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not a confession but regarding kinks scenarios etc implying poor hygiene and such concerning gortash: there's a huge issue i've seen brought up multiple times by turkish and middle eastern bg3 fans asking for people to be more sensitive and considerate about the racist stereotype of brown men looking and/or being dirty or smelly that's ignored over and over by the fandom. this isn't shaming anyone for kinks but it's something that needs awareness cuz it means something very different applied to other characters than it does with gortash. sometimes it's a genuine mistake of ignorance on their part but a lot of people are knowingly using it as an excuse for colourism and exoticism and it's important to listen when poc fans are literally pleading for people to stop calling the turkish man a dirty greasy rat. i mean no rudeness by sending this i just think it should be known and to help avoid future issues that might be encountered with running a blog like this
Let me start by saying I'm only part Turkish, so I'm coming from the place of someone who hasn't experienced discrimination in the same way. I honestly had no idea Gortash was intended to be Turkish, as Turkish names and words are used commonly throughout the game. But I can see the connection here, and it's awful that there are people out there saying such things with those intentions, and ignoring the people who are most affected by them.
I want to believe the average Gortash fan sees him as 'dirty' because of the yellow teeth, bloodshot eyes, bedhead, sloppily laced robe, and general evilness- though I guess it's also unfortunate that people associate poor character with bad hygiene. But I think he tends to attract fans who already have a particular set of kinks, and like me are probably wholly unaware of the implications. So, thank you for making us more aware. I'm not saying your experience isn't real, just agreeing with you that in some cases I don't think it's coming from a place of intentional racism. As I said, I was even clueless that Gortash was intended to be Turkish at all. I'm just not in the Gortash side of the fandom enough, I guess.
Exoticizing and bigotry are mentioned as explicitly against the rules here- I do my best to enforce this, but there are nuances to that I'm likely ignorant of. If anyone is talking about any character from that place- especially when POC are saying it's damaging- we as a fandom need to reflect on that, and not tolerate it. To anyone objectifying Gortash or any person with those intentions, you are not welcome here.
As for how I'm going to enforce this, I'm honestly not sure. I'm hesitant to blanket ban all stinky Gortash anons, since I allow those confessions for all the characters and banning them just for POC characters also has unfortunate implications, I feel. Anon or any POC followers, you are invited to weigh in on what you think I should do?
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Remembering how bad i, as an 18 year old with a far too much interest in johnlock girl felt after watching s4 finale of BBC Sherlock, i hated the show and didn’t want to ear anything about it again as I was going to my filtered tags in tumblr and seeing “sherlock” Dude that totally felt like a break up, i had those filters as if that was me blocking my ex on social media
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hergan416 · 1 year
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More angsty Albert thoughts
You know the OCD/OCPD headcanons for Albert?
While I think the neatness is a part of that, I really think the strongest indicator for these headcanons is actually the intrusive way that shadows form whenever the world isn't as it should be for him. It's in the art, not anything he's specifically doing.
It's the way the world shrinks and rots before his eyes. The way he can't unsee the decay of imperfection.
I understand the way we view mental health is much different now than then (thinking about how Jack Seward's practice in Dracula was probably considered cutting edge makes me sad), but if Albert did have an inkling of some of his impulses being compulsions and nothing more... I think he would struggle really hard with that.
Especially with how linked those visions were to his request for William to help him get the strength to join his cause...imagine if later he's struggling to figure out what part of him even wanted that?
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epicdogymoment · 6 months
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god im jealous of people who can enjoy food
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cdfreak · 6 months
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hey if anybody knows of artists who can send you prints of commissions after theyre done pleeease let me know ...
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academy-x · 26 days
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israeli government and military leadership truly dont care about anything except making war and killing civilians, we knew from the start they didnt care about palestinian lives, and it quickly became obvious they dont care about civilian israelis either as they let the hostages die. better if israeli citizens die bc then they have an excuse to keep bombing and killing palestinians. better if they can bomb and kill bc then no one is talking about how a year ago everyone wanted a new government.
