#WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT WAS CORRECT

[pro-sipper]

"- 'proshippers' or whatever the fuck you people are calling yourselves now -"

It's. It's still just "proshippers". It's you guys (antis) and the fence-straddlers trying to have their cake and eat it too that keep creating random new phrases to "other" and distance themselves from us. We're here, unchanging, same as ever, in our corner with our silly little stories. We aren't the ones interested in coming up with 500 new labels for people who know that fiction isn't reality.

#proship #proshippers #proshippers please interact #pro ship #proship safe #proshipper #sip rambles #anti anti #proshipping #i just see that on pretty much every dni that mentions proshippers #it's like... what do you mean? nothing has changed #then again they think that proship is the new form of ma/p or pe/ar so.... #obviously not good. obviously inaccurate. also nothing you can say to let them know they're wrong #they like their truth more than the actual truth and they aren't interested in correcting themselves

[bookshelfdreams]

Saw a Take earlier today like "Ed stans have only 1 argument and it's accusing everyone who likes Izzy of being problematic" or something to that effect

and it made me think "Nah babe, you're not problematic. You're just wrong."

And then I thought. Huh. Why do I think that?

It's a perfectly respectable thing to read a text in a way it wasn't intended to be read. In fact, "reading against the grain", doing critical readings, shifting perspectives when engaging with a text - all of thee are important skills! You can, and should, do feminist, antiracist, postcolonial, queer, etc readings of texts that were never intended to be read that way. Hell, all fandom (often) is, is doing queer readings! Ask the text uncomfortable questions it doesn't want to answer!

However. It's pretty difficult to do a queer reading when the text already is a queer narrative. The questions you would ask the text if you did a queer reading, or a reading focused on gender roles, or similar things - those are questions the text is already actively exploring.

If you want to do a subversive reading of a text that is already quite subversive - what do you end up with?

"What's the story like from Izzy's perspective?" is a question ofmd deliberately doesn't focus too much on because Izzy's perspective is the default and ofmd wants to challenge that. There's a reason the angry white man is the antagonist in this show, and if you ask "Okay, but could he be right though?" you're missing the point.

Or rather, you're turning everything that's interesting about ofmd back around. You're asking "Okay, but why don't we focus on a white perspective that strictly adheres to oppressive power structures?" of a narrative who already asked itself this question and gave the answer "Because that's been done enough and there are other stories worth telling."

And I think people are aware of that, which is how we end up with completely bizarre takes like "Izzy has the only queer character arc". He hasn't, but he has the only arc that a queer reading can be done on - for everyone else it's text, plain and simple. Refusing to engage with that text in favour of centering Izzy is basically doing a heteronormative reading without being willing to admit it to yourself.

And no, interpreting Izzy as a queer man doesn't change that.

#its not about your headcanon its about the questions you ask the text!!! #'do the people who abuse and bully stede have a point?' #no says the text. NEVER. theres nothing wrong with being a gnc weirdo. #if you want to answer yes - okay why? why do you think the text is wrong in answering no? #'is ed changing how he acts and presents himself behaviour that needs to be corrected?' #no says the text. a lot what we are taught about being a man is wrong. #again. if your answer is yes. ask yourself why. #and so on. like im not saying youre committing a thought crime just. be honest about what your interpretation is actually asking yk #our flag means death #izzy hands #thoughts #the izcourse

[nutmeg-cider]

i love that one of the things good omens, ofmd, and wwdits have in common is a consensus in the fan base that the sluttiest thing a man can have is long hair and, as such, it is going to get pulled in bed

#thank you gay people #correct as always #good omens #crowley #crowley good omens #ofmd #our flag means death #edward teach #ed teach #ed ofmd #blackbeard ofmd #wwdits #what we do in the shadows #nandor the relentless #nandor wwdits #ineffable husbands #gentlebeard #nandermo #brewing cider #gender tag

[oifaaa]

Bridgerton is one of my comfort shows mostly bc I think its so funny that the Bridgerton family is just the worst they're all deeply unlikeable insufferable people and watching each of them find love despite how utterly horrible they all are gives me hope

#im rewarching the show rn and GOD #daphine if i met you irl itd be on SIGHT #the man told you #he couldn’t give you children #so if you married #you wouldn't get children #and you were like fine unhappy but you love him #the second you found out it was a person's choice you do that to him #no nope no #also i just found out that gregory names all his children after his siblings #which i am choosing to believe means #the whole bridgerton family is wiped out in the great fire of london #leaving Gregory the soul surviver #do not correct me if im wrong #this is what im choosing to believe

[fantastic-nonsense]

what do you mean Xena/Gabrielle lost in the first round of a "most influential WLW ships" poll to BUBBLINE???? What do you mean Catradora beat Uranus/Neptune????

