. i love learning about other cultures and understanding them because its fun and i like learning about the world around me, not because my life as an american is sad and flavorless, i know how to stay in my lane
i got introduced to selfship/yumeship/f/o culture with the term yumeship and have stuck to it because its what i knew of it as a practice -- and no not from someone with anime f/os or whatnot. everyone participating it from what ive seen, hell even iconic people who have f/os like the american dad and randy marsh gal, has just been harmless fun throughout all terms. the only racism ive seen is just.. people who already have nasty points of view or participate in dark/proship stuff -- which i do not condone at all as a victim of multiple types of abuse
while i can understand where this person is coming from, yes, racism is very bad, but harassing people as if they are all japanese culture fetishizers will not get your point across. going around tumblr of all places and dropping vague comments saying "this is racist" and "you are racist" is not productive. calling people stupid or whatever wont help you. yes i have been hypocritical in calling this person sad n shit for doing this, i dont know them as a person, but in the moment i cant help but wonder what their motivations are for essentially making burner accounts doing this other than fight racism in a unproductive way
they may not see this because ive blocked them too, but i genuinely made this post to begin with because i dont want people to get harassed when theyre trying to cope with living life or whatever it may be for their comfort, i value my escapism as much as everyone else. theyve reblogged my original post, i saw their arguement, and im kinda over it. i just want to have fun with my boyfriend over our ocs, i want to see people gush over their f/os, and i wanted an outlet and be shameless with an f/o built to help me proccess trauma n have control for once. i have my healthy ones, this is my evil one
stay safe everyone and remember your f/o will always love you ♡
edit: also, bro is saying he wants a constructive conversation when they've been going around just commenting the vague shit ive said before that they did like -- you aren't acting like your want a constructive conversation, you're acting like a ragebaiter and a public nuisance
⚠️ same warning as before, if you are minor or strictly sfw, you are more than welcome reposting this to inform others and be able to safely indulge with their f/os, but please dont follow me until after reading my bio post. im an traumatized adult who posts adult things that arent palatable for everyone all the time but occasionally
