#yall really need to do better

[goingbydrew]

Time to teach the rest of the aftg fandom about slurs in the books that are used WAY too casually by some of y’all. The m word which is used against little people(people with dwarfism). The c word which is most often used against people with a handicapping physical disability. The word ‘rat’ when used agains asian people often has racist connotations. The r slur, which i don’t see used by fans but still needs to be addressed. There are also the homophobic ones, but i don’t see them used

#the explanation for each word is linked in the words #yall really need to do better #it's embarrassing #ready to be disappointed by the number of people who will ignore this #aftg #all for the game #the foxhole court #the raven king #the kings men #andrew minyard #neil josten #kevin day #dan wilds #matt boyd #nicky hemmick #aaron minyard #renee walker #Allison Reynolds

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Redraw of my first post on this blog. Oh how far we've come B'*)

#better drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #Credit where it's due: the first one is from November 2022. So its been a bit longer than the post date implies. #It was always part of the plan to re-draw my first wangxian art at the end of each season #but wow I really didn't give enough credit to the power of drawing every day for the last half a year #I've really loved doing this B*) I have found so much confidence in accepting the fact I'm not a 'non-artist' drawing mdzs comics #I'm a REAL artist drawing mdzs #and this is just the start!!!! I will keep drawing and improving and learning! and I will have a big smile like this every time -> B*) #I'm stunned that so many people found this blog so early on. Despite the roughness of my art...yall saw what I struggled to see #which was someone who was worth it #That and how art really is what you decide it is. I thought It had to be perfect. It doesn't need to be perfect. I see that now #I love you all so much! I am so much happier than I have been in years! #Sorry for being sappy twice in a row I promise tomorrow I'll be your little jester again

[mikeellee]

You know if you ever need a proof on how this fandom along with creator don't like Izu, the main character, just remember this:

People are creating HC about baby TENKO being too kind, an angel on earth...based on a throw away line "he played with X and Y" note we don't ever saw them, nor their names nor get any context.

Meanwhile, Izu stood up for a kid who was being bully by BK who was using his quirk and ..gets absolutely nothing aside backstabbing.

I know many people can add more and there is more proof but like "TENKO is an angel, he carries for outcast" is fanon at best, Izu literally did that chap 1 and ...radio silence here.

@bibibbon @palesweetscherryblossom @doodlegirl1998

#hori is a bad writer #a really bad one #izuku deserves better #mha critical #anti bakugou #bnha critical #anti katsuki bakugou #bk is a bully and a cancer in the story #this fandom in large endorse this #also i love baby tenko but yall need to cool down on “he was kind” #we dont get context here #i do think he may have been bullied but never noticed.

[azaracyy]

today, cupimon prays for your happiness too.

#digimon #cupimon #oc:elise #made myself draw more personal oc art when not working on comms haha #tbh the motivation behind this was a moment of weakness. like. wanting people to tell you you have done well and everything will be ok #but i also want to heal others that way. it's complicated. the world only seems to get harsher and harsher #holy or angel type digis are good picks for such and cupimon are adorable #imma be realistic this is a pretty tough time to be alive. let's not even try to compare with past eras or the like #the truth is so many of us are struggling so friggin hard we don't even know it anymore bc it's become so routine to our life #but it's honestly? really twisted? if you think of it that way. we're so used to suffering in life. it's so sad. #can only hope things get better someway. somehow. may good news even a little arrives to each of yall this week #btw really sorry folks. after the ai fiasco this site has gotten itself into i'm gonna post even lower res version for my newer works jic #artists writers creatives. do stay safe. keep yourselves and your work safe as much as you can #do what you need to do regardless it matters to you or not ok! #png

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Ooo this Warloc Wally AU makes me anticipate Howdy as the Tavern keeper with the bulletin board with jobs but every time Wally comes in Howdys just on edge cause "this tiny man just *Feels* off..."

All Wally wants is some apple cider

ohhhhh oooooo y'know in the Original Ramble i stated that he stick With the group on their adventures as a traveling salesman but ough. tavern keeper Howdy...

maybe... maybe we can combine the two by the group being Based Out Of a particular town and Howdy owns the local tavern, but sometimes accompanies the group on their adventures both because he needs a "break" and to sell his wares to fresh faces <3 his staff can handle the tavern in his absence

