#but I don't want to post them on tumblr yet

[kangals]

way back in 2014, probably a few weeks or months after you posted that picture of boone with the stick on his head, i checked your blog out and so dearly enjoyed all the dogposting that i followed. i think you were the first dogblr blog i actually followed at the time, but it's been ages and my memory is bad, so i'm not fully sure. it wasn't long before then--2012 i think?--that i had gotten a new dog of my own, a border collie. iirc he and boone were just about the same age.

in 2018 i lost that blog i'd followed you with, and a lot of connections with it. i didn't return until 2021, and when i did, i didn't refollow most of the old blogs; i don't think i even really went looking for them. it took me a while to get back into the swing of using tumblr.

last september, my border collie had a sharp health decline, and i had to say goodbye. it's not the first time i've had to put a pet down, but i think it was the hardest. i'm still not over it. even just typing this now, i feel raw.

then in march or so, i made a new fandom friend who knows you, and i enthusiastically recalled following you before and how much i enjoyed it. i didn't even know about stellina, and now there's kep too! but... i also didn't know you'd lost boone. i followed because i still really enjoy your blog, and i love your collies too. and butters!!! so glad she's still here!

idk what made me look tonight... maybe because i talked about my old border collie with someone today. i went looking for the posts immediately around when you lost boone, because i guess some part of me wanted to know what happened. i spent the better part of an hour (maybe longer?) reading posts from the weeks before the decline, and then the loss, and then the deluge of old boone pictures after, and i've been crying pretty much the whole time just reading your posts and tags about him.

and this is a long and windy way to get to saying thank you. i'm glad you shared your grief, though that seems like a weird thing to say. there's something cathartic about crying over someone else's dog when you still hurt about your own, and knowing you're not alone in that kind of sorrow. boone was such a beautiful boy. i'll never forget that silly post that made me check your blog out in the first place, or the years of posts i stuck around for after. i wish i'd remembered to follow sooner, but the archive is still there, and it's so fun looking through all those old posts about him and his quirks and antics. he was amazing.

sorry for the length of this, i just... really wanted you to know that he touched yet another life, i guess. and i've been so deeply enjoying your posts about stellina and kep. i know it'll be a year soon... i hope there's some peace in how things have gone since he passed, and i hope the anniversary isn't too hard on you. thank you for sharing him with us.

i've been on tumblr for 14 years and this is, genuinely, the nicest ask i think i've ever been sent.

thank you - sincerely. there's been a lot of times over the course of this blog that i've felt like i was oversharing, or talking about pointless things only i cared about. i still so frequently start typing out a post only to stop mid-sentence and delete it because i can't help but think "no one cares about this." possibly it's why i like to talk about my pets so much - they're not me, but i'm the one who knows them best, so i get to say "hey look at this" and ramble and have people say "i'm looking" back. when boone passed, i lost that filter and i poured my grief out into this blog because it was the closest outlet i had. and to have hundreds of people not only acknowledge this but to commiserate, to reassure, to share their own stories - that helped healed me more than i can put into words. it's exactly as you said: there's a catharsis in grieving together.

i am sorry you also had to say goodbye. i wish i could say it gets easier, but i think that would be defeating the point of grief. your grief is your love and damn it if there isn't any act more loving in the world than choosing to say goodbye to an old, loyal dog. you think of how dogs were domesticated tens of thousands of years ago, of how human society and dogs have developed intertwined, of how we have records of ancient greeks and romans carving loving epitaths on their dog's graves, of how a prehistoric dog's skull was found with a bone placed in it's mouth after death, and you wonder if grieving a dog isn't one of the most consistent experiences in the whole of human history that there is.

i'm glad to know that this could bring you some comfort, in some way. it's incredibly touching to know that you kept me and boone in your thoughts for all this time. i am doing ok - i've been reflecting a lot as we approach the one-year mark. i'm not sure if i'll be able to condense those thoughts down into coherent words, but i'll do my best. i hope that my silly little pets continue to bring you some happiness, and that you've found peace with your own grief.

thank you, again - this is extremely touching and means a hell of a lot to me.

