#fandom stuf

[grapecaseschoices]

i usually don't send asks and i would send this off anon, but im scared of getting hate on this, since ive seen quite a lot of discriminatory behaviour in if fandom spaces when it comes to poc opinions so imma just stay anonymous if that's ok with u.

i came across a post you posted a while ago regarding the if ROs and the lack of diverse characters when it comes to darker skin characters and i just wanted to say thank u for making that post. i hope it gives writers and the fandom some food for thought. ive been noticing ever since i got into the if community that black/ros of black descent tend to almost always be the less popular ros and as a mixed black person myself it's really sad to see. you also mentioned the lack of darker skinned east Asians/south East Asians if i recall correctly (if not please feel free to correct me) and I honestly couldn't agree not. ive noticed in some ifs that the characters of color that are the most popular tend to be those of east Asian descent with paler skin or poc ROs who's ethnicity is left ambigious by the author and whilst I'm really happy that there's been more progress made in terms of diversity, i would love to see more black characters who aren't sidelined to the best friend stereotype and more poc characters who's ethnicity is made clearer.

some south east Asian friends of mine who are of Hmong-Thai and Agta-Filipino descent have also mentioned they would would love to see more South East Asian ROs as well as East Asian ROs who are darker skinned, because the majority of the rep that there seems to be for Asian characters are those with paler skin. its a similar feeling for Latinx ROs, i almost always see lighter skinned Latinx ROs being represented in the majority with a lack of darker skinned Latinx ros. I'm not forcing anyone to add diversity to their game ofc, but the ratio of poc ROs to white ros on some games have made me kind of sad to see, specially when there's like 4 or 5 white ros and then 2 ros of colors who seem like they were just kind of tacked on for representation points, but their backgrounds are left ambigious and no Nationality or ethnicity is ever mentioned by the author which kind of leaves me scratching my head ngl. there's also a prominent lack of SEA and SA rep in terms of ROs, so I'm always happy when I see one! I would also love to see more biracial characters who aren't half white, since we aren't all a monolith.

regarding black ros. in my time in the community whilst ive seen an increase in the amount of black ROs, seeing them always be the least popular in polls still makes me quite sad. i hope that fandom can become more open minded and give more black ROs a chance. on the other hand I've seen a lot of greatly written black ROs in comparison to back in the day, and I'm glad people are incorporating more ROs based on their culture which is great!

sorry about this essay, but i hope it doesn't come across as rude or offensive, it's just something that has been on my mind ever since ive seen your post regarding the lack of representation in if. English isn't my first language so I hope I expressed myself alright.

negl, when i the way you started and then the length of this post, i foreal thought it was gonna be a fight. so, it was a relief that isnt the case. i honestly don't think there's anything for me to add, because you said my feelings and all i could do is nod along as i read this.

though, i'm glad that my post struck a chord for you. (is that the thing to say?? i'm not even sure. i guess my purpose for that post was pointing out the ignored part and bringing on encouragement as well. so, while i'm glad it encouraged you to share your opinion and made you feel less alone in feeling uncomfortable with what you were seeing -- it sucks that things haven't changed to a point where you can feel comfortable saying your thoughts off anon without being harassed. like yikes [not at you, but at fandom]. roflmao. like this is 2023. we really STILL at a point where we're going to make people feel bad about having a GENERAL issue with the racism and colorism that if writers & the if fandom continue to show? rather than … idk continue to DO something about it.)

i would love to see more black characters who aren't sidelined to the best friend stereotype and more poc characters who's ethnicity is made clearer.

i have actually seen some improvement, too. either from the fandom directly zeroing in and supporting black characters (i know the polls can seem disheartening - and i had a feeling that's what drew you to my inbox - but there HAVE been moments where the black character would be the most favored ro -- buuuuuut .... sadly, it is still so rare that i continue to be surprised when it occurs) or in the if writers boosting black characters because they have an awareness regarding fandom's bias. i definitely do think we need more of the latter, tho.

i still think there is a very long way to go. extremely. like i think in general, despite the imporvements we have both observed, a lot of the newer games i've seen ratio is still low like you said. it's a mix instead of being - at least from my observation - as consistently majorly white like it used to be. now i'd say the ratio is aybe 3 (white characters) to 2 (characters of color, of different races) ... as opposed to 3:1. Whoo. BUT i've seen what you mentioned too, still -- too many games are still so white. And if they're not, they're more often than not theyll be light skinned East Asian or black (or mixed... with white). Or an ambigous Latino that I can't tell if they're a white Latine or meant to be a character of color. So, yeah ... i don't know what it is. a fear of writing characters of color, not finding characters of color romanceable, or just a lack of awareness.