#need that bracket to be redone and revoted on on this website instead of twitter so we can get the correct results #because WHAT DO YOU MEAN WILLOW/TARA AND HARLEY/IVY BOTH LOST TO BUBBLINE TOO???? #we have lost the plot #personal

[kiiingsnake]

Thank you for answering that mecha ask, it was very helpful!! Though if I may, could I ask if you have any advice/tips for people who are new(ish) to drawing mecha? or just struggling in general I guess

first off, sorry for taking so long to answer this- it made me really have to think about how the hell i structure my mecha drawings in the first place. so here's my best advice, structured in a very on-brand confusing and shitty manner:

really, when you're just starting out its all about taking a base shape and warping it. the biggest thing is exaggeration- what you exaggerate and where you do so really does depend on your own tastes/goals for the robot. high exaggeration reads as super mechanical/otherworldly/technical, while keeping it close to the base shapes you want to replicate will make it seem more organic.

a good thing to remember the whole time is that you're putting a shell around a frame! it's like trying to draw an animal but with only hard bits (well, most of the time). so your base shape layouts aren't exactly indicative of what will be your mecha's internal and external structure. you can exaggerate inwards to make it seem like, say, an armored skeleton, or only exaggerate outwards to seem like a carapace on a bug. it's really just a whole lot of pushing and pulling within your original silhouette and weights!

#art #my art #art advice #mecha #sorry for any spelling errors i simply just. dont know how to do it. #but this is the best i can come up with! a lot of my robots look very different from each other but they all sorta boil down to this #and #as a reminder #i cannot really teach you how to draw. i can only teach you how to draw like me #this isn't the correct or only way to think about or do it by any means! but its what makes it easiest for me #and its the advice i would give to anyone starting out

[tsuchinokoroyale]

Sweater season is OVER… nakey time once more…

Miss sassy grumps is back… I kiss her anyways…

#haters will say she’s yelling at you when her sweaters on too what do you mean she is nicer with the sweater on #they may seem correct but they just don’t get it… it’s her right as a silly baby to always be yelling at her dad for all his botherations #AND my right to weave unnecessarily complicated backstories for her ft. a lost twin sister and sweaters that restrain her evil tendencies #I’m also right btw but that’s a story for another day/just play KH BBS it’s basically the same thing #gpoy #gpoyk

[cringengl]

One thing I find funny about this poster in Mike's room is not only does it show a dragon either very unnecessarily over exaggerated muscles, suggesting that Mike likes guys (as posters of attractive people in various character's rooms often show sexuality) but the fact that the monster is conjoured by a wizard- Will.

(Although Will is referred to as a cleric most of the time, especially by Mike, he was originally a wizard I'm pretty sure, plus the Stranger Things fandom wiki also calls his DnD a wizard- Will the Wise is a very wizardy name- so I'm going to use this iffy logic for this post lol)

It's almost as if Will is revealing Mike's sexuality to Mike himself . Furthermore, the appearance of the monster in the poster is very demon like- corrating to the themes of the satanic panic in s4, suggesting that Mike sees his sexuality as sinful and 'freak'-like.

I also love how easy it is to apply the blue/yellow colour theory to this poster- the smoke is blue showing how this monster is coming out of Mike and the background behind the wizard is yellow which reminds the audience of Will, but my favourite part is how the monster is green. If we run with the concept that it represents Mike's sexuality, then you could also say how the green represents Mike and Will together- saying that not only is Mike attracted to men but he also likes Will.

#ik that the st set didn’t make this poster #however they probably chose it very carefully #i mean they have the budget to do so #also the whole is will a wizard or cleric thing kind of confuses me bcus i thought he was a wizard in s1 but then mike refers to him as a #cleric in s2 and ive heard people say thats so that el could be a mage so he changed wills class but idk i havent been able to find much #info on it that i understand at 12am :// #sorry if this post is rambly/doesnt make sense it is 12am atm so if theres anything i need to correct please put it in the comments!!!! #byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #will byers #mike wheeler i know what you are

[uncanny-tranny]

I wish it were more common for people to accept that trans people are often going to have very complex relationships with a lot of things - sexuality, gender, presentation, even growing up.

I'm just really disheartened when I see people expecting trans people to neatly fit into boxes that ridgedly force us to conform. I'm really disheartened with the idea that in order to "really" be a true man, woman, or person, you have to have the right experiences rather than authentic ones. And oftentimes, the "right" experiences for us to have are whatever make cis people (or even other trans people) the most comfortable. It's never truly about the individual's experiences or comfort.