#i know exactly what you mean about reading posts about other peoples loss and grieving in camaraderie with them. i do that too #also mayhaps i am nosy sometimes and want to intrude. i cant help my nature to be a looky-loo #which is to say: you should never feel like you are intruding for doing so back to me.

[sztampok]

Hazbin Hotel ~ My random thoughts after watching season 1

I don't know how tumblr works, but I feel the NEED to share some of my inside thoughts with you, so here we go, I hope that somebody will see that

And of course, spoiler warning of season 1 and rumors about 2

Vox and Valentino aka happy, perfect couple NO WAY. I love both of these characters - Vox, because I'm simp of this freakin TV and Val, coz he is very good written villain. In the same time I totally hate Valentino's behavior. He acts like a spoiled child which gets everything that he wants, he treats others like a trash. In my opinion in some scenes it's also shown that he treats Vox like that. I really like the idea of two bad guys being together, but no offense - Valentino seems extremely toxic as a partner. While doing some research I've read about fact that previously they relationship were pictured as typically toxic love. I'm not sure If that was a canon or fanon, so sorry for any misunderstandings (I'm new fan of Hazbin, so I'm not into the full lore yet).

Buut, listen here, wouldn't you like to see more of them together at season 2? What I think is that It would be so amazing (and oddly satysfying) to see this relationship even more toxic. Why? To break it up and let Vox be free from him.

Also, I think that in season 2 Val should be punished for everything that he did to Angel. I would love to see them breaking up, not because of potentially death of Valentino or other things, but because of Vox or some characters trying to help this TV guy. Shooow me Vox escaping from this freak. Okay, okay, Vox isn't pure, I heard rumors about him being one of the main villains (with rest of the Vees) at season 2, but still, toxic relationship is sad : (

And another thing - I don't see them as official partners like two boyfriends, the loved ones. Imo they are totally just hooking up, fwb relationship. But afterall, that sort of Vox's contact with Valentino seems very bad affecting to him.

OK, AND NOW LISTEN, BECAUSE THIS SHIT IS FIRE. I heard theory about Velvette's love potion being made of Valentino saliva. Makes sense? Of course. Val's saliva is clearly red btw, it's visible when he met Charlie and in some more parts. What if Vox's red stripes on his screen are also some part of this potion/Val's saliva? What if this think isn't error on his screen, but hint of being under Val's 'charm'? Okay, I'm done talking shit xD I have no one to share that, so yeah, maybe you will like it. Ohh, and I'm gonna post more if this post will gain your attention I hope that nobody is offended by this. You are Vox x Val shipper? Ok, have fun

#hazbin hotel #vox #hazbin vox #hazbin hotel vox #vees #vox the tv demon #the vees #vox hazbin hotel #valentino #theory #shitpost #thoughts #my thoughts

[yasmeensh]

Anyone miss secret bombable walls only detected by tapping (or maps)?

#loz #legend of zelda #zelda 1 #playing totk and I kinda don't like how obvious the bombable walls are ;-; #I suppose because there are soooooooo many caves it's gonna make it hard to 100% it #but still. a more subtle design #really enjoying it so far! #the exploration in totk is AMAZING #I made some drawings #but I don't want to post them on tumblr yet #twitter censor features helps with keeping spoilers at bay #but it's harder here #I could still tag #but eh #I'll post them in like... a month or two lol #for now have some zelda 1 #miss my little boy

[chaos-has-theories]

#would like to hear about your Egypian theory#does it relate to ba and ka and how the physicality of the cavalier's soul seems to survive the consumption and integration @mayasaura

It does a little! There was a theory a while back about the Eightfold Word being the cavalier's name, which did absolutely make my egypt senses tingle. You can read through a list of the Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul and find such bangers as "A person's name was an essential aspect of individuality and central to one's survival after death" or "The kꜣ (ka) 𓂓 was the Egyptian concept of vital essence, which distinguishes the difference between a living and a dead person, with death occurring when the kꜣ left the body" or "In the Egyptian religion, the heart was the key to the afterlife" and then you can cry a little about Kiriona -

But admittedly that's the kind of stuff that can be found in plenty of philosophies.

