#why do we do this

[simonrileytaylorsversion]

Let me get up on my soapbox rq.

STOP ERASING BLACK CHARACTERS FROM FANDOMS 👏👏👏👏

I see those goddamn writers replacing Gaz with Konig and I swear my blood turns hotter than the equator in July. KONIG AINT EVEN IN THE DAMN CAMPAIGN?!?! How ironic, the only black character gets erased and replaced with a white one. Also all the Gaz fics I’ve read always has him cheating or being a druggie. I smell stereotypes. Why do we as a society feel the need to erase black people from our culture? Not to mention, erasure of all POC’s. For example, in law and order SVU, every one of the damn Latino/latina characters get their fucking lives destroyed and go to jail and whatever, but the white girls commit felonies on girls trips and get their wrists slapped and go back to “desk duty”. How fucking blind are we as a society?? The erasure is actually wild to me.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk

#cod mw2 #call of duty #simon ghost riley #cod modern warfare #kyle gaz garrick #gaz x reader #law and order svu #law and order special victims unit #blacklivesmatter #racisim #erasure #why do we do this #systemic oppression #fandoms #konig cod #he doesn’t even go here

[macadam]

How normal fandoms gatekeep: talk about how horrible new fans are

How the transformers fandom gatekeeps: glossa, servos, derma, spike, valve, denta, pedes.... #maccadam

#why do we do this #good luck new fans. #that is all #transformers #maccadam

[dragonpyre]

I genuinely believe all hard core cosplayers have to have at least some level of masochism

#why else would we walk around for over 6 hours at a time in the most uncomfortable outfit known to man #like fr #most of my cosplays are pretty comfy but jesus christ my Red Hood one gave me a migraine and a blister on the bridge of my nose #also my Vex boots were too small. and also gave me a blister DESPITE wearing blister resistant socks #text post #cosplay #why do we do this #it hurts so much

[putting-rick-in-places]

Naked Rick in a milk jar?

Okay but why do we put him in jars????

#rick and morty #rick sanchez #rick in places #morty smith #rick and morty memes #scifi #situations #wubba lubba dub dub #rick and morty fanart #rick fucker #milk #milk jar #rick in a milk jar #save him #rnm #rnm edit #rnm meme #rick quest #why do we do this

[your-heart-is-a-treasure]

#watching the stars #why do we do this #deep thinking #life beyond #why are we here #purpose of life #human intelligence #starry night #nature quotes #humanity #after l!fe #after life #awareness quotes #life quotes #wisdom quotes #relatable quotes #deep quotes #universe quotes #life is strange #life reminders #life is short #quotes to inspire #inspiring words #meaningful quotes #meaningful life #quotes #photo quotes #sky quotes #book quotes #positive quotes

[powerfvlly]

@everlvres

the sun had just dipped below the hills as dawson's feet scraped the pavement in the graveyard. today was a BAD day. he hadn't had one in a while. he didn't know why or what caused it, but somehow... he found himself here— at mason's grave. he limply plopped himself down criss crossed on the dirt. he always made sure he never sat right atop him. and he just sat. SILENT.

#why do we do this #everlvres #&. dawson threads

[sleepy-and-sad17]

I have remembered that I've seen Kaz Brekker, Dirty hands, Bastard of the barrel, be called "Kazzle Dazzle" and I'm not okay-

#kanej my beloved #six of crows #kaz brekker #crooked kindgom #kazzle dazzle #why do we do this #its fitting tho #jesper and nina would call him this-

[chambergambit]

It’s almost 4 am and I am Having Thoughts ™

I think a lot of us are aware of what’s called “Filing the Serial Numbers Off”. It’s when the author of a fanfic changes the names and some details in it and sells it as original fiction. The most famous example of this is 50 Shades of Grey, which started out as Twilight fic. (I’ve also been told that Twilight secretly started out as Hermione/Snape fic where Snape was a vampire. Hilarious if true.)

I’ve had a couple people suggest to me that I should do this to my Downton Abbey fic. While I’m flattered to hear they think it’s good enough to sell, I’m generally against this because A) I feel this puts all of transformative fandom at risk of being sued for copyright violation and B) knowledge of the source material is so necessary to understanding the story that I don’t think it would work as original fiction.

What I'd like to discuss is when the opposite happens, which I’m going to call “Writing Serial Numbers on Original Fiction”. It’s when an AU is so divorced from the source material that the only thing it has in common with it are character names and physical descriptions.

