#leave ao3 alone

[little-box-of-autism]

Seriously?!

First, you come to our homes and harass us with your supreme sky daddy propaganda. Now you're attacking our fanfiction?

[FYI I did read it, I'm just pissy.]

#go away we dont like you #seriously #keep your culty guilt ridden ideology away from my hurt/comfort fics #just because you're sky daddy is against doesn't mean its my problem. #i pray you step in nothing but legos and sharp cornered pieces of gravel for the rest of your mortal lifespan #no socks either #be barefoot like jesus #leave ao3 alone #ao3 is down #ao3 attack

[whostheblondegirlwriting]

I don’t know what’s happening lately, but

#what fuckery is this? #leave ao3 alone #this is why we can’t have nice things #ao3 #archive of our own #ao3 problems

[retrogradedreaming]

“Ao3 needs an algorithm” no it doesn’t, part of the ao3 experience is scrolling through pages of cursed content looking for the one fic you want to read until you get distracted by a summary so cursed that it completely derails your entire search

#i saw something on Twitter the other day about how some people actually want ao3 to have an algorithm #like my dude the fact that it doesn’t is the POINT #leave me and my cursed fics alone #I’m happier this way #this is a joke btw

[sarasade]

One of the most generally useful things to come out of Hbomberguy's plagiarism video and Todd in the Shadows' similar video on misinformation is how they bring transparency to the internet phenomenon of "I made up a guy to get mad at".

Seriously, I've seen people make up a lot of stupid shit on the internet over the years and it's often just a manipulative attempt to paint a group of marginalized people in a bad light.

That's the TL;DR version of this post. 

ANYWAY here is the long version

Those videos are mostly about James Somerton's plagiarism of other queer people's work. However I'd like to talk about that 20-30% of Somerton's original writing- and oh boy. It's mostly about complaining about White Straight Women and misgendering well-known trans creators such as Rebecca Sugar and calling Becky Albertalli a straight woman while it's pretty common knowledge that she was forced to out herself as bi because she received so much harassment over "being a cishet woman who appropriates LGBT+ stories".

One thing that irks me especially is how in his Killing Stalking and Gay Shipping videos Somerton brings up how straight women/ teen girl shippers exploit gay men for their personal sexual fantasies. This gets brought up several times in his videos.

Being all up and arms about Somerton being a "White Cis Gay Who Hates Women and Queer People tm" is not that useful because the kind of rhetoric he's using is extremely common in fandom and LGBT+ spaces on Tumblr, TikTok and Twitter. We really don't need to bring Somerton's identity to this since he is in no way an unique example.

It's hypocritical to make this about an individual person when I've seen A TON of posts, tweets and videos where queer people talk about these Sinister Straight Women who are supposedly out there fetishizing and exploiting queer men. It's pretty clear to me that this is just an excuse to shit on women and queer people for having any sexual interests. At worst these comments are spreading misinformation about BL, a form of media that has been excessively studied by both Asian feminists and Asian queer women.

This all sounds really familiar and I think it's good that people are calling it out as what it is: misogyny and transphobia. I'd also point out the potentially racist motives behind being this hypervigilant about Asian media.

People can absolutely be misogynist regardless of gender or orientation. I really don't know why we need to create some kind of made up enemy to get mad at. I actually think it's almost sinister how "anti-fujoshi" people call Slash shippers and fujoshi misogynists or claim that they have internalised misogyny while being dismissive about women's interests and creative pursuits under Japanese obscenity laws, China's censorship, book bans in American schools and various other disadvances that are part of being a queer and/or female creator.

I think we shouldn't be naive about the bad faith actors who want to turn queer people against each other. For example Fujoshi.info mentions anti-gender (TERF, GC etc) movement using this kind of rhetoric as well.

Anyway if you want to read more:

- about the false info around BL fandom fujoshi.info

-There is the scholar Thomas Baudinette who studies gay media in Japan. Here is a podcast with him and the scholar Khursten Santos

-James Welker is a BL scholar as well. Here is a podcast interview about the new international BL article collection he edited.

-I've already talked about this Youtube channel by KrisPNatz and his great Killing Stalking video that actually engages with the themes of the manhwa

- There is also HR Coleman's thesis DO NOT FEED THE FETISHIZERS: BOYS LOVE FANS RESISTANCE AND CHALLENGE OF PERCEIVED REPUTATION where she interviews 36 BL fans and actually breaks down why fetishization has become such a huge talking point in the fandom discourse. Spoilers, it's mostly about young queer people and women being worried that they will get judged and pathologized for their interest in anything sexual.