I'm more focused on the fact that every single lyctor can be mapped onto a major Egyptian deity, and every plot line so far onto a major Egyptian myth.

John and the OG Lyctors are the Great Ennead, with the Resurrection as the Heliopolitan Creation Myth. The Mithraeum follows the Journey of Ra through the underworld.

Harrowhark is Horus, and her fight with Cytherea mirrors the conflict between Horus and Set.

Alecto is Sakhmet, Nona is Hathor, both of them the Eye of Ra; Nona the Ninth is the 'Myth of the Distant Goddess' to a point where I'm embarrassed that I didn't realize so before the book came out.

Ianthe is Thoth.

(If you want to read my full 4000 word essay on it here you go, but that's the gist of it. Even more random ramblings under my tag #the egypt agenda.)

#i wrote that original post at a time when i was not quite on top of how tumblr works yet #also there is more a-coming i want to put the Nona/Hathor stuff into proper words I just haven't found them yet #also also don't worry i didn't think you'd forgotten about all the other influences on these books i've just never seen anyone but me #talk about the egypt stuff and decided to get on my soapbox #the locked tomb #chaos has theories #the egypt agenda

[macadam]

Gonna put myself out here for a hot minute to remind everyone that the runner of a poll or little event on tumblr is not responsible for the replies/posts of everyone else in the fandom, nor do they have the power to stop people from reacting in any which way in the notes of their post without turning off reblogs and shutting down the entire thing full stop. I think we can all agree on that? They are not a discord mod, or the fandom's babysitter. Tumblr is the Wild West and by god none of us are the sheriff.

That's all ok keep on keeping everyone

#I think everyone can understand the wariness that comes with suddenly holding a giant megaphone? #and also the inbox is not your political confessional. for like.. the last time #if you have a point to make reblog or make your own post #Mac mumbles #this is getting sidetracked but #some of this stuff really does just look like ask bait. stop it #don't throw it onto someone else to suddenly have to reply or take the heat for. go off anon at least #you may not be intentionally mean about it but it's not nice. if you have a stupid point to make use your own blog to make it don't leech #off someone else's blog and watch them navigate the replies of an opinion You Made #if you're not sure how to figure out what sets a trap for a Tumblr user: stating an argumentative opinion or ranting about others behaviour #usually causes shit for the one answering the ask #because now their hands are tied and no matter how they respond they are probably gonna get shit #obviously this is less of a personal rant because as we have established today: I am the swing a bat at the hornets nest mutual #but yeah. be nice. don't send political discourse on anon into peoples inboxes if they haven't already brought up the topic. #its kinda a dick move. why not make your own post? oh its because you want Their Platform to boost your opinion? get out #if you wanted to have a conversation about it then dm them or send it off anon so they can reply properly #**privately #if you're worried you might get heat for it then ding ding! that is also a dick move! you know its a heated topic #and yet you hath brought it forth onto another blog so that They may be the one to carry the conversation #ugh sorry for the long rant this is just Such a pet peeve of mine #again I don't care much as a receiver but watching others get stuck in it is like... mrs anon sir. that was not nice #bad fandom etiquette etc etc #this goes double if its a generally positive or neutral blog. be annoyed on your own time

[aeide-thea]

truly just SUCH a typical tumblr experience but like.