Like I guess I agree with you (lmao), I don't want to "pressure" people to have diversity either --- mostly because the people who get hurt in cases like that are minorities reading the story. My desire, I suppose, is a want to understand. I know a lot of IF writers have the idea that 'my story is for me', and in a sense, I agree -- I think we shouldn't expect writers to bend every bit of story to the fans (not even an interactive story). I've seen the mess that can create. However, if you wanted it to be JUST your story, you would've left it in your journal. You want engagement and participation -- you want to share, and I believe most stories should be shared. So, why as an artis wouldn't you want to make a story where .... I don't know. I'm tired. I've kind of gotten to a point where I'm just like whatever. I'm disappointed in myself for expecting better from IF writers and the IF fandom.

BUT I am glad that you and your friends are not only discussing but EXPECTING better, because you deserve it. Because your friends deserve to see and engage with characters who are SEA (of all shades, but especially of darker skinned). You deserve to see mixed raced characters who aren't half white (or light skinned), because as stated yall arent a monolith -- that isn't all there is in the world. (And it's WEIRD to me, like WHY do we AUTOMATICALLY assume mixed/biracial = partially white? I mean I KNOW why but COME ON! lol.)

*sighs*

i WILL say though, again, it's not all bleak: and i have seen variation of the TYPE of characters of color -- like it isn't always the cold e. asian or the black emotional pack mule best friend. so that's good. and i hope that continues.

and you're fine, dove. i actually appreciate your ask because like i said i was feeling kinda ho-hum about things but this sorta sparked a fire in me, roflmao. you expresse yourself just fine, and honestly despite the essay i wrote back i really didnt have anything worth adding.

#grapecase answers #interactive fiction #representation matters #diversity #fandom stuf #if fandom #h o n e s t l y #just read what anon said because i honestly didnt say anything different #they got all my feelings in a nutshell and i just very wordily parroted them back #everything under the cut is just anon getting me in my feelings #you got me hype again dove #i was just feeling so blergh about this whiteness in if and the fandom #but you're right the discussions SHOULD continue and you're also right that there HAVE been some cool stuff -- like i agree #i am really loving people writing stories or ros based on their culture #it's grand #i hope anyone who sees this isnt put off by the length and takes anons words as encouragement #do that research and give us that SEA ro #give us that mixed race dark skinned RO #give us that afro-latine RO #come on you know you want to #the world is so diverse. and the if community is just so broad. how could you not WANT to engage in the voices that you expect / hope to #engage with your imagination and your heart #idk what im saying but i have feelings on this that i need to ponder #anyway #long post

[intermundia]

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#fandom stuf #fanfic stuff

[cheatsykoopa98]

they are all in spain without the A

HELP ME PAY MY MEDS WITH COMMISSIONS OR DONATIONS

#tadc #the amazing digital circus #pomni #ragatha #jax #kinger #zooble #gangle #gummigoo #tadc plush #plushies #plush #stuffed animals #plush toys #spin #spinning #spinning plushies #tadc pomni #tadc ragatha #tadc jax #tadc meme #digital circus #tadc fandom #tadc gangle #tadc zooble #tadc kinger #tadc gummigoo

[wolfsnooze]

woops! looked like you really goofed that one up

#i just really wanted to draw stuffed animal king okay #toh #the owl house #my art #toh fanart #the owl house fanart #toh season 3 #the owl house season 3 #king clawthorne #the collector #<— in spirit #owl house #owl house fanart #fan art #fandom #character art

[sk3tch404]

"Stop drawing Izana!"

How about NO.

If Izana Kurokawa has fans, I'm one of them.

If Izana Kurokawa has no fans, I'm dead.

#yandere #x reader #yandere blog #male yandere #yandere x reader #art #my doodle baboodles #drawing #yandere art #yandere drawing #izana #izana kurokawa #yandere izana #yandere izana kurokawa #tokyo revengers #yandere tokyo revengers #tokyo revengers fandom #tokyo revengers x reader #izana brain rot #hes so fun to draw #hes my happy place #hes me stuffed in a silly man #hed beat my ass irl #and i would say thank you #on my hands #knees #everything #im more loyal than kaku #TRUST #ONE CHANCE PLZ

[luvmomoiz]

>agere sick day moodboard/outfit with a bluey theme!! (gender neutral, age 2-6) made this for comfort cause im sick right now :( but also guys i have the bluey sweatshirt and it is my favoritest ever please get it if you are a little that likes bluey…..it’s from target and it’s grown up sized!! i was so excited to find it!!

>divider from here!!

