if you’re like. 14 and trans on tumblr rn and getting ur first anon hate from terfs. word of advice. stop responding to that shit. theyre only gonna send more, it’s only gonna make you spiral even if you put on a strong face. report + block messages as soon as they come in, don’t let them sit in your inbox it’s gonna make you feel like shit. turn off anon for a few days, block anyone suspicious in your notes liberally for a little while. repeat as needed. don’t give them the time of day. it sucks, but like. i dont know any trans person on the internet with any following who hasn’t gotten some disgusting messages. just. be safe yknow
I want to tell all the newbie TF fans who say "I don't know much" that it is okay and not even something you need to worry about. I have been a Transformers fan for almost 20 years and I don't remember 90% of anything. There is so goddamn much content spanning 40 years, it's pretty much impossible to know everything well. I read most of MTMTE as it was releasing and I only have the haziest of memories of what even was going on. Most people have a couple of iterations of cartoons/comics/toys that they focus on and all the other stuff is just floating there for whenever you can be bothered with it (and it's okay if you can't ever be bothered with it).
And plus, you can be just as much of a fan and join in on the fandom if you have one character who you think is pretty neat, and that's it. When I first got into Transformers, the internet was still tiny and all I had to go on was random episodes of Energon from morning TV. I fell in love with G1 through fanfiction. I was welcomed onboard by older fans and it still took me about 5 years to be able to watch the 1984 cartoon (my dad's work friend was a fan, was delighted to learn I liked the new Transformers, and lent me his whole DVD collection), and finally, finally torrent and read the Marvel comics when I was around ~15 (guess what, I don't remember them anymore).
That is to say, it's okay if you only have a tiny window of reference. You're more than welcome here.
Y'all do know scott cawthon is making money off of the fnaf movie AND he donates to republican politicians who have been supporting the anti trans legislation going on?? Right.. righ???