#nothing will

[peridot-tears]

Vagueblogging again!

I think a lot about the argument fandom racists make. It's always "fandom isn't activism," "go do some real activism," etc. etc.

Like, one -- I think quite a few of us have done "real" activism. Organizing, protesting, fundraising, information-sharing, all that good stuff. Especially in these past few years. You can't be Asian American without having at least brushed with activism lately.

Two -- telling someone that what they said hurts or disrespects your culture is not activism. That's literally just an everyday interaction. You could have learned something and accepted it, but the moment you dismissed it and dug your heels in, then yeah, you're making it a way bigger deal than it has to be.

Three -- Asian Americans have always organized, protested, and advocated for better rights on all fronts. The bill in Florida recently passed is part of a years-long effort to make Asian American history part of school curricula (its effects are for another post entirely), Asian Americans in various organizations have been tirelessly doing research, petitioning and lobbying for better healthcare and economic aid access. The burst of Asian American shows like "Beef" and "Everything Everywhere All At Once" are part of a DECADES-long push to have our stories told in ways that aren't stereotypical and degrading. Not to mention to make sure we get equal pay in the workplace.

People have always committed hate crimes against us, but because of COVID, it jumped to a point where there was actual media coverage outside of the community. It got so big, no one could ignore us anymore. It was good to get aid from outside the community, but even now, the people organizing self-defense classes, patrolling Asian dominant neighborhoods and walking with elders so they can go places without being attacked, the people organizing food drives for those of us who are lower-income, raising money for the victims of hate crimes, fighting for us in our court cases against attackers, pushing for our voices to be heard, are us Asian Americans.

It's a lot of work. It's also a lot of work to rally people to our cause, because so many people outside the community, especially white people, will not listen, let alone help in any meaningful way, unless you convince them why they personally should care. To be BIPOC at all in North America is to do the emotional labor that white people think you owe them.

So tell me. If true activism is so important to you, why aren't you doing it?

And you know how I know you aren't doing it? Because if you can't be bothered to listen to an Asian person in small, casual, everyday interactions, what makes you think you're equipped to help us advocate for large social change?

#again #people can slide into my dms if they wanna talk about certain things in detail issokay #i always have a million resources and orgs if you guys need pointers on activism and getting involved #but i generally keep this account for funsies and shitposting #and like this is asian america specific because i'm not gonna speak for other places #i can always point you towards asian diaspora elsewhere who ARE speaking out though #microaggressions #fandom racism #asian american #hate crime mention #asian america #asian diaspora #anti asian racism #anti asian hate #racism in fandom #tears falling like peridots #like if these last three years aren't gonna teach you that we're humans who need a listening ear #nothing will

[bisexual-horror-fan]

Every day I get more and more impressed by people's inability to read a simple Who/What I write and DON'T WRITE FOR post. Fucking hell. So sorry that boundary was crossed for ya Bex that's fucking horrible.

- 🦇

I too am amazed by it truly. But you know. Maybe that Anon was onto something. Maybe I haven't made it obvious enough. So I did some fixing up around the blog.

I updated to have an official rules page to go along with me Who/What I Write For. I updated my bio to alert people to read my rules before sending in asks. I changed my masterlist creating a huge in bold link asking people to read my rules before sending in asks. I made sure there was a link too, the TOP one, on my blog theme's sidebar as well. It could not be more in your face!

So anyone who ignores my very clearly labeled boundaries in the future and disrespects them cannot claim I was not anything but totally honest and fully transparent! I am in no way hiding this at all.

#Seriously #If this doesn't work #NOTHING WILL #Malicious Compliance at it's finest #You want it obvious? #FINE #HERE #BHF asks #🦇 Anon #Batty Anon #Can it be done #Can it be over???

[bitt3r-butt3rf1y]

this fandom may be dead in a ditch but that sure as hell ain't gonna stop me

#nothing will #i've been having Thoughts guys lemme tell you #svtfoe #star vs #star vs. #star vs the forces of evil #star vs. the forces of evil

[dottiechan]

I miss you

#personal #dottiechanart #you've been gone for 7 months now and life hasn't been the same you know? #I know the last year of your life was a struggle #it was that for all of us really #but there's no relief in the lack of anxiety #I'd play nurse to you for a thousand years if it meant you stayed #and I hate it when people tell me it was your time to go #because maybe #just maybe #there could have been something else for me to do #another medicine? more vet checkups? dietary changes? #what ifs aren't going to bring you back however #I know that #nothing will #because it's raining outside again #you used to hate the rain #if a shower caught you you scratched the door with all your might #now you're outside #I know exactly where in the garden #buried underneath which stone #and it's raining #and the house is so terribly heartbreakingly quiet #tw: pet loss

[starlightshadowsworld]

Guys

... My bracelet has stars on it

... I got this thing like a day or 2 ago idk.

