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sl8tersstuff · 3 days

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I am so happy with you but it feels wrong because you want me and I didn’t even have to ask you to.

#deep thoughts #quotes #life quote #poem #poetry #quote #quoteoftheday #literacy #writing #words #romance #relationship #love #life #relatable

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azure-arsonist · 6 months

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Nobody's ready to talk about how a chunk of the "spicy/dark romance booktok girlie " community might have a porn addiction based on their behavior around that 16 year old.

And that's just one incident.

Obvious disclaimer that I'm not shaming women for having sexual desires I'm saying if you consume a lot of fucking porn, written or otherwise, it's gonna have an effect on you. Maybe it's not healthy to make reading porn your whole personality online. Maybe we should idk take a step back and think about the media we consume.

And I know that's scary for some people, but respectfully, you shouldn't be afraid of thinking critically about the media you consume.

Also if you're going to come on here saying that you read a normal amount of spicy books and how dare I shame you, congrats this post isn't about you.

#booktok #anti booktok #i guess???#dark romance #media literacy #terfs amd swerfs don't interact

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hephaestusshield · 7 months

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don't kiss me if you're afraid of thunder. my life is a storm. - anitta krizzan

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leahdrawsstuff · 3 months

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the fact that I just saw a tweet that was like “what character/piece of media do you think is a media literacy test where someone’s opinion on it shows if they can be trusted interpreting media”, someone replied with Toradora and OP replied “nope taiga is an asshole” bestie u failed your own test

#not art #Toradora is literally the perfect example for that original message and yet even the person who wrote it doesn’t understand #and btw taiga IS an asshole #that’s kind of the point of the show? but it doesn’t mean it’s a bad show lol #anyway if you think Toradora is a bad show because the spoiled brat main character is a spoiled brat pls just watch Kimi no Todoke instead #the reply got ratioed too like wow everyone really is stupid #I will defend this show with my life #Toradora #media literacy #anime #taiga aisaka #anime romance #rom com

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boltlightning · 9 days

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i'm going to be honest. i read the first b.ridgerton book and thought it was pretty effective satire, and didn't like the show because it didn't capture the clear absurdity of the book's circumstances. but i only recently realized it sure isn't satire, huh. i was supposed to read that as written, huh. that's just the way the book is, huh.

#im on sparknotes trying to reconcile with this overhaul of my understanding of the universe #the entire premise just reeks of cynicism to me but it sure isn't cynical huh????????#it would have been such a cutting subversion of every other regency romance but it's played fully straight!!!!#maybe......IM the one without media literacy #bolt reads things

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belle-keys · 1 year

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Hello, I enjoy your rants very much so, top three most annoying booktok things in your opinion?

Oh, I really love this ask.

1. Paint by the number books - Looking at the fantasy and romance genres in particular which are being developed and marketed mainly based on tropes. I'm so extremely tired of repetitive and derivative books that have shitty writing and recycled structures. I will not read a book if you tell me it's "enemies to lovers spy fantasy romance south indian inspired royalcore knife to the throat" like I actually detest it. Where is the meat? Where is the narrative? What is your purpose as a novel?

2. Unnecessary politicized reading - Fed up of hearing all about how some books or their writers are problematic. It seems that a lot of booktok readers are incapable of separating real from fiction, the art from the artist. Which is funny, because the ability to both of those things falls under multiple schools of literary criticism– it’s not something… anti-woke or anything. Like, if you hate Lolita because it’s about grooming and sexual assault and was written by a man, then I have some news for you.

3. Commercialization and viralism - Everything is just about numbers and sales and marketing and merchandise and branding and book collecting and I hate it. Half of booktok likes owning books, not reading, This is nothing new in publishing, but I’m fed up of some books getting a push and going “viral” for the most silly reasons and being “buzzy” when they’re objectively trash because of the booktok marketing or special editions.

#booktok #anti booktok #books and literature #book blog #books #media literacy #literary criticism #fantasy books #romance books #ya books #ya fantasy

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dittolicous · 6 months

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yknow, as like... a demi person on just like this side of being ace, its really tricky articulating my feelings on shipping as interaction with media without feeling like im bothering others

cuz there is a totally valid 'ugh not everything is about shipping!' stance but at the same time, i feel like maybe a good deal of shippers arent necessarily *ignoring* every other element or incapable of grasping themes or the like, but looking for the aspects *not* found in their favorite medias...

hence why, yknow, tragedies get fluffy aus or fix-its, cutesy stuff gets darker reimaginings, fantasys get coffee shop aus, modern stories get fantasy dnd aus, and things like say shonen series - which usually dont do romance at all or very well but have friendships down pat - get shipping!

(and maybe theres something to be said about modern media treatment of romance that many find lacking so even romances might not meet expectations...)

so of course, if they find all other elements fulfilling, i would say turning to shipping for fanfics is relatively harmless so long as they clearly know what theyre getting into and arent belittling the media for being something it was never meant to be or harassing about ships

for me personally, i turn to shipping a lot because... well i am actually a romantic at heart and would like to find love, and there can be such compelling love stories between strongly built characters! im not going to expect canon stuff to be about it, i just like exploring the things canon wont and probably doesnt need to to tell a well written story of its kind

#ditto rambles #shipping #fanfic talk #i just have thoughts #cuz i feel bad for being such a big shipper at heart sometimes #cuz i totally get how TIRING it can be to downplay or ignore platonic relationships #along with the issue of treating all media like romance #at the expense of the stories that are trying to be told #but if i read fanfics... im gunna be looking for fun escapism mostly #not text literacy analysis (well not ALWAYS lol)#too much of any one thing can be annoying #bur fuck man #i love love even as a demi romantic #and found family of course

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trashraccoonking · 3 months

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I'm sorry but if you can forgive the white man for trying to do a colonialism and dictatorship but draw the line at the poc lesbian who said white man had forced into his army being mean to someone she felt betrayed by, then you make me worry for your judge of character out in the real world.