Familiar Tumblr Name makes a post that's like: 'you know how fast fashion perpetuates itself by selling us clothing that gets dingy and grody really fast, so we have to replace it yearly?'

me: uh, no, actually—historically i've found that the few fast fashion pieces i acquired long outstayed their welcome, and were perfectly wearable long after i was heartily sick of them! but go on, i guess

FTN: 'let me tell you about this traditional domestic wisdom (implied: that's been lost because of, uh, capitalism) that will fix this problem (that you, too, definitely have) for you!'

me, googling: okay so this residue that FTN said was somehow a Fast Fashion thing is apparently generally caused by like. fabric softener and/or hard water. using discount detergents that skimp on active ingredients. using too much detergent so it doesn't wash out. letting your bedding go too long between washes. letting your washer go too long between cleans. etc. anyway. lots of specific factors here, many of which may in fact not apply to you in particular!

but like. why get specific when instead we could assert You Know This Problem, Right? This Lost Traditional Wisdom Will Definitely Help You Personally!!

#just like. makes me mad as rhetoric bc like. *i* can evaluate yr Dramatic Tumblr Post critically and do independent research abt it #and determine how much of it applies to me #and like. the answer is: basically none but it's a good reminder to clean the washing machine‚ thx #but like. there are loads of ppl in the notes just like. nodding along very wide-eyed #to whom this ALSO may not be applicable but who have lapped up yr sloppy demagoguery #and it's just like. [FTN] admits *in this post* that they don't actually know all the ins and outs of this #and it's just like. then probably you shouldn't be climbing onto your soapbox to explain it to people just yet!! #and telling people to get Righteously Angry that this has been Kept From Them #anyway. extremely specific subtweet and honestly the consequences of blindly taking OP's advice would probably not be too bad #but it's just like. i get really frustrated with these bloggers who want to Dispense Advice #but aren't actually experts themselves‚ don't provide any citations for their assertions‚ and claim that things are Universally Applicable #which is just. never true!! people's situations vary!!! #and like. if everyone were equipped to critically evaluate this shit it'd be fine‚ probably #but they're not! people are like 'oh wow you sound confident‚ okay‚ information integrated into my worldview now!' #and it's just like. i realize the subject matter here is relatively low-stakes but it's like. the KIND of rhetoric here is. weird. #very like. There's Been a Conspiracy and You Should Believe Me Because I Sound Confident and Friendly and Like I'm On Your Side. #Reject the Innovations of Capitalism. Retvrn to the Old Ways. #and it's just like. hm what politicians does that remind me of! #anyway. sorry for this very vehement very specific subtweet i just. idk. genuinely think this strain of tumblr demagoguery is pernicious #and like. lots of it is perpetrated by liberals!! most of it ime! but it's the same damaging dynamic even so

[cowardstiel]

all i want from tumblr are custom feeds so i can switch between the Big Main Dashboard and separate Little Feeds for personal blogs, fandom blogs, aesthetic blogs, etc etc

#i miss SO MUCH from my beloved mutuals :( #and i refuse to just follow fewer blogs. i need them all. every single shitposter and treeposter and hearteyeshurwitzposter #i really don't care about reddit-esque social feeds like they're talking about and idk if theyd survive since group chats were a flop #i just want the option to filter the blogs i follow into different feeds #ANYWAY #lily complains about tumblr yet again #my post

[e77y]

Procrastinating so hard even though this is a fun topic about my embarrassing old interest... It's literally an excuse to infodump WHY am I procrastinating 😭

#🤓posting #I need to seriously start though bc this is due tomorrow and I have to make a physical zine (for the first time ever) #because I decided to commit to that for some reason 😭 #procrstinated so hard that I painted THREE layers of nail polish (I am usually very lazy with it. so) #and waited for it to dry all the way and everything LMAO #sorry for all the school posting lately I have had a very stressful week lolol #I will be done with projects after Monday and then on spring break the next week so yay #and my transient school is on spring break rn #but I'm moving soon (not out of town yet; my mom is moving houses down the street actually haha) so I'll be busy with that #also why do I keep getting ed tumblr (idk if it has a specific community name or whatever) tags recommended when I type in tags 😭 #every time I start a tag with 'I want' or 'I need' I get these tags recommended..... I don't want to have to block all of them UGH #I actually don't think I have any filtered tags rn #anyway sorry for the ramble I'm gonna go work.... not now but soon lol. byeeee