#though i don't think he'd be on edge around wally #everyone likes wally i think thats Important to keep consistent #but yeah ooooogh tavern keeper howdy #him getting occasional bouts of Wanderlust & The Call To Adventure that he needs to work out of his system <3 #im picturing him noticing a Really Good Job posted #and just. subtly taking it down and holding onto it until his ~Favorite Customers~ come back #favoritism? yes #but yeah actually them having a home base makes so much sense and makes it Better #they do a quest and come back to their home and their little houses that they barely use #sally does a celebratory play in honor of their Big Success #i feel like... their 'party' kinda has the vibes of the inevitable from the sea beast #yeah they're not the only group that does jobs and quests #but they're the most known #of course unless they had a rough/bad time in which case they come back very quietly and slink off to lick their wounds #but in the case that they're high of a Big Win yall know barn & sally are bursting in with a fanfare #wh fantasy au #lmao imaging wally Doesn't have like. a house #everyone wonders where he goes off to when they're all doing their own thing #uhhhh he goes into a secret part of the woods to let home out in house form & hang. or sleep #portable house!! #poppy: so where do you go when you disappear? #wally: *flashes back to last night's ritual sacrifice* #wally: ....oh... you know.... around #anyway im having a nice time picturing them all vibing at howdy's Very busy tavern <3 #im picturing they have a regular table #if someone else is sitting there when they arrive howdy manages to swindle the person out of their chair #& howdy must get so excited when he comes along on jobs...

[snekdood]

yall are willing to die for trans women and not trans men and we should talk about it actually

#transandrophobia #you'll do anything to protect trans women but dont have that same energy for trans men. interesting. #anyways i think the reason this is is bc ppl like this think bc we're men we dont need to be helped or protected #that somehow we should have figured out how to do this on our own. that we dont need community bc we're already solid and tough enough #which is weird like. how are you trans friendly but then you dont do any other basic progressive shit like #getting rid of gender roles entirely instead of now instead applying them to trans people also? ?? #like you dont get to be all 'men should express their emotions and be vulnerable' and then reinforce the traditional gender roles on- #trans men still. like have you or havent you decondtructed that shit in your head or did you iust see someone reblog something that seema #correct w/o even doing any critical thinking or self reflecting or anything on your end at all #i didnt suddenly become made of rock and become invulnerable when i transitioned. bc that narrative for men in general is inaccurate- #and harmful. and even if i did become super buff and capable of mowing down my enemies that wouldnt mean i dont suddenly need community #that doesnt mean i become immune to bullets or that i dont need a space to express my emotions regarding being trans n shit #like yall really just want to leave us out here to die it seems like. we have nowhere to go. no real community bc yall wont give us the #time of day or compassion or anything. you think 'men bad' and thats the deepest your political analysis goes as far as im concerned. #and if thats the case how much better are you than a terf who just decided they were 'okay' with trans women? #p sure this post was inspired from a trans guy literally being a meat shield for other trans ppl and no one gave a fuck.

[bridgyrose]

Because if someone DESPERATELY needs a redemption arc, it's Cinder Fall. Cinder, who orchestrated the Fall of Beacon that killed Pyrrha. Cinder, who killed a random civilian trying to help her. Cinder, who every step of the way supported Salem's goals and pushed away the one person who cared about her (Emerald). Cinder, who might as well have killed Penny and knowingly went to kill the whole team. If no one is going to support Cinder, it'll be because she's an asshole. Both her and Tyrian.

You see, you misunderstand. Cinder doesn't "desperately" need a redemption arc, what she desperately needs is the opportunity to allow herself to redeem herself, to finally get away from the cycle of abuse and hate that she's been stuck in. She clings to Salem's plan, going along with everything, including Salem's plan to topple Beacon, trying to justify it to herself that it's necessary in order for her to gain freedom and power. She killed Pyrrha in order to keep hold of the maiden powers she obtained, terrified that she was going to lose them, and killed Penny in an attempt to gain more power, and what she thinks will be more freedom. She pushed Emerald away, because she doesn't know better. The Madam who bought her, and Salem, both abused her to keep her in line.

Redemption isn't some reward that can be given or taken away, Redemption is a choice, one that sometimes needs to be offered in order for someone to see it as another way. Yes, Cinder has killed, went through the plan Salem orchestrated to topple Beacon, and has committed crimes, but none of that means that she's beyond Redemption. The only way she'll ever be beyond Redemption is if she's offered the choice and pushes it away.

#cinder fall #seriously yall need to understand Redemption is a choice #and right now Cinder is in a weird position #killing her off will prove her right that nothing will change and that she's not worthy of freedom #offering her that chance to do better will show her there's another way to do things #to get freedom #and if you actually pay attention to Cinder through the show #she really doesn't want to be where she is #but she keeps the mask on and justifies everything as a means to freedom #because that's what she wants #even if she'll never truly get it while following Salem

[alkibiadessuperfan]

struggling rn cause i wish i knew other lesbians irl to talk to or have as a rolemodel.

#my workplace is fun and while i do not have the impression they are homophobic they are all straight and #the girls my age there really always blocked off when talking about dating stuff even though thry ALWAYS tell me avout their tinder guys #is this queer loneliness?? #idk #i listen to yall really but every single day some guy from apps like😭 pls #and then to always block off when i start about girls and my dating life #ok i get it you are disgusted by me ig #ugh #but then they call you pet names and think yoh want smth or so #😭 im so sorry i needed to get this out somewhere #im feeling alone lowkey like i did in school when i wasnt out #but it will be better #when i see my friends again #and my best friend also has a boyfriend now which i am sooo happy about (he sounds wonderfullll!!!!!) #but can anyone around me not talk about dating men every day😮‍💨 #dont get me wrong i love you all and i am happy for you and will gladly listen but give me the same energy #rant #personal #lesbian #lgbtq

[elegyofthemoon]

I'm getting the feeling that I'll be seeing a lot of Zionists' comments on my posts unfortunately, but I'll inform everyone about them if you want to block and move on

This was off my strike posts earlier

If you missed the last one I had posted

Let's not forget that Israel refused HAMAS's deal to release hostages, by the way.