-Great podcast about Danmei and censorship with Liang Ge

#Also I don't mean that you can always tell if someone is a transphobe or a TERF based on a couple of things they have said. #My point is that sometimes ok people can have very regressive ideas too. #This is not a call out post about how we should go around accusing anti-fujoshi people #todd in the shadows #hbomberguy #sarasade text #even I've got those “Fandom is mostly straight women fetishizing gay men” comments once and it begins to sound kind of passive-aggressive #when you're a bi woman. Lot of fandom stats at AO3 show that fandoms are montly bi women. who are these people calling straight exactly hmm #also straight women are completely ok leave them alone. I know I know Yes I'm so brave for saying this #cw: transphobia

[lady-iorhael1368]

AO3: *is down*

Me:

#ao3 down #noooooo #don’t leave me here alone #ao3

[nightwingsgirlfriend]

i hate golden child Dick Grayson. everyone ignores how ANGRY this kid actually was. We rarely get accurate dick grayson, all the teen titans shows have been so off on his personality (you cannot tell me they accidentally made the character tim and realised halfway through wrong robin) and the fandom sees him as "oh everyone finds him attractive + he's Bruce's perfect angel and Jason hates him because of that"

no he literally killed the joker.

why do we skim over that he KILLED THE JOKER. He didn't even know Jason; bruce was his father and he not only refused to kill the joker, interfered when someone else tried to but hit jason in the same way after he came back. His SON. But dick felt so strongly about a kid he regretted not getting close to that he killed a man.

and then if you think that was a one off

in that panel where he fully BEATS Bruce's ass in gotham war? served. ate.

people dumb him down way too often like he wasn't the first robin. you cannot out do the doer so they gotta drag him down to bring others up.

not to mention the fanon portrayal ignores the trauma he has from liu, mirage and tarantula. it looks at that and goes "ok! cool but he IS a flirt :3" he isn't allowed to grieve in the comics either because SOMEBODY (devin) won't let him because he "didn't say no"

and give jason his own friends DC please stop giving him handmedowns he deserves more (i do love him and roy i just wish they also maintained the roy dick friendship because it's usually one or the other)

thabk yoau and gooenight

#nightwing #dc comics #dick grayson #golden child #batfamily #jason todd #bruce wayne #Read the “dick grayson kills the joker” ao3 tag #Actually just read ao3 #you haven't lived until you graduate from “wayne family webtoon” style fics into “bends canon cutely” fics #I don't mind the wayne family adventures but i just don't like their protrayal of some characters #ok this might be brainless rambling I've only had a muffin. #I HATE DICKIE WAYNE #let him be ANGRY #Let him be MAD #Let him shock everyone with the rage #the amount of times he's been sa'd. not once. not twice BUT THREEEEEE times. #everyone forgets about liu #She was THIRTY #He was seventeen #leave him alone #this is my roman empire #nightwings sa mentioned!! cover your ears fanon !!

[diiambee]

hey cotl fandom here's your babygirl as a peace offeri

#cotl narinder #the one who waits #cotl fanart #cotl #cult of the lamb #cult of the lamb fanart #honestly this was mostly inspired by the Forgiveness of the Lamb series by ao3 user AughtPunk #im not tagging them tho cuz its not technically fanart #but do go read #god of life au #ig? #leave me alone i just wanted to draw the pretty cat asshole #the community wife if you will

[booksandpaperss]

“Stop making Mike Wheeler seem cool in fics, he’s a loser” do you guys realize that in canon Will literally thinks Mike is cool. Will thinks Mike is the coolest guy to exist. Bc Will is also a loser. They are both loser 15 year old boys, cringe4cringe, and Will thinks Mike is cool. So if a fic is from Will POV and Mike seems cool that author is doing the fandom a service and I don’t wanna hear any more whining abt it please and thank u 😌

#i mostly just see this on tiktok but #always a good reminder #also like fic authors can write whatever they want #as long as it’s not problematic it’s literally fine just leave them alone #byler #mike and will #byler ao3

[sea-of-eden]

