#have most everyone else beat

[variousqueerthings]

i will simply by virtue of who i am read aromanticism into things, but mash really does make it astonishingly easy for me

#MASH #if we're looking at the romantic relationships id say klinger and soon-lee #have most everyone else beat #if not everyone -- klinger himself is also just (imo) the most romantic character both in terms of how he views romance #and how the narrative offers him to embody romance-as-theme #potter and mildred is very sweet and has that *we've been together for so long we simply know the beats of one another* thing #but is also a relationship in which one of the parties spent several years going to different wars and practising army medicine #(this is subjective but the *I cheated on mildred confession* -- I choose to ignore it... I simply don't think it works/does anything) #(and without that there's already so much to unpack in their relationship to one another) #next in line id say bj and peg and that is... interesting........ he cheats on her once and considers leaving her another time #this could be read many ways but i choose to believe that those situations wouldnt have happened if he hadn't been drafted #but they did happen + the jealousy plots + some of the overbearing ways he treated hawkeye #(again last of those can choose to relate or not to relate to his marriage i choose to relate them) + general lashing out #but i do currently fall in the place of reading that relationship as coming out of love and them trying their best #then we've got henry and trapper who I think like their wives (but to varying degrees also bad-mouth them + cheat on them) #and will also say there that apart from the one scene with flagg there don't seem to be indications that they cheated outside the war either #(i say this -- i could be misremembering -- it seemed like the three-night-stand with trapper lady was before his marriage?) #(anyway we're newish fans here there could be things ive forgotten) #then we've got frank burns and... *i happen to believe in the sanctity of marriage no matter how ugly or disgusting it gets* #(paraphrased but you get the picture) #now for the ones who don't end the narrative with romantic partners: mulcahy charles hawkeye margaret radar #mulcahy is never given a *what if romance were to make you doubt yourself as a priest* narrative and am pretty glad of that #his tension gets to be more complicated without that imo #charles has a couple of romance-ish arcs that are snuffed out (the un-wedding is... very interesting very aromantic vibes) #+ him and his Responsibilities which is about the most unromantic way of looking at it as you can get (also strong ace vibes) #radar is slightly trickier in that he's in that odd space of being considered adolescent but then also not and loses his virginity 100 times #he seems to want a partner but although the conversation with the nurse in his last outing is sweet he's noticeably on that front #not fully *allowed* to just... grow up -- recognises that as a problematic phrasing on purpose because i feel like with radar #sex and romance is often tied to the idea of adulthood... i like seeing him as aroace and the space is there for it for sure! #(redefining adulthood for himself?)

[frogoru]

i've had to indulge in christian scripture a lot for the past few months because personal life stuff and i need everyone to know that there's a book in the bible where king solomon goes on and on about how horny he is for his wife and it's SO SENSUAL and i didn't expect it at all (it's really beautifully written if anything but also sex funny. i put verses down below that invoked said feelings because its so wow)

"Your two breasts are like two fawns,     twins of a gazelle,     that graze among the lilies."

- 4:5

"...How much better is your love than wine,     and the fragrance of your oils than any spice! Your lips drip nectar, my bride;     honey and milk are under your tongue;"

- 4:10-11

"How beautiful are your feet in sandals,     O noble daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels,     the work of a master hand. Your navel is a rounded bowl     that never lacks mixed wine. Your belly is a heap of wheat,     encircled with lilies.  Your two breasts are like two fawns,     twins of a gazelle.  Your neck is like an ivory tower. Your eyes are pools in Heshbon,     by the gate of Bath-rabbim. Your nose is like a tower of Lebanon,     which looks toward Damascus. Your head crowns you like Carmel,     and your flowing locks are like purple;     a king is held captive in the tresses."

- 7:1-5

"Your stature is like a palm tree,     and your breasts are like its clusters.  I say I will climb the palm tree     and lay hold of its fruit. Oh may your breasts be like clusters of the vine,     and the scent of your breath like apples, and your mouth like the best wine.