#autism #adhd #agere #age regression #sfw age regression #toddler regression #baby regression #agere safe space #outfit #moodboard #sunny makes #bluey #fandom agere #build a bear #plushie #stuffed animal #pillow pet

[girlboyburger]

cozy cow comforts ... 🧸💕

#feat. my husband enjoying a jumbo xxxl cow plush hehe #gonna make a follow up piece where he's plushies and cow is hugging him :\] #i've gotta draw more plushies. i get the itch every now and then and usually deny it for Other Art but clothing folds and stuffing weight... #so so relaxing to draw #my art #furry #anthro #fursona #furry fandom #oc #furry art #oc: cow #bovine #plush #cattle #dog #wolf #canine #couple #love #soft #dreamy #purple #aesthetic #clouds #sleepy #plushification #hug #cuddle #btw plush cow feels like a squishmallow and always smells like fresh laundry <3

[c4t1l1n4]

I know Spock’s misunderstanding of human things is generally played up, even by Spock himself because he’s a little shit like that, but I like to think there are some things Kirk/McCoy do that he genuinely does not understand.

Like they’re at some sort of carnival/festival and win one of those prize stuffed animals and Spock pretends to think that’s illogical and not understand the point of a worthless trinket but in reality he totally gets wanting to win something for your partner and feels all warm and fuzzy seeing them carry it around all night.

But then he swears, or makes a lewd comment or says something adult and McCoy gasps dramatically and covers the plushie’s ears and is like: “how dare you, Spock?!”

And Spock looks over at Jim all confused, but Jim just nods seriously and is like: “you can’t say something like that in front of Mr. Fluffles.”

And Spock genuinely blue screens.

He’s careful about what he says the rest of the night and when they beam back aboard he finds time to corner Uhura and tries to figure out the best way to ask WTF he did wrong. Uhura gleefully (and between giggles) explains that plushies are “innocent” and should be treated in a similar way as children (with great respect, care and not saying crude/adult things around them.)

#this could be a very cute fic #but I’m honestly way too tired to write it right now #plushies are innocent and deserve to be respected #but honestly something in Spock’s Vulcan hindbrain is way to excited about winning a prize for his boyfriends #protect this man at all costs #star trek #star trek tos #fanfiction #ao3 fanfic #star trek aos #fandom #star trek fanfiction #mcspirk #spock #plushies #stuffed animals

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

people practice w Them <3

#posting this and then shoving my head into a hole Bye #i am! Not Confident!!! in my people scribbling abilities!! #but im trying!!! im fucking trying!!! #i already see improvement #not enough to make me go 'wee the masses are gonna love this' #but enough that i can fathom posting. i can handle it. i can do this #if i dont do it now then i never will!!!! #im still gonna scream into a pillow rip it apart and then eat the stuffing!!!! #ah... the mortification of Existing... of Being Perceived... #it is ever present and inescapable! youd thing id be used to it by now!!! #ill be on my death bed asking people to leave the room so that i can die w/o feeling horribly self conscious and Seen #no seriously every time i think about my potential death and or coma should that happen #i prematurely cringe at the Attention. people potentially crying at my bedside Eugh No Thank You Please Do That Elsewhere #either call me a loser and drop off a single flower or leave me be <3 #THIS IS A WELCOME HOME SCRIBBLE POST. IM SORRY I FORGOT #scribble garnish #uh um uh so uh wally and barnaby am i rite fellas- #in my mind they're picking up takeout for dinner <3 #yeah no im not tagging it with a fandom tag. i dont want to be perceived As We've Established #im somewhat satisfied with that first wally.... swag <3 #& do i have major gender envy for barnaby? yeah #im not used to drawing people but i should be... i need to be... #THERE ARE GUYS I WANNA DRAW! mine and others!!! ngl mostly mine!!!

[moeblob]

Me, too, Blade. Me. Too.

(I am taking donations to buy a gigantic $250 stuffed cheeseburger. It's giant. I want it. I will never obtain it. I saw it in a shop window and..... wow. Big.)

#honkai star rail #hsr blade #kafka #you guys this thing was fucking huge but i cant spend 250 on it lmao #also the way to tell i love characters or a game a lot is by if i draw them being stupid #i love blade so much hes so funny and suffering.... #do not actually give me money to buy a giant burger #i walk around and its so big and i am so small #i would have to actually drive my car just to put a giant stuffed burger in it #there is absolutely no way i can even hold this thing on the way home #i have in fact told my sister this very sadly before i found out the price this morning #i was lamenting last night over giant borger in window........ i want it....... #then i saw the price and was like WELP guess not lol #ill post art for a different fandom later hopefully but this was super important to me to draw #specifically with these characters #worst case scenario i fail my own self inflicted october challenge of a different series each day #but hsr gets two days worst case scenario which isnt bad #im so sorry to anyone who wants to look at mr blade in serious situations i am incapable of serious

[putting-kinger-in-places]

you guys really liked that wheres waldo hate post huh. dont worry ive got a couple more words to say about that little red and white straightened peppermint swirl looking fuck but i'm saving them for later

#all jokes wheres waldo fandom please dont kill me #is there even a wheres waldo fandom #please say there is thatd be so funny #not a place #also side note in case u feel bad. no i dont care if u compare my blog to waldo im jk #waldos my enemy for different reasons fyi. #waldo killed my family and burnt my crops #now i have no wheat to feed my stuffed animals with for the winter 😭😭😭 #and its all waldos fault

[sinningtamer]

taming the monster hunter 🦊🩸🔮

this tooootally wasn't an idea i had back around halloween and only found motivation to draw now... what gave you that idea?