IANTJE!!!!!!!!! GRGBWHBBBDGAHHAHH

#sorry #I NEED HER #ianthe leave harrowhark alone come kiss ME INSTEAD!!!!!!! #not harryanthe btw #just sketched a scene from tje book #ok anyways #shes so hot #HONESTLY IF ANYONE HAS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IANTHE/FEM!READER FICS IM DESPERATE #IVE READ ALL OF THEM ON AO3 ALREADY PLEASEEEEEE #IVE EVEN READ THE AWFUL ONES (not a good experience) #ianthe tridentarius #harrow the ninth #tlt #the locked tomb #the locked tomb ianthe #harrowhark nonagesimus #harrowhark the first #ianthe the first #the locked tomb fanart #sketchbook #i know tje lesbian community got my back on this one (hopefully)

[goldkirk]

Hi. This is what you don’t do on a stranger’s fanfiction they share for free online.

I have a few thoughts.

1. Commenter, I can see you’ve got a lot going on. You’ve got strong feelings and a lot of experiences and you’re allowed to have them. You are NOT, however, supposed to be nasty in public about them.

Since you did decide to comment these things anyway, I’m going to address the most critical parts of them.

2. Do not. Use my fics. And my comment section. To be an asshole to your sister.

And consider that anything you’re saying about her or people with autism or Tim you’re saying about me too, as well as anyone who is autistic or relates to Tim in my stories. That’s not cool. Also, I know how much having a family member with neurological or mental health conditions can be stressful or frustrating or even make you angry. But you have to deal with those feelings in a healthy way, not start assigning blame on one or more people and sit there being bitter about it. Have you considered doing anything to make your own experience less miserable for yourself or making things better for your sister so things are better for you too by extension?

3. You don’t seem to have a full understanding of how autism works or how trauma induced disorders work. Please learn more about them before being an asshole to people without a solid platform to stand on.

4. Since you clearly embarked on your read of my story as a quest to find things to be mean to your sister about and make her and others feel bad, and clearly didn’t read or understand how my entire Shutterbug series works, I’ll make it simple for you now—even though the later fics have an ensemble cast, they are still Tim-centric and Tim is the reason I write these stories. Even though Hymn is the story of Damian’s addition to the family, I never said it was Damian-centric or focused on the cast at large as opposed to primarily a continuation of Tim’s journey.

4. If you don’t. Like. A story. Stop. Reading. The story.

5. Please try to get out of the habit of hate reading, hate commenting, and generally being miserable. You’ve still got time to enjoy life and find things you like and live in your own lane without being bothered by other people even if you don’t like their interests or behavior. It’s a much more relaxing and enjoyable way to live. You can totally do it!

6. Stop commenting on my fics. I’m just going to remove the comments and block you if you need to keep adding hate to my comment section. You can choose to say what you want, but if you’re spreading hate in my little establishment, I’m allowed to show you the door.

#everyone else: leave the commenter alone #I know I shouldn’t engage but I needed to talk about this a bit #I’ve been thinking about it for weeks since I first started getting these messages #shh katie #ao3

[tiagems]

The best part about writing fanfiction is that I don't have to have a plot

I'm not getting paid for this, no one can tell me what to do

I can just write 1500 words about my blorbos holding hands in a grocery store and literally no one can stop me

#ao3 #this is about punkflower #leave my boys alone

[deadstarsrisingsblog]

Whoever harassed @glimmerglanger to the point that they DELETED THEIR AO3 AND LEFT: count your motherfuckin days.

#star wars #glimmerglanger #ao3 #sorry i'm so fucking upset rn #I LOVE YOUR WORK GLIMMER #deadass obsessed #and now I'm panicking #and also Shaking With Rage #fandom fuckery #i hate some of you bastards and it shows #WE DO THIS FOR FREE #FOR FUN #IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT WRITE IT YOURSELF #LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE #glimmer I love and adore you sorry if I never made it around your blog to Scream #Sanguine lives in my head rent free #and so does like everything else your wrote

[justaboot]

Hey if you’ve ever got the urge to comment anything akin to a “well actually…” “wouldn’t they actually…” “that’s not how…” on a fanwork I need you to consider that I am stomping on you with my feet. That’s someone’s work. They spent their time on that. They know what they put down on paper. This isn’t even about my own work I’m just tired of seeing it in comments and notes of fanworks. I’m spraying you with a super soaker. Stop.

