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welcome to the Murdersex zine, a zine celebrating all things sex and murder. but um. we don't want to romanticize it or anything so don't make your submissions too murdersexy. we will do extensive background checks on all applicants and if we decide a past work of yours has too much sexy murder we'll have to remove you, sorry. we have limits, you know, we want a tasteful gory spread you could put on your coffee table, and having the Wrong people in it would kill the vibe (and we condemn all killing! wholeheartedly!)

#dottypost #dottysalt #ig?? tho this isn't about any one thing in particular ive seen it. several times now

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i don't think you can criticize aa6's colonialism in good faith if you haven't. played or watched the game yourself

#like. why is this kind of media crit where u consume it exclusively via other ppl's interpretations of it so accepted #i'm not saying the problems aren't there but i see outright lies said about the story #like 'their religion and culture is mocked!' when the protags explicitly acknowledge the usefulness of divination #they just. advocate for other perspectives to be allowed as well to get a full picture. it's like. multiculturalism 101 people #dottysalt

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i hesitate to say this is an aa5-aa6 defense blog, as i have plenty of criticisms for them, but i have equal criticisms for aa4, which has become the fandom's golden goose despite its flaws, which irks me. i am a CONSISTENT little hater thank you very much.

the "apollo justice trilogy" is all quite mid. 5-6 may feel worse because a) the complete change in models/ui and b) their overextended length causing the bad parts to drag, compared to aa4 which feels kind of incomplete and leaves people wanting for more.

each game has problems and merits. it's the fandom's #1 hobby to only highlight aa4's merits, and only highlight the 3ds games' problems. i still think they're all worth playing, but 5-6 are so hated that many people don't even give them a chance and then join the hate spree without independently forming that opinion. i don't care for that at all.

#dottysalt #dottypost #ace attorney

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i feel so bad when my well meaning irl who touches grass shares an ace attorney fandom tweet and i have to break it to him "yeah that post is funny but that person was awful to me and my friends"

#most of aatwt unfortunately! #though the popular tweets are often like the same 5-10 awful people bc they drove everyone else away lmao #and i have a long memory. #dottysalt

[dottyistired]

thinking idly about the twisting of consent language re: DNIs. seen so many posts like "ewwww my moot turned out to be a secret proshipper!! yeah they kept it private but they DISRESPECTED MY BOUNDARIES!! i feel so VIOLATED!!"

and realizing it reminds me of being bullied as if i had cooties as a kid. "ew don't touch that, dotty touched that!! don't talk to her!!!"

i wonder how many bullies in schools are using boundary-talk now to justify isolating and excluding people. "omg that freak tried to talk to me. i found out she liked (x thing). soooo traumatizing"

all positive or neutral interactions you had with the person are somehow discolored by the knowledge of the fiction that person consumes or is fine with other people consuming, which they never brought up with you. that's not boundaries. unless that person is being a bigot or a predator, what they do for leisure in private has nothing to do with you, and sure as hell isn't trauma.

i'm not going to make distasteful comparisons to any kind of systematic oppression here, it's definitely nowhere near equivalent. but it makes you a bully and an unpleasant person imo. yes, even if you don't harass people! mass exclusion and social isolation when the person is doing no tangible harm is a form of bullying, more common than straight up insults and violence, which is why so many anti-bullying mesaures in schools fail imo because it's near-impossible to prove and discipline a negative action.

being a jerk is fine with many people, i've found, as long as it isn't outright bigotry. but dressing up your fragile virtue signaling that you're not one of the Bad Gross People as a self-defensive measure will make me roll my eyes everytime. anyone who's been labeled as The Weird Kid knows what you're doing.

#tumblr user dottyistired is a FREAK who keeps snails in her pencilbox #talked abt this on discord months ago but it's even more prevalent now #am i proship? idk. i have sex you see. #discomfort is not harm #dottysalt

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lmao the whole "miles is attracted to phoenix partially because he's a bit similar to his dad" drama sparked up again

people who go sooo far to deny the obvious narrative parallels because they can't stand their uwu wholesome ship to be even the tiniest bit weird...get over urselves. or step away from the thrice-divorced emotionally constipated grown man yaoi

people's brains are messy and sometimes the way they imprint on others is influenced by their formative experiences. i definitely know people who have gravitated towards romantic partners with similarities to their family, it is a Thing That Happens (not to everyone, not to most people but It Does To Some). it's kinda gross to realize, you go through a phase of denying it because you don't want that sick fuck freud to have been anywhere near right about anything, but then you grow up and accept it's kinda funny

it doesn't mean people want to fuck their family, edgeworth is not attracted to his dad, you are the freak for thinking that. not us for recognizing the writing Choice to have That Man who saved him do so through the profession of the father he idolized, spouting the same ideals.