now netanyahu knows hes never keeping a shred of power unless he "wins" this "war" bc he will never win any sympathy by freeing hostages, not with how many died already, so he just keeps killing
feels like israel is almost happy getting attacked by irani missiles, feeds into the narrative about what a dangerous position they are in, justifies all the aid and support they get from the west, maybe you wouldnt be in such a dangerous position if you werent a country with a giant terrifying military constantly pointing a gun at all your neighbors
and as i understand it in iran its the same, the leaders cant afford to ignore israel attacking their embassy so they have to retaliate or they will be replaced by new leaders
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vanyafresita · 4 months
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actually, you know what ? im glad my ex gf ghosted me, i dodged a bullet it seems
#this was two years ago and just a few months ago i started getting over it#on the one hand yeah it fucking SUCKS i wish i had had some type of warning instead of radio silence suddently from one day to the other#on the other i was ready to move to texas (me: poc queer fem presenting nd bitch) and was looking seriously jobs over there#and like- i fucking HATE the usa but she was really scared about leaving the states to come to europe- so i was willingly to travel there to#be with her and not put her through that (ive been traveling since childhood so im used to it- but she has certain mental stuff going on and#taking her away from her family and her childhood city was going to be really tough- of course i'd sacrifice my life for hers)#and like im so sorry to everybody who is stuck in the usa right now bcs ur country is treating yall so poorly i feel genuinely bad#but as someone who was planninh to work over there as a teacher..... IM SO FUCKING GLAD I DONT HAVE TO SET FOOT THERE 😭#every single thing i hear about the education system there seems hellish- as well as the teachers' conditions and wages#like over here its not all rainbows and flowers but at least i dont have to worry about school shootings or getting fired for recommending#books from a banned list 💀#ESPECIALLY as a poc latino queer linguistics and literature teacher- i'd love to talk to students about a big range of things- i cannot#imagine having to censor myself or dance around a subject becs “kids are too dumb to understand queerness” “youre trying to groom them”#“dont brainwash em you commie” like ma'am im trying to help your child develop basic empathy and respect for those who dont look like them#like i hear some serious worrying stuff from teachers over there i hope u guys are holding up somehow 😭😭😭#anyways idk how the phrase in english goes but in spanish we say cuando dios cierra una puerta- abre una ventana#(<- trying to look for the positive in getting ghosted by the girl of their dreams)#its fine guys anyways#yeah that was the first LD relationship ive ever had- never trying that again#also i found out im arospec so im definitely not getting into a romantic relationship lmfaoooooo#only QPRs for me now if anything lol#vanya strawberry flavored
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lockandkeyhyena · 3 months
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Hi! Just wanted to say you're a huge inspiration of mine, I absolutely love the way you deconstruct/dissect complicated (and often uncomfortable) concepts/topics, if that makes sense,, and I'm especially invested in the development of your Hell story :3
Intersectionality has always been fascinating to me, and I really appreciate your portrayal of both male and female abusers.
That being said, I would be really interested in hearing your answers to a couple of questions, if you don't mind:
Will Anne be presented as a "redeemable" (as in "able to improve herself") character, similarly to her son?
Would you consider her a "worse" person than Alvin? Or rather, will she be presented as a "worse" person than Alvin in the story? tbh (to an extent) can actions like this even have a measure of better-worse? im not certain
Will Anne have a backstory? If so, will it be "sad", similar to Alvin's?
What was Alvin's father like?
And on a much lighter note, I would love to hear some fun facts about Wendy :3 wonderful amazing fish lady
Sorry if i phrased any of this poorly aaaa
thank you sooo much that means a lot!! this story is very important to me, it’s one i’ve wanted to tell for a while.
answers to your questions!
all characters have the possibility to be redeemed in my mind, that’s generally the whole idea of the story. however, the thing is that characters need to *want* to be redeemed and anne is a character who fundamentally will never see what she did as wrong, at least in the context of this story. i’m certain you could manufacture circumstances to redeem her (i’m of the mindset that everyone can better themselves given enough time) but for the context of alvin’s story, she simply doesn’t view herself as in any way in the wrong, and thus can never change.
when it comes to csa or sa in general i’m extremely cautious as labelling anything as ‘worse’ or ‘better’. such actions are so monstrously inhumane that it’s hard to view them in any way as comparable, especially considering the effect they have on real people. i think that’s a question i would leave up to the audience. all i’ll leave you with is that anne abused alvin while he was younger than ethan, so if age is something you take into account in regards to abuse being ‘worse’ or ‘better’ that might be relevant.