#fandom #ao3 #ducktales 2017 #I’m seeing it esp on old fanart that’s going around and like #I have absolutely no patience today and I’m just gonna start telling off people in ao3 comments at this point #leave authors and artists alone go write your own thing #’they wouldn’t ____’ yeah well they just did #go write your own

[patolemus]

Does anyone else think about DILF!Stiles and high school senior/college student!Derek who’s friends with Stiles’ son Eli and goes to his house for whatever reason and just. Falls madly in lust with Eli’s hot dad. And Stiles being all friendly at first until he realizes he’s starting to really like Derek so he tries to put some distance between them, because this is Eli’s friend, he could literally be his son and Stiles won’t be that dad. Only Derek is also kind of falling in love with Stiles and he doesn’t know what to do because it’s one thing to think your friend’s dad is hot and another one altogether to actually want to hold his hand and go on dates with him. And they’re both really torn over it, wanting to be closer and thinking the other one doesn’t reciprocate, not to mention what Eli would think. Only Eli definitely knows and it’s shaking his head at their dumbassery.

Or is it just me?

#patolemus thinks #that never ends well #I was studying and this wouldn’t leave me alone #i already see myself obsessing over this #*opens a new blank document* into the wips you go #sterek #eternalsterek #eternal sterek #stiles stilinksi #derek hale #dilf!stiles #teen wolf #teen wolf au #teen wolf fanfiction #ao3 #fanfiction

[tenthprinceofhell]

A Masterlist of Marauders Fic Recommendations to Read That Aren't by Zar (because people just need to leave him alone)

(ATYD, Choices, & Art Heist, Baby! are obvs at the top, but most people have read those so I'm gonna give the spotlight to some that aren't as overwhelmingly popular)

The Cadence of Part-Time Poets by motswolo

Wolfstar Boarding School/Rock-Band AU with LOTS of slowburn; 979,817 words

A Black Mass Over Highway Ninety by greenvlvetcouch

Wolfstar American Road Trip AU where Sirius and Remus drop everything and go on a road trip around the country (genuinely my favorite fic I've ever read in my LIFE); 225,172 words

Kill Your Darlings by MesserMoon

WIP Jegulus/Wolfstar/Rosekiller/Marylily Modern College AU where the Marauders gang all goes to the same university; 193,728 words (so far)

Sweater Weather by lumosinlove

Wolfstar Modern Hockey AU where Sirius is an NHL player and Remus is the team physical therapist; 156,108 words

Whatever Happened to the Young, Young Lovers? by georgia_sk

Jegulus fic in a scenario where Reg survived the cave and destroyed all the horcruxes; 324,210 words

Beneath a Big Blue Sky by eyra

Wolfstar Modern Farm AU where Remus is a sheep farmer on his family's farm and Sirius + James go to work at the farm for a summer; 68,298 words

On Another Ocean by colgatebluemintygel

WIP Wolfstar Modern Vacation AU where Remus and Sirius go vacationing across Europe; 103,434 words (so far)

That's the Art of Getting By by sarewolf

Wolfstar fic in a scenario where Harry was sent to live with Remus instead of at the Dursley's (like we all know he should have been); 40,459 words

Slow Endings by rweoutofthewoods

Jegulus fic in a scenario where Harry found a series of old love letters between James/Reg when he was cleaning out Grimmauld Place (the saddest shit I have EVER read); 6,958 words

Moony's Midnight Mix by padfootsoftly

WIP Wolfstar Modern College AU where Sirius plays college hockey and Remus runs the university radio station; 17,662 words (so far)

#you're welcome #leave zar alone PLEASE #marauders #marauders era #ao3 #archive of our own #wolfstar #jegulus #starchaser #sunseeker #rosekiller #dorlene #sirius black #remus lupin #regulus black #james potter #lily evans #marlene mckinnon #mary macdonald #dorcas meadowes #marylily #pandalily #harry potter #wizarding world #jegulily

[screenshotsonpinterest]

I am dangerously deep into HTTYD fanfic and I just want to know which one of you heathens decided that Astrid needs to go through hell for any experience even remotely related to motherhood

#if I read one more fic of her almost dying in childbirth I’m shutting ao3 down #like leave my girlfriend ALONE #just ONE fic without the most dying PLS #how to train your dragon #httyd #hiccup haddock #astrid hofferson #astrid haddock #hiccstrid #hiccstrid babies