... It has stars.

... I'm known as Star.

I am Star and I has stars...

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.

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I'm a fucking genius

#If this doesn't tell you I have no idea wtf I'm doing #Nothing will

[msboutofcontext]

#magic school bus #out of context #ms frizzle #arnold #if this doesn't impress her #nothing will #pocket protector #pens #wut #what am i looking at #digestion #For Lunch

[delilah-briarwood]

With all the fucking asks I get telling me not to call myself queer, you really think someone would catch on by now and yet,,,

#being a little bitch won’t get me to stop calling myself queer #nothing will #I’m queer and I love being queer #behold a creation

[phosphorus-noodles]

Reblog to let your followers know that they’re safe from jumpscares/screamers/etc from you on April 1st but they are NOT safe from getting boop’d like an idiot amen

#:3c #pho.posts #april fools #boop #april fools day #1k #5k #10k #20k #50k #75k #these numbers mean Nothing to me anymore...

[gaybichon]

this is cute but also i like to think the pope has to preface every single statement with "this isn't dogma but" like he has to break character for a sec and clarify that he's not speaking ex cathedra

#hell is empty everything is beautiful and nothing hurt ♥️

[opiumvampire]

fuck w me

#my mommys cookie recipe except she makes them peanut butter cookies and i dont like peanut butter so we’re doing sugar cookies #sure hope nothing weird happens

[hansoeii]

look at you, you're gorgeous!

#and nothing bad ever happened #this might've been what aziraphale imagined when he asked crowley to come with him #I have returned to tend to your wounds good omens fandom #hope this helps you heal #good omens #good omens 2 #good omens spoilers #good omens fanart #good omens 2 fanart #aziracrow fanart #aziracrow #ineffable husbands #ineffable idiots #ineffable husbands fanart #neil gaiman #david tennant #michael sheen #aziraphale #crowley #my art #digital art #fanart

[crehador]

so when food is too salty we might say "打死卖盐的" basically meaning "did you beat the salt merchant to death" but one time in an attempt to be a little polite and a little funny to the chef (my mother) i said "……是不是又跟卖盐的有矛盾了" meaning "are you... having a dispute with the salt merchant again" and now it's a whole thing in my family

anyway point being there has been another altercation with the salt merchant

#this is the saltiest fish i have ever eaten #actually was just about to post ''there has been another altercation with the salt merchant'' #but realized without context that meant nothing lol

[caffeinatedopossum]

Me when I remember something I said ages ago that was wrong or my values no longer align with

#my path of self improvement has been less self righteous and personally gainful #and more just. a lot of embarrassment and pain #like i wouldnt change the path i took to get where i am now but i wouldve chosen to travel that path sooner because omg #nothing hits me like the fear that future me will feel the same way about right now me that right now me feels about past tense me

[m3djed]

"he would not fucking say that" but you ever be looking at fanart and suddenly its "he would not fucking have abs"

#txt #guys. guys this is not about hcs. do you hear me this is about when a guy with no logical reason to have abs is drawn like a hollister model #like when a guy who does nothing but go to coffee shops and read books is drawn with abs like hes been hiking mountains and climbing trees #do you hear me are you hearing me

[cloud-ya]

outcast of the village

#werewolf #folklore #slavic #poland #folk clothing #folk costume #wolf #me when The Peasants (2023) i hate that movie #nothing against it I actually love how it's made along with the soundtrack and references to polish paintings #but having watched it in cinema it triggered so many traumas that i wanted to immediately leave the screening room #kto się wychował na polskiej wsi ten się w cyrku nie śmieje #art #pl #polblr #how much more tags can i fit to get people to notice this? let's see!

[jenovacomplete]

what the actual fuck

#speaking! #update: added alt text #and yes this is real. unfortunately(?) #update update: if you can't rb this it's nothing personal #you just post x r/eader lmao #hall of fame