#please don’t rb

[gin-draws]

Hey! Sorry I didn't see these forever, but it's totally something I've been meaning to address and I just haven't had words for a while.

Firstly: fuck terfs.

The rest is long so it’s under the cut:

Having JKR alive and running around spewing hate has definitely not helped my love for the series. She uses money that we gave her to fuel her hateful bullshit, and to actively attack not just the trans community, but whatever issue she disagrees with in the UK. It hurts as someone that grew up putting myself into this world to have the creator openly using her power and influence to go after other marginalized people.

Even before JKR started openly being horrible I had worked hard to overlook my discomfort with stuff in the series (there's a lot of problematic stuff that 10 year old me could overlook but 32 year old me can't lol). A big part of me getting past that was just making her world my own through my art. I loved the community I found in the fandom on tumblr. I loved the people I could interact with over a shared interest and something that brought us all joy. Especially other creators that made the world their own.

Over time though, engagement kind of fell off on tumblr. (Where the reblogs at.. am I right?) And slowly I went from being able to ignore negative comments here and there because of the good interactions, to being worn out by the growing overwhelming negativity. People act like they can just demand things from creators and we somehow owe it to fandom to do what they specifically want.

Want that character to be white? Draw them yourself.

(Making characters bipoc brings out a shocking amount of anger from people for no reason but racism...)

I had tried to make the story I'd grown up loving into something that made me happy. I made the cast diverse because I grew up surrounded by all sorts of cultures and religions and it made my world a lot bigger. I sometimes played around with my own gender identity through my art, and it brought me a lot of joy. (Sirius was a fun playground for getting through a LOT of my own shit). But it brought out a lot of vitriol, and over time I just got tired of it.

I mostly stopped posting art because now it's something I do for me. My own characters and stories where nobody could send anon messages telling me "x should actually be white because---" I put a lot of time and love into my work and if it doesn't make me happy, I lose interest. Doesn’t mean I stopped drawing, it’s just not fanart as much anymore.

(I draw a LOT lol)

I miss the story I grew up loving a lot. But I can't actively put money in JKR's pockets, which distanced me from the series. A lot of my interaction with the community became a little too negative to deal with. And so over time I drifted away. It makes me sad to have strayed from that world, but it just became a little too toxic for me.

It still brings me a lot of joy seeing the positive comments, and people appreciating my old art means a lot. But I kind of moved on for myself, and now I don't have to worry about hateful comments about canon and race when I post my dnd characters lol.

I’ll probably be moving hp art I’m not happy with anymore over to my old hp side blog instead of deleting it, but as an artist and creative I’ve moved on to my own characters and stories. (If I open up commissions and people liked my interpretations of the characters, I would love nothing more than to draw desi Harry, or black Hermione, or Sirius not giving a fuck about gender. Lmao)

#please don’t rb #gin talks #sorry this is long and rambling #executive function has been at zero for ages- #but I logged onto desktop for the first time in months and saw my inbox

[plo-koons-favorite-padawan]

My friend is playing Fallen Order for the first time and I’m happy to report that he’s thoroughly enjoying the game and also that he’s the funniest person alive

#not okay to reblog #please don’t rb #he’s a precious person and I love him #this is the man who sat with me for two HOURS while I tried to beat the rat king in TLOU2 #star wars jfo #jfo #sw jfo #star wars jedi: fallen order #jedi fallen order #Fallen Order #cal kestis #oggdo boggdo

[neo-shitty]

oh i just want to cry rn

#please don’t rb #i just got home from my midterms and i thought of cigarette daydreams (haha looking for alaska playlist for the annual reread) #and i REALIZED #oh dear #i should’ve left the thought go #cigarette daydreams used to just remind me of alaska young #now i have geto suguru too ahaha depression truly is free #oh the whole song sounds like him (haha actually more like a satoru to suguru song me thinks) #MY HEART HURTS I CANT DO THISSSS #also the lyrics ‘soft speak with a mean streak’ makes more sense to me than ‘so sweet’ does so #in my head thats what the lyrics say #poor guy 🫠 i want to melt into a puddle of tears #toff.txt

[5ivebyfive]

Very last post on the subject because I need people to understand this and watch for the antisemitism that you may not see:

Assuming all Israelis and Jews are Zionists is antisemitic. Grouping all Israelis and Jews as Zionists is antisemitic. Assuming all Israelis are Jewish is wrong. Assuming that just because a Jewish person points these things out means they support the Israeli government and are Zionists is wrong.

(Also, please support and send love to your Jewish friends. Antisemitism is on the rise.)

#sorry not tagging #I don’t want the bad people to find it #please don’t rb

[vvaterling]

new fav of us @honestlytrulytired

#please don’t rb #me n my partner

[pmrashford]

my dad has my cat. he took him to get groomed today and now my cat is wearing a bandana around his neck

#orion #please don’t rb #thx ✌🏾 #personal shit

[ohgodwhatwasthat]

I.. might be going to my first pride event today. It wasn’t planned.. but I’m kinda excited? I hope it goes well

I genuinely had nothing planned for pride, i was probably not gonna do anything (yeah that’s lame I know but whatever) but my mom said that there was a small event going on nearby and suggested itd be fun to go to, so now we’re going??