[majorplayer]

a while ago i was hanging out in game and tried to explain to someone the manner in which hardcore pacesetter enjoyers feel about him as a character, from what i've observed of it. i attempted to articulate "you know how lesbians have those incredibly specific and atypical feelings about their all-time-favorite little fictional man? it's that, except all graham fans are like that with him." i wasn't sure if they were understanding me, so i recommended they take a look at the pacesetter/graham payser tumblr tags for on-the-job learning. they said ok and, after a few minutes of silence, began liveblogging their findings to me in game: "just scrolled past fan art of pace in a maid outfit" [30 seconds later] "another pace in a maid outfit" [1 minute later] "graham shaped like an amongus with big baby cow eyes" [30 seconds later] "maid outfit again" and i think they understood my point after that

#it was long enough ago that i don't remember the EXACT convo but i know for 100% sure that they saw MULTIPLE maid outfit fanarts #i probably have screenshots but it's too much work to look for them since i take so many.. especially That Night #plus idk if the person in question (who has a tumblr where they post their in-game toon) would want to be associated with this lol #if any pacesetter fans who love him enough to have imagined him in a maid outfit before reading this post are reading this: i love you #i love him but i'm not at that level (yet?) probably since i haven't even won the fight (yet?) #For now my aroace ass has that strange lesbian-esque obsession with chip #toontown #ttcc #pacesetter #graham payser #original

[wereh0gz]

I have a hc that Sonic characters, when they're very very young, actually are indistinguishable from Flickies and the like

There have accidentally been times where a human unknowingly adopted a baby mobian thinking it was a normal kitten or something...until the fur starts coming in bright pink

Omg baby mobians looking like the wild counterparts of their species is so cute like imagine a mama cat holding her tiny kitten in her arms or a papa dog gently playing tug o' war with his pup. Wonder if, depending on their species, they start walking and running on all fours before transitioning into bipedal movement as they grow older

Also I imagine some of them look kinda weird like hatchling bird mobians having barely any feathers or hedgehog hoglets looking like weird little gummy creatures with spines on their squishy backs. They're still adorable tho <3

Also also the thought of a human adopting a seemingly normal baby animal only for it to grow into a mobian is hilarious to me like "oh shit this is a baby. Where were its parents?? Did I accidentally kidnap a baby?? Am I its parent now???"

#asks #tumblr user themetalvirus drew sonic shadow and silver as hoglet babies and they're adorable #don't want to tag them in the main post. being acknowledged scares me #the idea is very cute tho and it got me thinking about what some of my ocs would look like as babies #haven't gotten the chance to draw it yet tho. maybe tomorrow if i feel like it

[rotisseries]

all the Discourse™ is gonna make a serious marlene and the fireflies defender out of me

#like. I don't LOVE them. I'm kind of fireflies neutral. but SOMEONE'S GOT TO #everyone is picking teams!! and for the record I'm team no teams bc that's what it should be #like. emotionally? I'm team joel. in the sense that ellie is also MY babygirl and I don't want her dead for a cure #logically? rationally? ethically? thinking critically? I'm seeing both sides #anyway on one hand it kinda sucks that I haven't really found any good tlou blogs to follow yet bc I'd like to see it more on my dash #on the other hand the level of discourse I have to keep seeing on tiktok and the amount of shit I saw in the tumblr tag the few times #I scrolled through it? #yeah maybe it's a good thing I'm not following anyone. I don't want that to be all over my tumblr too lmao #anyway. marlene and the fireflies. that should be a band name #tlou #the last of us #the last of us hbo #tlou hbo #anyway. I'm not like. an analysis post kind of person and I have already seen and reblogged posts that covered it #so I KNOW some of you get it and I don't need to make a post #but also getting that incomprehensible need to run my mouth

[beeapartments]

man, i don't want to have to be doing the "here's other places to follow me" thing on a second website.