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #ftm #mtf #nonbinary #it just reminds me of this post i saw where this trans woman joked that she will always see her relationships with men as gay because... #...of her complex interaction with society and i really felt that #and it makes sense why she feels that way. why does she need to have conforming experiences to be respected and treated as the woman she is #why does conforming matter more than the trans person? why does being 'correct' and inoffensive to cishet sensitivities the gold standard? #because you don't ever have to understand *why* a trans person feels the way they do. but don't be transphobic or an ass about it #and certainly don't use it as a weapon to try and 'prove' that that trans person cannot know who they are #like i say... trans people don't have to be cis people in order to be recognized as their gender #as in trans and cis people of the same gender can have different experiences WITHOUT it meaning the trans person is 'wrong' about themself #sometimes trans and cis people will have different outlooks and opinions and experiences and that is OK #like... cisness isn't what makes manhood or womanhood or hell just personhood in general

[psihawaii]

it is... a bit upsetting that there aren't a lot more people aren't talking about grian's episode (or at least, in the way they probably should be lol). to be clear, i'm glad he changed the title, i'm glad he's made an attempt to correct himself instead of doubling down but... i mean what use is changing the title when you say the phrase 'Manifest Destiny' so many times in the video itself. why would the painting you commission be so similar to The most famous depiction of it. i wanna take this in as good faith as possible and believe that he really did just not know what the phrase meant, and, again, i'm glad that he's made any kind of effort but... eugh. idk you'd think more people would be talking about it.

edit: apparently he's now edited himself saying the phrase out of the video. which i'm thankful for.

#psi speaks #ask to tag #and also... because i saw it sort of infrequently in the tag... grians is a 30yr old man i Swear To God he does not need you defending him- #or calling out the Mean Tumblr Users who DARE to speak up abt this (there are not a lot lol). #and i do just feel... again even though hes apologized n correct himself (kind of.) he shouldve known better #im willing to believe that he rlly did mean Manifest Mending throughout the whole video but like... why not just say that instead of. yknow #not trying to 'cancel' him either i dont even like mcyt anymore i could Not care less what grian does in his spare time. clearly. #and i feel like. in general you should probably be more comfortable with 'calling out' bigger content creators like this- #-even if it is supposedly just a mistake on their part. i promise u wont hurt their feelings if u do.

[quinn-pop]

im not sure what happened to me but suddenly i love queen ripple and she’s my new dress up doll

anyway, let’s talk about her!!

taking the fact that ribbon’s name is ribbon entirely too far (and going off their designs) i think it’d be cool if ripple star fashions leaned into frills, bows, and long or exaggerated silhouettes

since the planet is literally just a heart shape i imagine their aesthetics lean into that sort of romantic and elegant vibe. a lot of ivory, pinks, and reds

(ripple dresses up a little different to see her friends tho)

also flower and butterfly motifs. because they’re fairies of course <3

think it’d be a little ironic if butterflies were a symbol of beauty and all that…

also she’s friends with carol and dedede. they can go to pta meetings or something /j

(taranza can come sometimes too because he’s cool and it makes sense to me)

btw ripple star probably exports a lot of silks (because silkworms in a land of butterflies feels right) and luxury items whereas dreamland is more agriculture focused + maybe some livestock and furs

…yeah i’m saying these places reflect their rulers basically. ripple star can be a little more traditional and whatnot. that’s what makes ripple so endeared to her dreamland friends—they’re silly! and yeah, tragic princess angle, it’s my favorite trope—i think that would really pull at her heart

i won’t get into that right now, but i gotta imagine getting possessed gives you a lot to think about lol

…gah i have so many thoughts on this

there isn’t much to go off of in canon, sure, but i think there’s a lot of interesting directions something like that could go ^^

#big surprise that the person who usually gets attached to cute anime girl characters would get attached to the cute anime girl character #i just havent done much fashion sketching or anything like this in a while and i miss it #i mean most Kirby characters don’t exactly have much in the way of torsos and especially legs #i think she’s cool and i wanna talk about her #i am making it so obvious i like parental figure characters tho lol i just think seeing characters care for each other is cool #queen ripple #kirbyposting #my art or something #king dedede #ribbon kirby #clawroline #taranza #headcanons #yes those are anatomically correct ruffles i love drawing clothes i love it so much #yeah this isnt all that interesting or polished and i have precisely like One type of character but still #i like it and also i wanted to say this before my next post lol so that’s what matters #made her nozomicoded. sorry /j #anyway… #worm in my brain is being awfully rude but you know what? it’s a Wednesday #i dont even do worldbuilding lol??