#belly kink #stuffing kink #inflation kink #I DREW MAINSTREAM FANDOM KINK ART EVERYONE CLAP #/j #brgtt #dv #krk #sure those work as their tags. idk if i'll draw them again but. #ovrwtch

[rosesocietyy]

It'll never stop being funny how people can see something in fiction and recognize it's wrong but for some reason, can't seem to translate that to real life and see how those same things are reflected in their behavior.

y'all watch episode 2, you see Louis face horrific macro aggressions while trying to conduct simple business, you watch him rightfully get angry, you cheer when he kills the man for what is agreed to be a blatant display of racism. you watch him then explain to lestat what the man did and why he reacted the way he did.

and you clutch your pearls when lestat is dismissive, disregarding louis' struggles and calling him confusing, that he's too dramatic and he needs to get over the racism he faces everyday because they just can't keep having this argument about their differences lestat is tired of it! you question how he can be so flippant to a very serious issue that he previously claimed to care about.

But then you come on this tag, you see black people, frustrated and exhausted, calling out the racism they face, explain how harrowing it is, how isolating and sinister it is, and you roll your eyes, dismiss it and call it "fandom drama", we're overreacting and we should drop it already because we can't keep having this "discourse" over and over again, the carousel comes round again and you're tired of it!

I simply have to laugh

#try as hard as they can they'll never push black people out of this space #they sat in their comfort cushion stuffed with white supremacy flavored foam for decades #and now that they're being forced to directly confront the abysmal nature of the text they love so much #it feels like they've been dropped to hard concrete from the 16th story window #I'm just giggling #your 'peace' is irrelevant as long as these ppl continue to make this fandom hell for us #we will continue to call them out and if that's all this tag becomes filled with then so be fucking it #interview with the vampire #iwtv

[h0rny4tummy]

I don’t really like drawing fanart but i couldn’t resist her…

#please dont tag in fandom tags can you imagine the fatphobic hatemail id get #stuffed strawberries #cute belly #belly kink #belly bloat #stuffing art #belly stuffing art #stuffing kink #stuffed feedee #big belly girl #so stuffed

[transholmes]

When I first started typing this out I apologized for this vent but you know what? I'm not the least bit sorry, the BG3 fandom needs to hear this.

Being a queer fan in this fandom is beyond depressing, even more so if you're a queer dude or masc aligned person. It's like being transported 10-15 years back in time and I mean that in the worst way. Back to when producing queer content whether M/M or F/F would at best get you passive-aggressively ignored by the majority of fandom. Worst case involved doxxing and financial ruining people for writing characters as queer just in case you were wondering what that was like back then.

If you're trans of any stripe then it's even worse.

People will bend over backwards to defend this with preferences but you've conspired to create a climate where events will be promoted no matter the content as long as straightness can be assumed and centered, but the moment an event is created to specifically promote and create queer content it is suspect and needs to be vetted before it can be considered if it can maybe be promoted.

The BG3 fandom's frankly reactionary and conservative behavior is almost making me regret picking up this game in the first place. It is certainly making me regret getting involved in the fandom even in a small capacity. This isn't a place where fans like me are welcome, the best we can hope for is being allowed to be tolerated and only if we accept living at the edge of it and lived for too long in a world where this is all I'm ever allowed to put up with it in a space that's supposed to be for fun.

#astarion acunin #gale dekarios #karlach cliffgate #lae'zel #shadowheart #wyll ravengard #halsin silverbough #gale of waterdeep #minthara baenre #why the fuck is this fandom so conservative and reactionary #i swear it's regressed a decade compared to others #and no there isn't a single argument any of you can make for the state of things that i haven't heard a million times #since the mid 90s #yes i've been in online fandom for as long as the www has been a thing #i've heard them and heard them again and you know what #they're no different from the arguments real life conservatives and reactionaries give #for why queer and trans people shouldn't be included #why we're suspect by simply existing #and bg3 fandom really need to do some self reflection here #and yes #i'm stuffing this in everyone's tag #just be glad i'm not putting it in more

[poohadventuresinseamajors]

The last Cheetos puffs on my bag that are on my room since last week:

#TallyHall #Joe Hawley #Andrew Horowitz #Rob Cantor #Zubin Sedghi #Ross Federman #Fanart #Procreate #I’m so fucking lazy rn #I have millions of WIPs on my files #I OUGGHHH ALSO STUFFED #still a lil hungry help #I love TallyHall I wish it has a fandom