She

It goes down smoothly for my beloved,     gliding over lips and teeth.

 I am my beloved's,     and his desire is for me."

- 7:7-10

In verse 8 of chapter 5 his wife says "I am sick with love." and that makes me feel really AHHHHHH oh my god?? it's so intimate

#cw christianity #need someone to love me like king solomon loves his wife #“I am sick with love.” what if i died right now #i love song of solomon #christianity is so loving and awesome when you're not stressing about being a sinner #i can't believe having such beautiful feelings like this for the same sex is supposed to be evil in most interpretations of biblical canon #my relationship with the religion is so conflicting because i'm surrounded by it a lot and want to embrace it fully like everyone else but #embracing it in the way they want me to would mean casting away a lot of things and indulgences that i love #marching to the own beat of my drum

[polysyndetonaddictsupportgroup]

Megumi’s life in ur “tsumiki and megumi are seperated” AU is super fucked. Does Gojo secretly put him on supervillain watch. Does he try to give him the worst counselling anyone has ever seen.

Worse he keeps trying to become Megumi’s New Dad and Megumi cannot emphasize enough how much he does not want him to do this. Why does Gojo keep asking him to throw a baseball with him. Why does he keep trying to ruffle his hair.

#Gojo tried to give him The Talk and megumi immediately turned around and tried to walk into traffic #because he’s the funniest motherfucker that ever was in any universe #it’s important to note that Megumi’s life in that AU is super fucked but almost no one knows the scope of it #megumis taking that shit to his grave #hes finally in a better place and he really really does not want anyone else to know about what he considers a really humiliating experience #he hates feeling weak is the thing and no one has ever made him feel weak the way his family did #he didn’t have any power over his own life and it was /humiliating/ #everyone else had normal childhoods and there he was being micromanaged so excessively that he wasn’t allowed to bathe and dress himself jn #until fucking high school. and even then it was only because the Zenin couldn’t hassle him at school #like it’s super obvious to everyone that the Zenin abused him but #no one knows just how bad it was #tsumiki knows he made some kind of deal so the Zenin would take care of her but he refuses to tell her what it was because he doesn’t want #to admit he tried to hurt himself. he doesn’t want her to know how bad it got. #maki knows better than anyone but 1) she doesn’t know most of it and 2) she’s not telling anyone about it either. Megumi’s her boy. she’s #not betraying his already fragile trust by airing out his business to other people #it’s sort of painfully obvious the Zenin used to beat him but no one talks about it. Megumi would shut down if anyone tries #like his life was sort of terrible and he didn’t see it getting better but somehow it did and he just wants the past to die #he wants what happened to be dead and buried and over and he knows it’s far from it but he just. he doesn’t want anyone to know.

[starlooove]

Y’all think we don’t notice when you draw Tim and Steph side by side and give him a myriad of scars but basically make her Barbie…

#she got beat to death guys #im talking BIG VISUAL scars #but y’all will pull out the most hidden intricate peice of lore to justify giving Tim one #which again nothing wrong with giving him scars I think all of em should have a lot #INCLUDING Duke….I see y’all there too but that one’s the tiniest bit more excusable #don’t take a mile with this tho #but anyways yeah I think if you think ‘who should have scars’ Damian Cass jason and Steph should pop into ur head before anyone else #just bc of the brutality of how they got him #Bruce and Babs Dick cause seniority duh #and like Idk man this is ACTUALLY me being a hater bc logically I’ve read his shit I know Tim’s gone through a lot #but to me he’s still in last place idc 😂 #he got his scars from 10-20 everyone else has been through much worse or in the game for far longer man #naur that’s ACTUALLY me just hating lemme relax

[boyczar]

please remember that it is a compliment to be disliked by people. most people don’t even like themselves. think about why you even want to be liked by somebody. why do YOU like YOURSELF?? why give a fuck about whether or not somebody with so much work to do on themselves doesn’t like you? they literally do not even like themselves. they can’t genuinely “like” you.