[fallenclan]

How are gyoza and trout doing? I’m still waiting for kits from them please I beg of you 😭

I AM TOOO i want troutgyoza babies :( so badly

they seem to be doing ok tho! trout Just got her elder sprite :') old woman hours

#fallenasks #fallensprites #sorry. what do you MEAN pinefrost and crowflame are going to be the next cats to get their elder sprites #in (checks game) THREE MOONS??? #thats. not correct #they are fresh out of the womb.

[friendrat]

The problem with the church today is that so many "Christians" do not actually believe in redemption.

#unironically christian #i say this because of all the people who make comments about people's testimony #like saying they don't believe that only fans girl who was saved and baptized was really saved #like... reading through the comments it becomes clear that the “Christians” don't actually accept her #like... my brother in Christ... your good deeds are as worthy as my used pad #that is straight up in the bible #you are not better than her and you do not deserve redemption more than her #her salvation is between her and God #and yes... you say that time will reveal her fruit and you are correct #but guess what #ananias was called to extend a hand to paul *before* his fruit showed #and he was a frigging serial killer who was out for ananias's blood the week before #you do not get to pick and choose which converts you get to except #you are not God and thank heavens for it because if you were we would all be doomed #*deep breath* #i am just so sick of this... farse... that Christianity has become #Christians need a wake up call #oh! and and when you act like its impossible to accept that she could be saved you belittle God's power #you call into question Jesus's blood and it's ability to cleanse and if that is false your salvation is worthless! #also also you go against the things clearly written in the Bible while wearing the title of Christian #which means you are misrepresenting God's nature and intentions which means you are breaking the command to not take the lord's name in vain #wow... i thought i was done at the deep breath... guess not😅 #rat rants

[darkvolley]

Excuse the YouTuber in the corner I'm too lazy to switch to a different video but, it's probably a pretty easy conclusion to come to that KH might function off a somewhat stable time loop but nothing has really made it feel blatantly obvious than realizing that actually, since Ansem SoD sent Young Xehanort to Scala, that would mean there would have to be a starting timeline where the first SoD went back to start the loop, meaning there has to be a timeline where Xehanort never left Destiny Islands MEANING there has to be a timeline where SoD never existed, and as such neither did Xemnas and Terranort never happened along with basically everything else. So are we in fact confirming that KH does indeed function off a stable timeloop that never truly "started" somewhere and has just always been this way, or what in the world could have happened to still lead Xehanort to Scala without interference? Cuz now I have to wonder, if we're going by stable timeloop, then either Sora creates the tear in time every loop effectively creating endless ones over and over which could lead to a bigger problem(or not a problem at all if it's supposed to happen??) OR this is somehow the first deviation, which doesn't feel likely considering obviously Quadratum and Srelitizia being there seems to be decidedly factored into the equation here, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it hasn't been. Or maybe the problem is that Sora's genuinely not supposed to be there. Idk where I'm going anymore, but basically if time started somewhere and it hasn't always been a loop, how did we get HERE to the point in the screenshot where SoD/practically everything was able to exist to "create itself" essentially??? And I don't think that's possible without outside intervention, so it's gotta be a stable timeloop!

#(and heres how i can prove MoM is future Sora from the past cuz time loops back around!!!) no i dont wanna make it about that even tho i do #but also now i wonder how MoM meeting young nort even factors into anything when it feels like dark road is the reason he went down his path #like. what further push could meeting MoM have possibly given him that dark road didnt??? #especially since its before the exam #granted imo nort seemed so absent emotions wise from everything happening in DR that i feel like it didnt really affect him at all #i think some interal dialogue from him would have helped tremendously cuz hes just so blank during the whole story #like it does fit his personality as the quiet guy but like. it makes it look like he doesnt care about anything happening #so i mean. if he kinda didnt then yeah maybe the MoM meeting did help push him along #granted i dont remember half the dialogue and ive barely started the video the screenshot is from so like. let me cook before you correct me #i'll correct myself when i get there and remember all the dialogue lol

[campbyler]

Ok I am not complaining in any way (pls don't take it as a complaint, I'm very happy with the way things are), because I am a baby and love rated T fics, but the idea of two 19 year olds being alone in like a cabin and not getting at least to like 3rd base is hilarious to me!

no worries, we get you!! it definitely is not the most realistic of situations, because like you said, they are 19 year olds and they’re alone lol, but we def just wanted to keep the rating teen to make sure everyone reading it is comfortable! you’re welcome to interpret anything with your own dose of realism if you want HAHA but our official stance is that we are not trying to imply anything beyond making out 🫡

#asks #definitely funny for sure i do agree with you there #also didn’t mean for this to become a statement i just think it’s important to reiterate what our stance is while also acknowledging that #you are correct and this is funny