(For context my mother is an ally and has LOVED going to general ‘outings’ (festivals,farmers markets, fairs, carnivals, etc. literally anything of that type, she loves that shit) my entire life. So it’s likely she also just wanted to go to the lowkey event of the week (lmao) but I love her for that and im glad she’s that type of fun loving person)

#personal #walking into pride looking disheveled with my mom and some coffee #I just hope my social anxiety doesn’t kill me on site.. #lmao for pride I am giving off “disaster” and “tired” vibes #please don’t rb #may delete later

[doggedcynic]

Im 2 months and some days recovered from top surgery (double mastectomy &nipple grafts) with John Brosious, MD. Initially there was some swelling in my right pectoral area. It’s gone down significantly and I feel just fine working a very physical job. There are no dog ears, the scars look pale pink most mornings but do get irritated by heavy physical activity. Unfortunately there is an area where I put a lot of strain early on having to move a week after the surgery. It’s not horrible (3rd pic) but I might ask for a revision if it continues to scar thickly.

Dr.John is one of the coolest people I’ve known. The guy cares about doing the procedure neatly, at a price affordable even without insurance (though he does take many insurances, including mine: Aetna). He’s tattooed up to his ears and swimming in skill. When I went to see him he was practicing out of UNLV plastic surgery in Las Vegas, but is in the process of moving to the south valley. It’s a good idea to look him up if you live in, or around Nevada. There aren’t many results out there on the internet, but he does have examples during consultation. I went from a small saggy B to a masculine chest lol, sorry no before photos. I don’t even have those for myself. Please do not contact me with questions for Dr. John. I’ve said just about all I want to say here and he is only an internet search away. Good luck!

#please don’t rb #top surgeon #nevada #las Vegas #top surgery scars #tw #scars #healing #trans man #ftm

[baby-anonymouse]

felt cute so we’ll leave this up for a few hours or so 🙈

#please don’t rb

[revancchist]

crying screaming gazing longingly at the ceiling

#ignore this i’m just being dramatic and lonely bc it’s past 9pm LOL #bri talks #personal #please don’t rb #//////////////////////////////////////// #dating apps suck so much ass i cannot even begin to list my grievances w them #plus all i have to choose from where i live are a whole bunch of golf playin ‘entrepreneurs’ who think smokin weed and listening to travis #scott makes them the coolest fuckin people in the universe alongside owning a dog and quoting The Office #WHERE IS THE LEFTIST PUNK ASS METALHEAD OF MY DREAMS?????????? WHERE ARE U IM FUCKIN BEGGIN FOR U TO FIND ME!!!!!!! #i’m just so tired. i meet someone decent and i lose interest bc they message every 3 weeks. or they ghost completely. or they’re so strange #sick and tired. want someone i can be buried with and would rather look at their face than the moon.

[novorehere]

Going through and privating my super old posts from before the purge (2015-2017). I don’t want to be associated with some of the content I posted as a naive minor, I’ve developed a lot more personal boundaries since then. Plus I know most of those blogs are inactive/deactivated anyway and don’t want their posts getting notes. Thanks for understanding. Stay tasty

#op #please don’t RB #kate says things

[02ofcups-archive]

if you’re feeling sad just remember that johnny d*pp is one day closer to being dead ❤️

#johnny depp for ts #please don’t rb

[reidsbookclub]

am I making this post to procrastinate even more in an assignment due I. Two hours that I’m not even halfway done with?? Yes yes I am

Anyways if you want a desk tour and a voice reveal you can find a video under the cut

Also just now realizing how messy my desk is 🫣😬

If you made it this far and want a postcard let me know

#not cm #personal #please don’t rb #grecy likes learning 📚 #grecy needs help 🥺 #grecy procrastinates 🫣 #if you rb I’m not baking you cookies

[vampboyblogging]

Holy shit I just got on tumblr and after a few minutes of scrolling I found an anti’s account and all the posts made within the last 24 hours were just them yelling and getting angry because people told them to stop harassing people over a fictional ship. Like, they genuinely had post after post of them yelling and talking about how much they hate the fandom because the fandom was supposedly getting angry at them for disliking an abusive ship.

Guys, if shipping and fandom is affecting you this much, you need to take a break from it and start blocking tags and everything that could trigger you. It is not healthy to go on post after post, ranting and stewing in your anger. Fandom is supposed to be fun

#please don’t rb

[orrsoared]

this is how we communicate

#please don’t rb #boston bruins #bruins lb #boston bruins lb

[pmrashford]

I need y’all to see my little United wall in my office 🥹

#personal shit #manchester united #please don’t rb #im gonna fix the sign when the office is empty but I’m so happy about this rn #don’t get it twisted though i hate this club