#mine #so tired of people who literally only know to people please #‘people pleaser’ is such a joke of a phrase bc they’re literally the most disappointing people i know #they don’t respect themselves #they live in such a way that is so repulsive to me it literally gives me euphoria to know they dislike me #call me names lie about me tell me you never wanna see me again #it’s literally bliss #like what do they expect? #for me to cry on the floor and beg them to love me?? i am not a fucking codependent like everyone else you know #i’m not gonna fucking fawn over you after you mistreat me #and of course no one else will defend me bc they’re all cowards too #afraid to not be on the narcissist’s team #bc the only other team has literally one player and that’s the scapegoat / truth teller #literally who tf wants to go against the narc?? nobody!! that’s why they think i’m stupid #it’s a blessing to be hated by cowards #it’s a sign you’re doing at least one thing right #acoa #family systems #codependency #narcissitic abuse #sick & tired of people living in these beat-around-the-bush type relationships where they are never direct and they are never happy #they don’t actually CARE about each other #they just want to be comfortable!!! #well it’s not COMFORTABLE to grow #‘you’re not the same person you used to be’ yeah well you’re EXACTLY THE SAME!!! #i love when people think that’s an insult #go ahead and tell on yourself #you have never changed or grown or confronted the ways that you treat people #i’m over it #it’s such a joke when these people try to talk to you

[waugh-bao]

I know its from 2012 but I sincerely hope that man who said he would have sex with Bill has gotten the help he desperately needed. He was clearly in the midst of a psychological breakdown of some sort. I hope his friends and family saw this as the warning sign it is.

I can just picture Charlie standing behind the curtains hearing this and saying "oh god" (or maybe 'blimey!" I find it terribly cute whenever he says blimey in an interview)

#the bill guy needs help desperately #everyone else however have very impressive answers #although I’m not sure poor Charlie wanted to know that #(once again. as with the wives/girlfriends. he beats mick in being the most beddable stone) #the rolling stones #charlie watts #keith richards #old married band #mick jagger #ronnie wood #bill wyman #ask response #anonymous

[nightingaletrash]

Joey: *is being burned alive* Mokuba: this is getting out of hand, we should probably stop this Kaiba: nope, gotta see this so I can win a card game

#ygo rewatch #mokuba is so very well adjusted compared to his brother #the only reason kaiba isn't the main antagonist of this show because he's not Actively murdering people #(i know its different in the manga and season 0 but i'm just talking the dm anime) #he has so many villainous lines it really is just the fact that he really wants to be the best at cards games #that keeps him from being the big bad #it's just so fascinating how you write a character that would be unavoidably a huge ass villain in most other media #and prevent that just by having him be so fucking obsessed with winning a card game that he will beat the villain over the head #because only HE'S allowed to defeat the protagonist! everyone else needs to fuck off!

[avian-hearts]

^ my sweetheart btw <3

#caw caw #crush; xylitol nova #i don't have anything else to say; i just want everyone AND ALSO most importantly xylitol nova himself #that I Love Him.......................................... #okay? #which is pretty much!!!!!!!!!!!! Daily at this point shdgejoudghjkegdhe #he's.......................... actually been making my heart beat a little faster

[airbenderedacted]

The fact I can never tell if the woy fandom has improved its media literacy when it comes to Lord Dominator or nah is so terrible jtncvcjsbsbmn