I want to say this probably happens most often when a ship doesn’t have much canon material to work with. The most obvious example (of the fandoms I’ve read fic in) is the Les Miserables Modern AU. Like, two dudes names Enjolras and Grantaire fall in love, and maybe Grantaire is an alcoholic artist and maybe Enjolras is into social justice. These fics became so purvasive that fics actually set in the same time and place as the book (or more often, the musical) required it’s own tag on AO3 to be found. This rightfully pissed some people off.

This was also really common for the Star Wars sequels ship of Kylo/Hux (kylux). There would be well written and moving stories about two dudes named Kylo and Hux falling in love, but they would have absolutely nothing to do with Star Wars.

And I’m not saying this is a bad thing! I have read and loved fics like these! They are in my AO3 bookmarks! Hell, looking back, I’ve written fics like these. I had an elaborate rockband AU for Pacific Rim that had very little to do with the movie. Yes, Newt was a nerdy guy with tattoos and Hermann was a stuffy Brit who used a cane, but looking back? That was pretty much it. 

We are writing original stories and then casting characters from already existing intellectual properties to play them out.

#fandom #why do we do this

[amandaleveille]

get-hockeyed-idiot you were right.... get into it yuh 3.0 skdjfsk

#why do we do this #is this another symptom of bally sports having no money

[querren]

I actively think way too often about the fact that so many people pronounce "comfortable" as "comfterble".

#random #grammar #pronunciation #why do we do this #i have trained myself to say it as it is spelled

[gloriouswhispers]

liadan & isla cross cabin

as lia leaves the cabin and turns to the sight of the newly returned wolf, she's suddenly all too aware of her stomach. she carries a particular emotion about it already, not embarrassment but certainly aspects of confusion. yet, now as she faces isla she feels...uncomfortable. unworthy? 'oh, kat just headed to the park with the boys.' she explains, guessing that the visit is for the other wolf. she's not heard many things about isla, the woman's name mentioned in vague conversations. the most lia knows is that she was a light to elliot's life, (which when she heard that during her more hormonal stages of pregnancy she did do a little cry by herself in her bedroom) 'i was jus' about to get to the depot but-' lia glances to the cabin door and then back to isla, placing her hand to her chest. 'lia. i don't know if...' getting lost for words is certainly a new experience. 'it's real nice to meet you. m'happy youre safe.' she nods, finally sounding sure of something. @waterfallswords

#liadanint #isla&liadan #why do we do this

[viasbutterflies]

y’know I think birds are like… onto something with the whole “dance to impress and then have sex” thing. it seems a lot simpler and I think lesbians could use something like that.

because a lesbians mating ritual is more like

“hey I love your shoes”

“oh thanks!”

*2 months later*

“hey weird question but what was your first impression of me?”

#lesbian #wlw #why #why do we do this #birds #romance

[justhangingaround1995]

I love getting hit by a Prius c

#mental illness #nostalgic #why do we do this #animalsfightingcompilation gorilla riseoftheplanetoftheapes animalfights silverbackgorilla #white monster #shirtless twink #hit by a car #vehicular manslaughter

[iddybittysnail]

A New Guy

#i know nothing #about tumblr #I just know you continue typing in the tags #why do we do this #new tumblr #new account #newbie #new to tumblr #first post #new here #new user #snail #IddyBittySnail

[screwnames-ihatenames]

You know people always traumatize and absolutely beat the shit out of characters they love like how does that work cause I do it to like

“this is my favorite oc I love her and they are just the one I like the most out of the others!”

“You made her lose her arm last week and now she’s stuck in another plane of dimension”

“I know”

Like I read a lot of Donnie centric fics and you guys beat the shit out of him but like I still read them

#rottmnt #fic #why do we do this #the characters did nothing #seriously like I’ve seen what you guys have done to Leo and Donnie

[ottothecryptid]

So, I have been interested in the whole idea of supernatural shows, cryptids, video essays, and stuff like that. As much as I love them and they are goofy, I WISH that it would be more inclusive. I've been trying to find other people on YouTube and such to watch, but it's almost like a specific demographic (white Christian men) seem to have a monopoly on the topic. This poses a set of problems because, unfortunately, they let their biases show with each video, and some of them are straight up making things up or ignoring parts of the stories. The absolute WORST one is anything talking about Missing 411, 9 times out of 10, and they leave crucial details out of very real missing persons cases. The only person who's brought attention to this is Reignbot but she doesn't post enough (in my opinion) to counter the massive amount of misinformation on the topic. The Lord Lodge is a huge offender in not getting details correct or omitting things with Missing 411 cases.

#cryptid #youtube #why do yall like this #why cant we have nice things #cryptids #bigfoot #why do we do this