#i don't really know where i'd go from tumblr #i mean i have accounts on blue sky and twitter and most other social media #but none of them have the same feel as tumblr #pillowfort is maybe kind of similar but i haven't found many to follow there yet #and i can't be on every site all the time so I mostly just focus on a couple #if anyone wants to connect on discord feel free to dm but it is very easy to figure out my username #i don't really want search engines to link my tumblr to any of my other stuff #but at some point I guess I'll post my handmade link tree #i wonder how long tumblr would last on a skeleton crew #beeapartments-text

[bookwyrminspiration]

I know taking my time with asks and prioritizing other things isn't something I need to apologize for, but I still want to say if you've sent me an ask and I haven't answered it I promise I am not ignoring it. I will answer and I do really appreciate it.

I genuinely haven't had an empty ask box since around Dec 2020-Jan 2021 (somewhere around there, I don't know exactly) but I love to answer those asks and share ideas! so please know it is not you or your ask, and that I am doing things as I can.

I just know I've got a few that've been sitting for a while and wanted to say I'm not ignoring you, I promise! I just have Life and there are many of you, so please be patient :)

#kotlc #<- because a lot of my asks are keeper themed #also i typed this post so fast I accidentally tried to print tumblr #my inbox isn't even that full rn and still some have been sitting for a while #so. i feel a little bad #before when responses would take 1.5-2 months I had the excuse that I had over 100 asks in my inbox #and was being thorough with all of them #but now i'm in the 25-30 range usually. and yet they're still taking a while #and I know I don't need to apologize for it! i'm not going to apologize for prioritizing other things #i just. like. you have sent things and cool ideas and I'm taking more time than I want to to share them :/ #so. i wish I was more caught up and prompt #that's all. so I'm thanking you for your patience #(this is NOT to say you can't or should stop sending me asks. please don't hesitate or hold back! just know it might. take some time)

[birdmenmanga]

stricken with illness rendering me incapable of finishing any reishi fanart

#just thinking thoughts... #WHY. #I'm literally so obsessed with them and yet these are still lying in my wip pile like ??? hello. come on bestie you got this #I'm so angry that the kissing under the painting of the ecstasy of st teresa one is still undone btw I think it's SO fucking funny #funniest bit in the history of soh's artwork and that's including the communism comic btw #I'm really sad about the bottom one btw. I think it's frankly beyond salvation and I need to restart it. #but I have to finish it otherwise I can't post right hand man on tumblr whyyyy why would I lock myself out of posting content like this #the top one. well. I just drew it earlier today actually. and you know what. I don't want to draw stairs actually LMAO #is it not enough to have a shitty 30 minute sketch??? #the composition also sucks for the bottom one lol. idk what's wrong with it but I don't like it #THE COMPOSITIONS ARE IMMACULATE FOR THE TOP TWO THOUGH. IT'S SO GOOD> #me (annoying as hell): do you see the negative space where eishi usually sits on the steps??? do you see it?? do you???? #and the ecstasy of st teresa one is just SUPER funny perspectivewise #you're like crouching next to their table at the fucking restaurant and peeping your eyes above the table and they're both watching you doit #like the concept of it is just HILARIOUS. #WITH THE LIGHTBULB AT THE TOP!! #there is just something about it. is it a halo? it could be.

[sciencegeniusgirlshowdown]

Can we submit Genderfluid Science Geniuses?

I'd say my stance is that, if a character wouldn't mind being referred to as a girl at least part of the time, they're definitely permitted! Speaking from the perspective of a nonbinary person (though not specifically a genderfluid person) I know I wouldn't be the most comfortable if I myself was submitted to an explicitly gendered poll like this, but I know that that take won't be the same for everyone! So if a character is generally comfortable with being lumped in with women then I wouldn't have an issue with it at all! If their preference when it comes to how they're acknowledged is vague, I may open up a preliminary asking for voters familiar with them their thoughts on whether it'd be respectful to the character for them to be included.