#i mean ykw i blame a lot on the fact that woy is OLD and like.. who even rewatches it a TON ton #let alone that closely #but like. the way it feels like ppl watched her every scene with their eyes closed (or fixated on nothing but her body) is insane 😭 yeurgh #she is literally so straightforward #some of the takes ppl have on her remind me of those #''UGH wander is so STUPID i wouldnt be surprised if his pacifism were literally selfish & malicious he's so shitty!!!!!!!!'' #takes you'll see in like.. youtube comment sections or on the occasional tumblr post euurhghghghhh #like bruh these characters are VERY SINCERE but at least with wander u have the fact that his naivety is a total ruse #like i understand stuff like that tripping people up on stuff in some ways bc he's really really complex despite how simple his motives are #but dom is like.. she has really interesting complexities but not in a way where they're important to delve into to get the character #but naw people will actually be out here thinking that she lives to be sexualized 🤢 and likes men or is angsty or redeemable or hrGDHBVbfG #LIKE WHAT!!!!!!! WHAT!!! WHAT THE FUCK??! granted some of those are way less insane/bad than the others #*beats the lesbiphobes with a brick beats the lesbiphobes with a brick beats the lesbiphobes with a brick* #but BROOO euwiahshdhqnshshajahds #her character is literally just.. ok take wander. replace his love for helping ppl w/ love for hurting ppl. delete he angst. THERE DONE. #THAT'S HER TYHAT IS LITERALLY HER AT HER CORE HER VERY CORE AHSHANABXSN. THEN JUST ADD HER PERSONAL QUIRKS/LIKES/SKILLS IN & THERE U GO #bully personality on steroids and crack and ten THOUSAND energy drinks. just the most maniacally fucked up guy imaginable #funny opinion: i thjink maybe the only woy fans who r good & sane when it comes to her.. #r the ones who LOVE her for being Fucked Up & the ones who haate hate HATE her for beign Fucked Up.......... evry1 else is so scary /hj #ok that's silly.. but also fr everyone who 'loves' her for [insert gross shit here] or hates her for [insert blatantly false shit here] 😨 #SCARY!!! but anyway ok that's enough negativity dhdjndn in writing all this i really feel assured that things actually ARE better now #like whether or not people actually get the character or not is whatever :o #(at worst it's just like.. a bummer bc u miss out on sm fascinating stuff irt the mains & the world's logic & character development & aAA) #we're finally free of the constant influx of stupid horrible sexist opinion pieces about Dominator !!!!!!!!!! #and of all the folks who marched up to frank & craig all ''YOUR SHOW SUCKS & IS BAD BC SHE CLEARLY ONLY EXISTS TO BE A LOVE INTEREST!!'' #maybe i have enough insane ppl blocked to never see stuff like that but JSBFBDHSS nobody's wrong about her in a shit idiot way anymore 🙏🙏 #now it's only ever like.. wrong in a way that is bad and kinda sucks but like whatever :O #btw this is all me speaking very very generally (sans the specific examples) & any tumblrs this could pertain to r inactive or long blocked #(& this wasnt even written w anything frm tumblr in mind 2 begin with; i've been reading somE TAKES on LD & Wander lately and mMmvj..) #(hence that v specific example of yt commentary on wander i gave earlier.... bad LD takes are wAy more common but MY GOD 💥 in 2023!?!😭)

[thejadecount]

Okay but I honestly think that we should get some Peepaw Multiverse Leos interacting with other AU Leos like LFLS and Separated though

#not only would it be funny #(well funny considering the circumstances) #but it would be great for everyone #seriously though guys why hasn’t this been a thing yet? #one of the peepaws is just like: what happened to you kids? #*LFLS Leo and Separated Leos look at each other* #Draxum #like I think I’ve seen a somewhat interaction between Separated and LFLS Leos interact together #but what about their canon apocalypse-traumatized counterparts? #I like to think upon hearing one of them quip about how he’s so ‘edgy’ he would say the most soul-crushing thing immediately #okay maybe I just want to see some Leos bite back after all the truama projecting the peepaws have done on their past versions but CMON #like doesn’t anyone else think the F! Leo-on-Leo hate has gone on long enough? #now it’s time for the present AU Leos to do the soul-crushing #anyways yeah I just think it’d be great #rottmnt #rise tmnt #separated leo au #lfls Leo au #add Beast! Leo for fun #like I’d think of it on how he’s totally chill and acts normal and then just casually beats one of the peepaws during sparring #tmnt crossover #au crossover #guys it’d be fun just imagine #I also like to think they all see life mission Leo and are like ‘protect child at all costs’ even though he’s just slightly younger #lfls leo #b.e.a.s.t #peepaw multiverse

