So I gotta be honest and get this off my chest, I know I started this account posting ROTTMNT fanart but honestly? I'm probably gonna be a bit cut off from the fandom. Sorry to those who followed me for my art but I'm probably not gonna make/post art for it anymore. I haven't had the motivation to for a long time anyway.
And I can't really lie, it's not entirely from my own issues. Sure, I kinda lost hyperfixation on the show and haven't watched the source material in a while, I'm getting back into old special interests, makes sense I'm not really feeling like it anymore, but it's a bit more than that honestly. The fandom hasn't felt like a very welcoming space if I'm being honest. The large amount of fanfics or fanworks throwing in SA for no reason really throws me off, sure that's because it's a bit of a trigger but it also just feels kinda bad to throw it in there 'just because.' I don't want to be too harsh on fan content as I do think there's some very talented people in this fandom that have created amazing art, and that's not to say fanwork that includes those topics can't be good just because it includes those topics, but for a fandom that's based off a kids show? It feels very odd to include a topic of that nature.
But I didn't write all this just to say ''oh there's been some fanfics with topics that threw me off'' because, eh.. While I get every fandom has its issues, and this is definitely a minority of people, the issues with t-cest or sexualizing the turtles definitely make it a bit frustrating to just enjoy the fandom when you're constantly having to filter through content, especially on other social media platforms where you can't just ban those tags, or some people simply don't tag it with those tags.
But honestly the thing that made me worried to post about this? As far as interaction goes the fandom hasn't been super welcoming beyond a couple of people, though I am grateful for those people, it can be a bit frustrating. I noticed I was getting more attention on my posts early on, then when I made a post about trans representation.. it went all downhill from there. and it's frustrating. It's annoying seeing and knowing people actively avoid interaction with someone just because they said something mildly political and left leaning. What's more frustrating is trying to figure out how to convey this without sounding like "oh I'm not getting a ton of likes :(" Like. I don't care about that, I truly don't, I've actually been really happy with the feedback I've gotten on one of my KH redraws even though it didn't get many likes at all. It's difficult trying to convey something that feels invisible. Most people might think it's just coincidence, but it really wasn't, it was a sudden shift and I certainly noticed the people that consistently followed my posts and suddenly stopped after the trans representation post. Like I said it's frustrating to make a post about this, because I do want to talk about it, it's very annoying and makes this fandom feel more like a space where people care about having a 'clean' image rather than a genuine community- But I can't help but feel I'm gonna be recieved poorly for it. I'm trying not to care too much about it. if I don't feel like I can be open, what's the point of even posting? I guess this was largely to get this off my chest, but I did also want to give some sort of explanation for why I'm not really engaged in the fandom anymore. I still see/like some posts, but I don't try to actively engage anymore. And this is why :/
That and also I just don't use tumblr a lot anymore but that's because I forget it exists a lot lol. I still wanna post on this account, I like making analysis posts and I wanna make more KH art, I just haven't had the motivation or time to do so. So it's not like I'm like, giving up this account or anything or disassociating from mutuals because of a fandom, just wanted to explain why I'm not really posting much of my own in this fandom anymore.
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rich/poor trope
hi anon, sorry i missed this!
so, rich/poor trope. as an edith wharton & henry james bitch, legally i am simply obliged to love it!!!
heiress/scammer who's out for her money BUT ALSO makes her feel sexy and alive for the first time EVER until the heiress's dad RUINS EVERYTHING? adore
woman who is bafflingly given a life-changingly large amount of money by an acquaintance/terrible man who marries her for her fortune and views her as yet another object in his collection of fine things? fuck yes
sexy financially challenged girlboss/the friend's husband who loans her money BUT UPON WHAT TERMS/death? my OT3.
even more than rich/poor, though, i love poor/poor. "we love each desperately and are compatible in every way BUT neither of us are independently wealthy so we can't possibly marry or we would have to live like peasants" = MY ACTUAL SHIT. one day someone will write a golden bowl F1 AU and i will ascend into a beautiful little cloud of happiness. (they won't, there is literally no way to make it work, believe me i have tried. but still i live in hope).
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slowly running my nails down their spine and watching their back arch and their face go red
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I used to be sceptical of tunes that were really long with only a four on the floor drum pattern and used a pedal point bass, and relied on timbre modulation to create interest, BUT that changed long ago, and now I've made some, it's really fun and simple and that's the point
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Sacrificing my storage (and my sanity) but it's for my gf so it doesn't matter plus if I wasn't doing this I'd be jumping out my window xx
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I am genuinely so worried for all the young horny dykes going into adulthood thinking there's something "problematic" / "wrong" with them for being horny because fucking tiktok lesbians think any horny dyke content is "male gaze fetishitic"
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getting blazed as fuck in public, thinking "boy I sure hope no one knows how high I am right now", and then having the jumpscare of your life when duolingo gives you this notification
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I am curious, bc I just ran across one of those, 'everyone remembers where they were when 9/11 happened!' things so-
This isn't meant to be a commentary on the event, just whether or not you remember where you were/what you were doing when the news hit.
As an example, I was home sick, doing dishes, when mom yelled for me to get in the living room RIGHT NOW.
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