#the death of media literacy #spop #wild concept but the cycle of abuse exists #also people on opposite of a war are not usually buddy buddy with each other #please stop acting like this kids show is a trashy ya novel where perfect no conflict romance was the goal #this is a 10th grade level concept that characters can have multiple facets to them and can be multiple things at once #trashman speaks #q

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shrikebrother · 2 months

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tiktok is obviously awful about aging & tries to make any physical sign of it seem like a bad thing. but some tumblr users are also very weird towards anyone in their 30's (or older) & make it out like having fandom interests or just. being on the internet past your 20's is Cringe & somehow makes you into a child predator

#tumblr users have kind of an uppity attituide when talking abt other social media users #when rlly the users on here are not that much different from assholes on tiktok or twitter or whatever #the difference is on tiktok they'll bully you for looking your age but on tumblr they'll make a callout or vaguepost implying that youre a #child predator bc you're 33 & have hobbies #they say they love milfs & dilfs & make a somewhat poetic post abt the beauty of aging then are rude to ppl for being over the age of 27 #but then again ive only seen like. unnecessarily rude ''kinblr'' ppl & those my chemical romance oil painting icon ppl who call themselves #pretentious & blame declining literacy rates on ao3 fanfiction do this #txt

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sl8tersstuff · 2 months

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Everytime someone calls me beautiful I hear it in your voice.

#deep thoughts #quotes #life quote #poem #poetry #quote #quoteoftheday #literacy #words #writing #romance #unrequired love #love #i still love you #relationship #friendship

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universoausteniano · 1 month

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"Se não chegas nem pelo sonho, por que insisto em te imaginar?"

Cecília Meireles

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lgbtlunaverse · 4 months

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mdzs twitter is a very funny place to be on cause someone will have "canon dynamics only" in their bio and proceed to have the worst take on canon you've ever seen

#complaining and whining about fandom #i'm ngl as someone who came into this having primarily been in fandoms of non romance focused media before #it was kind of culture shock to see 'canon' being used to mean who tops and who bottoms instead of... actual characterization #or engagement with a work's thematic core #i almost tweeted this but statistically i have less of a chance to get jumped for this on tumblr #LITERACY CHECK: I AM NOT SAYING ANYONE WHO PREFERS CANON SHIPS AND KINKS IS BAD #I am saying me and these people have a fundamental difference in what we think is most important about 'canon' as a concept

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aldebarangel · 1 year

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wdym jon was in love with martin in season four???? it was a focus + an "emotional core" and i did NOT realize!!! at all!!!!

#2 things about me: i am oblivious to romance and bad at consuming media #(i have the brain cells for media literacy of course but my adhd does not do me any favors in the thought department)#tma #the magnus archives #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #martin k blackwood #the archivist #tma season four #jonmartin #jmart #my post #i also did not realize that they even kissed in mag 200 im a disgrace 💀💀

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ishratmumtaz · 6 months

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ek ajeeb si tanhayi hai dil main,

tumare bina jeena toh seekh liya hai

par yeh yaadain hai ki jaati nahi.

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talkbycolor · 6 months

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Homunculus.

He had created a marvel, a perfect companion, a future assistant and an eternal love, he had the same look, the same habits, he had inspected his entire body to check that every last mole was in its place.

His vocal cords were not working properly but he could still call him by that sweet nickname his husband had given him.

He took a few safety measures, removing what was not needed such as feet and arms, the scientist could protect him perfectly.

He was quite accommodating regarding his wishes and whims, he really liked kissing him.

After all, he was his sweet darling.

And this time, he wouldn't let anything separate them, not even death.

He settled his body in bed at bedtime, he was like a baby, although his husband was always very childish, she wrapped his naked body around his and took the time to see those stars reflected on his face, it was impressive how he had not lost himself of any detail, not even the last eyelash or hair.

He had not entered her laboratory since he created him, he certainly kept an eye on him, when he watched children's movies he caught him trying to sing with strange sounds, he saw him trying to crawl to the garden where he used to just lay down and watched the sky. .

He made him feel as in love as he had the first time.

#books & libraries #words #writers on tumblr #writing #horror #poetry #fairy tales #feelings #romance #mad scientist #essays #gay #lgbtq community #literacy #literature

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mildmayfoxe · 3 months

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just read a post trying to take a high-handed stance on why fanfiction writing is good actually that spelled "exaggerated" wrong thrice

#'it's killing your media literacy to not like how fanfiction is written' oh? is it?? that's nice #'it's based heavily on the romance genre' babe the romance genre is chock full of some of the most awful writing on the planet #write and read fanfiction! do whatever you want! just don't try to pretend you're reading high literature about it lmao #chatpost

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