[un-pearable]

early seasons cole works best to me as like... he already started his character development like a few weeks before the show starts. he's been working through his shit a little already and becoming a ninja was his way of doing that. everyone else on the team? they did it for the heck of it and are expertly (in their opinions) repressing any hint of a need to reflect upon themselves and thus are at least a few key emotional awakenings behind

#ninjago #cole brookstone #like yeah he def had the dad issues he needed to work out but?? him going away to be a ninja?? was him doing that?? #giving himself the space to work through those feelings + everything else. #he was getting space he needed not ‘running away’ from dealing with it #i mean he was literally running away but you get what i mean #obvs it’s not the only take but imo #he wouldn’t have been able to confront his issues WITHOUT that emotional and physical space #course then he develops like seven other problems from being a ninja but that's a different story #text✨ #what i’m saying is he’s at least REALIZED what his problems are. everyone else is still fumbling around in the dark lmao #for all my talk of how much i love cole as the most emotionally aware. this is still in comparison to the rest of these idiots #beating the ones who’s coping mechanisms range from starting a tv show beating the shit out of people and turning off your emotions #still isn’t saying much lmao

[honestlyvan]

4 headcannons for Ethel or Cammuravi? i luv them thank u!!!

I'm gonna do Ethel b/c I generally have more to say about her.

Headcanon A:  realistic

Ethel would describe herself as a "merely decent" strategist and tactician. And while that is underselling it a little bit, she is overwhelmingly good at putting bodies in the ground, and had to learn to adjust her expectations of what even her most elite strike teams are capable of.

Headcanon B: while it may not be realistic it is hilarious

Ethel is very good at insulting people when she doesn't mean to. Part of it is the flat affect, part of it is that she's very duty-focused, part of it is just being The Elite(tm) so almost every compliment she gives sounds calculating and/or backhanded. Her reputation as an ice queen is mostly undeserved, she's genuinely very sincere, that's just the way she speaks.

Headcanon C: heart-crushing and awful, but fun to inflict on friends

Ethel was broadly disliked when she was still rank and file, because her performance would bring the average up so much that it made people around her look incompetent in comparison and her struggles to communicate her feelings to the people around her made it seem like she didn't care. A lot of people were looking forward to seeing her crash and burn as a commander when she was initially given Colony 4, including some people at Four.

As a result of always feeling some level of judgement aimed towards her, Ethel gravitated towards Cammuravi. There are other people in her life who would praise her openly and without reservation, but she doesn't know how to trust that praise, knowing it comes from a place of being put on a pedestal as the famed Silvercoat.

Headcanon D: unrealistic, but I will disregard canon about it because I reject canon reality and substitute my own.

Colony 4 was brand new when it was activated, built specifically for Ethel. Regardless of that, it had to undergo extensive modifications once she settled into her rivalry with Cammuravi, and has been rebuilt at least half a dozen times because the two of them came so close to slagging each other and then never quite managing it.

#Van's answers #Xenoblade Chronicles 3 #Silvercoat Ethel #Ethel (XC3) #anonymous #thanks for playing! #This is me taking the long way around to saying 'I don't get how Sena became the TBH mascot of this game when Ethel is there' #Silvercoat Ethel is the most autistic woman I've ever seen #she cares about one thing and that is beating her beloved rival's ass #.... well that's maybe a little. Exaggerated. Ethel *does* care a great deal about her soldiers and her colony #she just knows less how to be good and help them #and has a whole board of advisors specifically so she can have other people talk her through the processes #and avoid the trap of making all the decisions herself leading to ruin #She knows how to ask for help. Which is a critical skill the majority of commanders in the kingdoms lack. #and her loyalty is what creates the investment everyone else at Four has #Ethel tries her best for them and in turn they will support her in beating her rival's ass

[sibyl-of-space]