i haven’t decided if anne will have a backstory yet! we’re viewing her solely through alvin’s perspective and she comes across as something not human to him. not *monstrous*, per say but moreso *alien* and *incomprehensible*. that being said she likely does have a ‘sad’ backstory given the themes of the cycle of abuse present in the story.
alvin’s father was your stereotypical stoic sixties-era dad. very emotionally absent and distant.
wendy!! wendy my love wendy my life. she’s simon’s mother and pretty much acts as an adopted parent for ethan after the abuse comes to light. she’s a single mother and excels at it. she does have a bad case of ‘cool mum syndrome’ in that she’s the sort of parent to go ‘okay you can smoke weed but only in the house because i’d rather you do it here than somewhere unsafe’ and have nicknames for all your friends. she’s pretty young and got pregnant when she was nineteen but genuinely loves being a mum even though it’s exhausting.
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goldenempyrean · 2 years
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Nat x sick reader; “Wait… Are those flowers in bloom?” (Also congrats on the followers, all well deserved!!!)
In Bloom
Thankyouuuu! Heres another celebration drabble for you :) This ‘drabble’ ended up being a little longer then my usual ones so enjoy :)
(This may be poorly edited, its 2:30 am right now 🥲)
Wordcount:680
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You took a dee breath of the cool spring air as you gazed out over the balcony, taking in the surrounding scenery. Easter was a time for a fresh start, new beginnings, comfort and chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. That last part didn’t really occur to you though, you were more of a skittles person.
A strong arm came to rest around your shoulders. Natasha. You didn’t even have to turn to know it was her. She’d just gotten back from… Well, you didn’t exactly know where she went, the only clue her quick, “I’ll be back soon” before leaving the apartment.
“Hey darling.” She purred, sliding round to face you, keeping a hand hidden behind her back.
“Whatcha hiding there Natty?” You beamed, trying to get a peak, only you had to promptly turn away from her feeling a sharp prick at the base of your nose, “Hh..-Heh'tschiew! Whew, sorry about that.” You laughed it off, twitching your nose as you tried to ignore the persisting tickle.
“These are for you.” She smiled, revealing a gorgeous arrangement of pink, red and yellow flowers. You weren’t sure exactly which actually types they were but they were beautiful.
“Wow…” You said, voice full of gratitude, “These are amazing!” You brought them close to your face and took a deep breath, you senses were overwhelmed by the acute smell of spring. They smelt beautiful but… Why did they make your nose so-
“Hh’tshoo! ...H’htsSHIEW! HihH’eESHIEW!” Your body gave you zero warning, you found yourself doubling at the force of each sneeze, by some miracle, you were able to cover with your elbow.
You sniffled thickly, feeling your nose begin to slowly run. What on earth had caused this? You looked up to see Nat, a look of shock and worry plastered across her face.
“Bless you Y/N” Natasha enthused the ‘bless’ portion of the phrase, “What set that off darling?”
You were about to answer when the itch in your nose returned, it felt like something had lit a fire within there. Your eyelashes fluttered rapidly and you held up a weak finger, a sign for her that your nose hadn’t quite finished tending to its business.
Your nose launched into of sneezes as you buried it into the crook of your elbow, desperate to muffle the sound of your ongoing fit. The corners of your eyes had began to water and a small tear slowly fell down your cheek.
Natasha’s soft hand slowly came to brush that tear away. After a minute or so, your sneezing decreased before fully coming to a stop, for now. You sniffled trying to control your still-twitching nose.
“Jesus…” You mumbled, regaining your composure.
“Oh darling, bless you princess.” Nat cooed, a small hint of worry still remaining, “Your nose really didn’t agree with something. Could it be these?” She gestured to the flowers which had been placed on the balcony edge.
Now it made sense, “Are those flowers in bloom?” You asked, already knowing the answer. Nat nodded silently and you sighed, out of self-frustration. Awhile back you’d had a similar reaction, to which flowers were the source. Though it seemed like it was a one-off occasion, but from the way your nose was currently reacting it seemed that wasn’t the case.
“Im so sorry Y/N. I didn’t know you were allergic otherwise I wouldn’t-“ Nat started to stumble an apology, it was obvious that your sudden outburst had worried her and now that she realised it was her gift that caused it, a feeling of guilt began to wash over her. Luckily you interrupted before she was able to continue grovelling.