I will add that, with the current number of unique submissions already nearing the 128 limit with the submission period still having a ways to go, there's a chance that they may be one of the characters that doesn't make the cut in the end. If they don't, please know that it's not because of any phobic sentiments on mod's part! While I'd love to include every character sent to me, at the end of the day some will be facing the chopping block. If I do decide to run another SGGShowdown bracket sometime after this one ends, I'm like, 99% sure that I'll make it so characters that were solely rejected from the first bracket due to being at capacity would take up the first however many slots of the second bracket.

With all that being said, I'd definitely submit them if you think they wouldn't mind being a part of something like this! I'm worried it may sound like I'm already planning on rejecting them, but I promise that's not the case! I haven't decided exactly how I'll be picking which valid submissions get to be in the limited number of slots and which don't yet, so I just wanted to get that little disclaimer out of the way!

#SGGShowdown Speaks #SGGShowdown Announcements #The current plan is to have the format of every poll mention Science Genius Girl somewhere within the post. #Not exactly sure how yet but like #I wouldn't feel great about having the post say smth like “Who should be Tumblr's Science Genius Girl?” #only for one of the characters to not be comfortable with being called a girl you know? #Also for a certain set of characters (I am thinking about one in particular here but I won't say a name to avoid showing bias) #where there's like different possibilities for them but they're still distinctly the same character #and in one or more possibilities they're not a woman #I personally will be avoiding using images of them from the possibility where they're not a woman #and I'd generally recommend not propagandizing using information from the possibilities where they're not a woman #but they're still totally fine to be submitted! #If it's a case like a character starting the series off as a woman but later on transitions to a man or something like that #with absolutely no substantial (canon) examples of alternate timelines where that's not the case #the character will be rejected. #I know some media has situations like multiple endings where no one ending is considered the “canon” one where this can get messy #but just generally I'd like for winning SGGShowdown to be something fans of a character can be proud of instead of smth to feel awkward abt #Tags ended up running a bit long but the words just kept tumbling out lmao. #I hope this all makes sense! I just don't want to end up offending anyone accidentally or anything like that.

[torchickentacos]

UGHHHHHH take a shot every time a makeup youtuber uploads a video on their diet or on how sugar ruined their life. paragraph of complaining and criticism of diet culture under cut, ed tw but in a very anti-ed way.

like please just tell me about mascara and stuff, I do not want to be sold a program on how to have an eating disorder. I have SO many rants about this but I'll leave it at this for now: unless done in a very specific and mentally healthy way, restricting categories of food is almost always going to be your first step down a slippery slope, allergies excluded. Restricting one category leads to labeling it as bad, so you assign moral worth to food, so you start trying to 'deserve' your food, et cetera, down you go on that slope.

#tw ed mention #tw ed #ed mention #cw ed #lowkey don't want to tag this because people with it blocked are the ones who may need to see it but i will tag #just in case it would have the opposite intended effect and just out of courtesy #apparently i have big societal advocacy opinions today #ableism. homophobia and sociology behind it. diet culture. having some Big Feelings about things today #I mean I always have big societal opinons i'm usually just too conflict avoidant to share them #because tumblr really likes to do this thing where they see a vaguely ambiguous statement and they take it the WAY wrong worst way #like ok. in the other post. i mention how southern poverty can lead to people being stuck in their homophobic church town. #and i'm waiting for the anon to be like 'oh so you're saying to give all homophobes money' #like no i didn't say that #i said poverty can lead to being stuck somewhere that nurtures bigotry #sigh. we'll see how this goes over but no angry people yet #I think because it's still in my lovely little circle #usually i only get weird stuff once a post breaches containment #but nobody here ever causes me issues #i mean it's anon but still #UGH the time i got t*rfs in my inbox after that one addition circled around #censoring so they cannot find this hopefully #ANYWAYS ok i'm done #ily guys #if you ever DO have issue with something i said then do let me know #i do not bite and chances are it was accidental #and if it wasn't accidental then i do enough college discussion boards to be able to NICELY AND CALMLY talk stuff out #though maybe not timely.... gonna go answer dms on that note actually #left them marinating like a steak