This is a first world problem but I am currently annoyed at the chess YouTube channel that I watch every night as I go to bed, so I can't watch those chess videos as I go to bed and it's throwing off my vibe. My routine has been disrupted. I know I can go back to watching math videos instead but I'm not in the mood for math videos right now I'm in the mood for chess videos. Do you see my problem

#considering there is just about one chess YouTube channel that everyone watches I'm sure everyone knows who I'm talking about #and I like his channel because for the most part he is just really neutral and 100% focused on chess and not stupid shit #but he's one of the people who's talking about Alireza defeating both Ding and Nepo this tourney #like it means that he's more worthy of the championship than either of them or some shit #when it is so clear that both players are absolutely exhausted #like come on man he beat two extremely tired players do you have to be clickbaity about it #anyway I'm annoyed so I'm going to have to watch something else for a while #IDK man it seems really disrespectful to me to act like nepo and ding are at full form right now after such an exhausting ordeal #can we celebrate alireza's victory without dunking on the skill and capability of two extremely tired people who have not been able to rest #chess posting sorry

[deadbeatdadjokes]

Lancer please if you’re still taking requests!

See this one was difficult anon bc I think about him literally nonstop so I have a great many thinks™️ about Lancer ough

Whether this ends up being true or not, Lancer probably grows up believing fully that he is the Prince of Legend, though he doesn’t understand the implications/responsibilities bc he’s like 6. The knight/coup probably happened when he was still little (just growing out of being a toddler) and since the door between the two sections of the dark worlds was sealed, it’s also likely that no one knew of Ralsei’s existence, or couldn’t be certain of his royal status if so since he’s an elusive dude (at the very least Spade didn’t seem to recognize him during the fight).

In that vein, King Spade superimposes that part of the prophecy onto the only “Prince from the Dark” that he knows, and in turn, as he spirals further and further out of control, believes that his son will be the one to aid in the destruction of their world. He makes no secret of this to Lancer, bc kids are malleable, impressionable little fuckers, and hopes that by placing this enormous weight on his shoulders it will manipulate and scare him into complete obedience. 

It...didn’t work (in the long run anyways, probably fucked him right up in the short term though). Probably bc Lancer wasn’t really listening (not his fault, he was trying but it’s like explaining calculus to a 9 year old he is just a little guy). Doesn’t help to have the one person in your life that’s supposed to love you no matter what despise you for crimes you not only didn’t commit, but have no possible way to prevent when the inevitable occurs. 

It’s just easier not to think about it, that is...until it’s too late. And by choosing his friends, he fulfills his role in a destiny that could have possibly been circumvented had King Spade been a better father. (or not. Who knows) 

#I do know he straight up sent his small child out on the front lines to fight his battles for him #which ok fine if he's down with it whatever bowser jr pop off #but the fact that Lancer was all by himself for the first confrontation with the great threat his father had been warning him about #for like years #doesn't sit right with me like hmmm #And Lancer can take care of himself bc he's resourceful and tough #but the more I think about that I get sad bc he had to be in order to survive in that hostile and at times violent environment #I do wanna say though that Lancer choosing not to allow himself to be victimized/used as someone else's bargaining chip/pawn #by openly defying his father in spite of his immense love for him ughh he literally allows everyone to beat the shit out of him #the entire chapter in the name of keeping the peace or maintaining the illusion that it's all just a game and they're having fun #playing 'good vs bad guys' until they approach the castle and the reality of what he's about to have to do hits him too fast #but in the end he takes matters into his own hands and does what he perceives to be the right thing #taking a stand when all the adults in the castle have done literally fuck all to help up until this point #GodDAMN #the most iconic moment in cinematic history #Lancer ilysm you deserve so much peace and rest and love and worms or whatever #deltarune #lancer deltarune #king spade #ask #thanks for stopping by 💜 #SORRY FOR WRITING AN APA ESSAY IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN

[pandoratheprocrasticreator]

Im beating the dead horse with the stick i used to poke the hornets nest but theres an argument bouncing around against the censorship of morally objectionable material on fandom spaces like ao3. And it goes "these spaces were created for morally objectionable material in the first place. Where else are we supposed to put it."