a person relies on a parent for protection, then grows up and relies on a lover (or friend/life partner/etc). it's a classic romance narrative, often disproportionately used on female characters even though people of all genders depend on each other equally in a relationship, so it's actually quite refreshing to see a queer version of it with miles' blossoming admiration and love for phoenix! and yeah, it's ripe for a few jokes about his daddy issues bleeding into his relationships. sue me i have a deadbeat dad pass

#miles edgeworth is a traumatized little freak and if you can't accept that u dont get him <3 #be real. being attracted to phoenix wright does underly some psychological issues #dottysalt

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society if benbaro wasn't predominantly shipped by people who hate bvz + just want to sequester him away from asry + shit on all other ships w him

#dottysalt #it's a good ship y'all are just insufferable #if you don't actually like half the ship then like. wyd

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athena looks so bad when ppl redesign her to put her in pants to be feminist or whatever. the bright yellow becomes overwhelming and it doesn't even make logical sense for her sporty personality. it's much easier to move and run in a flowy skirt and tights than the tight dress pants people draw her in. and the black tights match her black glove

frankly if ur gonna redesign anyone to be in pants instead i'd say mia? the super short skirt and bare legs look is just kinda awkward, her dress and its zipper makes no sense...i'd personally put her in the same corset top she's wearing, a blazer, and some high waisted dress pants, that'd be plenty feminine and stylish

but people think dress/skirt = feminine and pants = masculine and that mia is ultra feminine and athena is way more tomboyish than she is lmao

#dottysalt #perhaps i am a hater #like ig u can do what u want but i'll see it and think thats not my girl

[dottyistired]

if your professional art blog has proshippers dni you are not a serious person who is going to get hired

#dottysalt #like bffr #otoh the red flag is useful. some ppl who still have the same judgemental behavior have learned not to display it upfront like that #so then you get invested before you realize. ahhh. you're one of Those people. wastemytime2k23

[dottyistired]

i'm gonna say it. i don't ship narumayo but depending on the context/when in the timeline it's not a big deal, and if you like homumiko but claim nrmy is predatory you are a hypocrite and honestly, probably have some misogyny you should work through.

phoenix and maya met when he was 24 and she was 17, going on 18. mikotoba and sholmes met when they were 26 and 18.

do you think some magic 'adult' switch goes off at 18 and immediately makes someone mature? this is a difference of a few months, and ultimately homumiko's age gap is bigger.

in the end, sholmes is 'allowed' by fandom to mature and make the decision to pursue an older partner, but maya (and many of the other female characters) is forever a child to people despite being a legal adult for all but One of the games, and now being almost 30 years old.

you are allowed to be uncomfortable with whatever ship you like but before you attack others examine your perceptions a little

edit for You People: i literally said above you can hate a ship and like another one for any reason you want and that's fine, just don't harass others. unless you're harassing people, you should not feel attacked by this post. not everything is about you. i saw some randos harassing people and got pissed. jesus fucking christ.

#dottysalt #dgs2 spoilers

[dottyistired]

just saw a post that was like "you're not meant to like barok van zieks, he's a criticism of racism, japanese writers would not write an anti-japanese character with the intention of him being a fan favorite"

my dude, you have every right to hate him, criticize his writing, but i must unfortunately inform you he is the second or third most popular dgs character in every japanese poll, only behind kazuma and (sometimes) sholmes, and ahead of the Literal Protagonist

#dottysalt #dgs #the great ace attorney

[dottyistired]

i'm generally a pretty pro-ao3 person (though i think it could be improved in many ways), but people are panicking wayyy too much about tiffany g lmao. yeah the vagueness of her statements is concerning but ppl are trying to deflect all reasonable criticisms of csem on ao3. i'm not talking about fictional characters i'm talking about rpf smut of actual minors. which is a problem and ur kidding urself if it's not.

#she's not gonna get elected. chill the fuck out #also her idea of adding more detailed warnings is a good one!! #dottysalt #csa mention

[dottyistired]

"aa6 made phoenix an awful dad"

he was always a pretty awful dad but go off

#oh yeah aa4 phoenix letting trucy pay his bills with child labor. dad of the year #dottysalt

[dottyistired]

people calling 35 yo phoenix wright middle aged is my villain origin story

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[dottyistired]

every narumitsu fic that cockblocks naru/mayo by having phoenix be like "she's like a sister to me" makes my heart die a little

you know it's very easy to have a character just say "i don't feel that way about them, they're a friend" right 😭

#idk it's a personal thing but im very soured on siblingification in fandom #let people be Friends...friendships are not lesser than partners or family #signed -an only child with plenty of dear friends i do not desire romantically #dottysalt

[dottyistired]

ppl who act like aa5 and aa6 ruined the series and have no redeeming qualities are so boring im sorry. they of course of flaws. but i have complicated feelings about aa4 and can still acknowledge the innovations it brought, the iconic characters it introduced, the risks it took. but ppl treat it like a fucking golden calf and pretend any aa game not written by takumi is pure trash and he can do no wrong (turnabout top who?)

#dottysalt #ig