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#so right so right

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"they make me insane" and it's my own ocs

#thats how it should be!! #make unapologetically selfish ocs yall #push your own buttons

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Fandom PSAs

Dont’ Like, Don’t Read

or DL; DR

You are responsible for curating your own online experience.

If something upsets you, makes you angry or queasy or triggers you, stop reading/looking at it. Avoid things that might make you feel that way.

Learn to use the Sort and Filter function on AO3, especially the Exclude tools.

On social media, block and mute accounts / tags / words when necessary.

If you hated something, you don’t need to tell that to the creator or start pointing fingers at them publicly.

The Back button is free. Use it.

Addendum:

Yes, for this to work, creators need to tag their works accordingly, so that people know what sort of content they are about to engage with and can nope out if necessary.

I will probably make another PSA about the importance of proper tagging later.

Ship And Let Ship

or SALS

You are allowed to ship whatever you want.

Everyone else is also allowed to ship whatever they want.

You are entitled to dislike or even hate a ship. If you want to do this online, in public, don’t use the ship tags for hate posts.

If you see someone posting about a ship they like and you don’t, there is no need for you to start arguing with them in their replies / comments / QRTs / reblogs. Don’t throw your hate in their face.

Do not harass fan creators or fans for shipping something you disapprove.

All of this also applies to liking / disliking an individual character.

Addendum:

”I agree with this, except when…”

No, then you are NOT agreeing with this.

Let me make this VERY clear. There are NO exceptions. None.

You don’t EVER harass real people over pixels.

If you disagree with this, kindly block and move on.

Your Kink Is Not My Kink

or YKINMK / YKINMKATO

The longer version is ”Your Kink Is Not My Kink And That’s Okay”.

People have different tastes. Not everything is for everybody.

Even if you don’t like a specific kink, other people are still allowed to use it in their creations.

You are entitled to dislike kinky content and think that it’s ”weird”.

Don’t kink shame or judge people based on their kinks.

This goes both ways: your kink is not someone else’s kink, so don’t push it onto those who are not into it.

Be Kind

or Don’t Be An Asshole

Focus on the things you like instead of the things you hate.

Create and unite instead of destroying and dividing.

Don’t harass real people over fictional things.

Stop stirring up petty drama just to get some attention on social media.

Stop trying to ”win”. Fandom is not a competition.

Remember that your own experiences aren’t universally shared. Your perception of things can differ from someone else’s, but that doesn’t mean either of you is necessarily wrong.

#important

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Formidable moment for me as a child

#ohh….. #gongeous…… #my boys…

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#good for her

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if i can impart any one piece of wisdom to y’all, it’s to, whenever possible, assume good intentions

assume people are trying their best, want to be good and treat others well, and that when their behavior doesn’t align with those goals, it’s because of outside factors that are pushing them to their limit

it’s hard to do, it doesn’t always come naturally, but it’s worth it

#this is how i get through my job tbh #i work with a lot of drug addicts and people who have either been treated poorly #or who are at the lowest #most painful or most vulnerable part of their life #many cope badly #but if you are kind and understanding then most of them will trust you #in a way they dont let other people working in my building earn their trust #it can be incredibly rewarding sometimes #for context #im a physical therapist at a nursing home

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here’s to all the weird little girls growing up into even weirder men

#hell yeah

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um.. category five ayda mensah event (feat. MB)

#MENSAH BELOVED #murderbot diaries #oh i love them

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starting a collection

#iconic #‘now’ as if that hasnt always applied

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Owning a black cat is awesome because you’ll leave the bathroom and The Shape will be waiting for you

#accurate

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Lord of the Rings fanart! I watched for the first time recently and loved it

#WAUGH #HOT #lotr

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#idek what to tag this

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support me on ko-fi | commissions

#YEEEESSSSA #omega deserves uppies okay

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my page for @ohshc20thzine !! i had a super fun time working on this and absolutely adored getting to draw these characters for the first time again since I was like... 13 !! everyone else who contributed was so incredible and i felt so honored to be accepted to contribute as well :]

#WILL DRAWING MY BLORBOS???? #HUH??? #ohshc #god i love them all so much #I also appreciate that you found a way to sneak horses in here #absolutely gorgeous

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The Murderbot diaries is like everything I ever asked for in sci-fi. I burned through the whole series in one week and now there is a deep disturbance in my soul.

Also if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to flail my arms at my newfound queerplatonic AI pairing 

#accurate #murderbot #the murderbot diaries

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yipppppeeeee

#YIPPEEE

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Bear Selfies Captured By Camera Traps

#very important bear posts