And i agree! I think as long as whatever site ppl are using has a robust tagging system any kind of content should be allowed if it's legal to post. I think individual works should be appropriately criticized for bad or insensitive portrayals of morally objectionable content, and that a saturation of said bad portrayals in media can lead to wider romanticization and acceptance of said topics. Most individual creators however have very little control over how a wider audience would receive their work, even if the inclusion of objectionable content would require more scrutiny by both the creators and audience. Fandom spaces like ao3 specifically refuse to limit individuals from distributing their stuff as long as it's legal. All moderators of these spaces should do is offer people who dont want to see that stuff an easy way to opt out. Criticism towards the subject matter should be given on a case by case basis by its audience. If they changed that rule, ppl will just create another space run on this principle.

(In fact, I personally think its better if the "sickos" explore what they want to explore in fandom compared to making actual published works with certain morally objectionable topics. I can block someones omegaverse incest fic. I can't block an ad for a thinly veiled fetish film disguized as a hollywood blockbuster if it's printed on the side of a bus.)

But anyway yes sites like ao3 was made for ppl who wanted to post gross stuff without being harassed for it. yes its stupid that ppl are trying to harass "sickos" off the "sicko" websites instead of using the extensive block features most of these sites have. no i dont think posting morally objectionable content is harmful on its own but yes these topics should be portrayed more carefully and be subject to a lot of scrutiny when present in any artistic content. But like. I hope the ppl making this argument understand that a lot of people arguing for censorship in fandom spaces dont actually. Care. Where the "sickos" post their gross stuff. Bc they dont want ppl to post stuff they dont like period.

This argument assumes there will always be people who want to explore "bad" topics in fandom. So the solution is to let ppl who dont want to see that stuff to back out. But the people who oppose this wants the "sickos" to disappear altogether. They think if they yell about it hard enough and get enough sites to ban stuff ppl will eventually naturally choose to never think about morally objectionable stuff. Or at least never portray it in a way they dont like. This is why ppl who whine about ao3 "allowing 'problematic stuff' rarely talk about the tag blocking feature. Because it's not just that they dont want to see that stuff themselves. They dont want YOU to see it either. Or for the person to post it. Or even think about it.

And it's like. Wow youre complaining about seeing too many "problematic ships?" Babygirl the first thing i DO when i look up a new fandom on ao3 is to block all the lesbian x men, sibling x sibling, and child x adult ships i can think of. And as i scroll every time i see a bad ship i add it to the block list. What were YOU doing at the devil's sacrament?

#shut up pandora #im taking the bat that i swung at this hornets nest and using it to beat this dead horse #ao3 #hopping onto this discourse several months too late #perhaps this would shield me from the worst takes #yes fiction affects reality but its not a one to one correlation between seeing one (1) incest fic and kissing your sister yall buffoons #the actual way fiction affects reality is much more nuanced #and i am taking away the words normalization and romanticization until yall retake grade 11 english class #anyway my opinion towards ppl slamming ao3 for 'including problematic content' is #define problematic to me #and define all the nuances in fancontent that would make something problematic #do either of those definitions correlate one to one with the definitions that everyone else making this argument has come up with? #no? #we'll talk once yall come to an agreement on what exactly youre trying to make illegal to post #meanwhile dont fucking tell me what i can or cannot look at i am a fucking adult with critical thinking skills thank you very much #aame cant be said for some of yall lmao #not a pro shipper not an anti shipper but a secret third thing #an adult with critical thinking who likes practical applications over semantics #to be clear the tag blocking feature has its own drawbacks in that its annoying to have to block so many tags #but also that literally costs me like a few seconds at most im already looking at 50k slowburns #if youre going to throw a tantrum over having to control what you see on your own then idk what to tell ya #get someone to put a parental control on your youtube kids account or smth