“Hey, its okay. Its really fine. I didn’t know either, its only just fully clicked.” You pulled her in for a hug only stopping to wipe a small tear which had begun rolling down her cheek.
“Are you sure?”
“Positive.” You smiled, gently edging her inside. “Lets just go back inside, Im gonna shower and afterwards we can share some candy and watch a movie, lets just enjoy the rest of our Easter.”
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atinyedits · 1 year
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Hellooooo 🌺
I really love your works and since I badly Need to change my lockscreen could I ask for one with that frame from guerrilla of the boys raising the flag and trowing things? (Im Sorry if I explained that poorly eheh)
Maybe with some phrases all around too? 🥺❤️
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🌻ateez wallpaper🌻
This idea was also such big brain 🥹🫶🏼❤️
Please let me know if this isn’t what you wanted, I can always make a new one 🥰
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wc-confessions · 9 months
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hey mods of the blog, can you delete my prev. responses to the mothpool ask reactions? i feel like they werent properly acknowledging the issue. anyways, hey! i read the notes and realized i made a lot of people upset and wanted to clarify some things. i do not have an issue with butch lesbians, i don't have a problem with butchxfem or mascxfem relationships, and i do not condone or believe in invalidating "hetero-passing/diet straight" rhetoric. i was repeating an observation people had made about how gay folk are often poorly represented in media to appeal to straight people but with lack of tone and poor phrasing it just ended up as a huge case of accidental foot-in-mouth disease. i never intended to sound like i was trying to invalidate anyone but it clearly came across like that and im sorry.
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approximateknowledge · 10 months
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i hate how terrible i am at qording stuff properly... this is how i can't ever properly keep friendships i keep poorly phrasing stuff and accidentally chasing people away...
im sorry
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cogbreath · 3 months
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i understand now and again im extremely sorry, i poorly phrased my question bc inam not sober and did not think of the implications of how i worded it at all. thank you for being willing to discuss this with me and call attention to how i misspoke, im sorry again
you're welcome. sometimes we all misspeak and have unrealised biases like that. thank you for being a person willing to step back and understand and actually own up to and admit to the mistake. if only the ppl in charge of this website could practice that sort of thought and conflict resolution.
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olderthannetfic · 2 years
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This is an ask for advice because I’m conflicted, there was a recent post saying about proshippers respecting dnis and how no one has the right to someone’s time and attention basically, which is fair, the kindergarten one I’ll call it
And here’s my question “im in a small fandom and most of them do not like proshippers, I would say about 80% of them, especially the most skilled artists, so while I don’t want to bother others who might not like me nor interact with those who spew hate in my direction how can I get the content I want from this fandom? Should I just save the art to my computer without liking or reblogging so it’s not ‘interacting’ so to speak? Or some other way you could suggest? I’m sorry but I don’t want to abandon this fandom but I don’t want to be left with the scraps either (sorry if this is phrased poorly), I just want to enjoy the art and stories and I feel their should be a way to do so without angering anybody, so please help thank you.”
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If they don't want you reblogging, they can block you.
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cephalopodyuri · 1 year
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i took down the post about the sanitization = narrative lobotomy post bc i didnt think through the lore of how the octarians are an oppressed people and it wouldnt make sense for them to oppress their own people. there was definitely some bad implications that i didnt notice and im sorry for not thinking before i speak. i need to think more in the story about who is the oppressor and who is the oppressed, i was just too caught up on individual characters rather than the society. im Jewish and mentally ill so i take this subject incredibly seriously, so im sorry i phrased it so poorly
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metanarrates · 7 months
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how do you know tlt is bad if you haven’t actually read it? (i tried to phrase this as a genuine question but it still sounds kinda bitchy im sorry. i too have not read tlt but if i understood correctly you also havent so i just dont get how you can have an opinion on it hope all of this doesnt sound mean)
oh yeah you can admit that my haterism is mildly unfounded. it is. i think it's bad because my friends underwent a REALLY detailed bookclubbing of it in the group chat, including the stuff that worked for them and the stuff that didn't, and including extensive screencapping of quotes, and I trust their critiques on why they found it to be a mess. also I've tried to read it multiple times and couldn't get through it because of how poorly written I found it to be.
is that mildly tenuous to base my opinions on? yeah. i still hate its prose badly enough that i'm gonna be a bit of a cunt about it. you can form your own opinions though 👍
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