And just the other day, I found out that Israel's always had a plan for ethnic cleansing and recommend everyone to look into what's known as Plan Dalet created back in 1948.

Peace was never in Israel's plans -- genocide was.

Reminder: Bisan has called for marches for Ceasefire between today to the 20th, and there is an ongoing strike that started today extending to the 25th.

#free palestine #palestine #free gaza #gaza #ceasefire now #ceasefire #i know syrma and i were talking about it before #about how it sounds like zionists are also getting hired to posts and counter or whatever #which i don't really understand in full tbh #but i thought to use this opportunity also to talk about palestine more #and about how this has been going on since 1948 #if all else i feel like you need to at least know plan dalet #my friend and i from home are listening to an audio book called 'the ethnic cleansing of palestine' by ilan pappe #who is actually an israeli historian but he talks about all of israel's plans for how to conquer palestine #i'm still not done with it and i want to proceed further with it but i've been busy #anyways #i don't exactly have the energy to combat every single zionists comment on my posts #i feel like i only run into them by accident but i'm gonna try to not waste my energy to argue #there's better places to use that energy. like informing yall on some history and talking about marches/strikes #anyways i hope everyone's doing their part the best they can

[craycraybluejay]

this is exactly what im talking about btw, baeddels harassing trans men but trans men are expected not only to shut up and take it but not do anything in turn. just like a specific brand of abuse on the tip of my tongue

like waow i guess im OpPrEsSiNg you for telling you its bad to call a whole group of people slurs as insults and being a misgendering and transphobic piece of garbage.

why cant we make 'theymab' a thing? oh yeah because its acceptable to abuse a trans person under the pretense of their agab if you see them as a woman but not if you're seen as a man. huh. i wonder what that reminds me of.

#wtf was the goal of that hate comment. stop #anyway to make 1 thing clear if you want to harass people and act patriarchal i really do not care ab how Most Oppressed you are #if you want not to feel like a man maybe stop degrading women and even calling people who arent women that so you can degrade them #like imagine being racist and crying about racism?? no one cares bro you are the asshole #i should not have to tolerate harassment because you feel that you deserve and still chase after the same pariarchal space that cis men have #because you want all the power to abuse inherent to being a cis man at the same time as saying you dont want to be seen as one #you could say its properly transmisogynistic to not let you abuse people for percieved womanhood even a LITTLE #how dare they? this was your birthright #i dont believe in karma but i believe you deserve to get what you give on some level #baeddels are clinging so hard to the conventions of toxic masculinity #and u have to stay quiet about it and try to reword that glaring fact bc its Misgendering #i am not the one running around trying so hard to be transphobic and misogynistic to vulnerable ppl #also yall act like oppression is always gonna align with your identity. its not thats the point. #but just bc you start experiencing misogyny for the first time does not mean you need to level it at transmasculine people #go find a better outlet. go the fuck to therapy #we are not your punching bag

[kyngsnake]

and for the record since i feel like this might get confusing otherwise, I'm gonna be defaulting to F:NV Avery for the time being and foreseeable future. I've been really enjoying the rewrite. Core things about him, personality traits, morals, favorite snack foods etc, are unchanged but some story and design elements might shift around. Still same ol' Avery at the end of the day. FO:4 flavor Avery isn't so much nixed as he is shelved.

#yall who've been around for a while know my main two modes of Avery are Fallout and my original universe #i like to throw him into most sci-fi settings but those two configurations are my favorites #anyway #effectively what happened was I started a FNV AU just for funsies #and realized i REALLY enjoyed what I could do with his character in that setting #primarily b/c F:NV is a much better playground to write an original story in without completely upheaving the lore #i enjoy fo4 but ultimately i had re-written it so thoroughly that it wasnt even the same narrative #i got really hellbent on trying to make fo4's story good and fixing major holes in the lore/worldbuilding #but i like that fnv basically hands me all these toys to play with that dont need fixing #i am in the sandbox i am not renovating the sandbox #and jack's courier [wes] is such a fucking good courier six #their dynamic together makes me neurotic #avery

[slutdge]

my psychiatrist admitted he's unsure about how to advise me in our session today cause my situation is so horrific there's no drug or therapy he can prescribe to fix it so lets pop bottles cause i won the gold medal in mental illness wooooo!!!! 🍾 🥂

#dont fucking talk to me aboit ''it gets better'' no it doesnt ill be trapped in hell forever what kind of a fucking life is that #just shut the fuck up i dont care yes im satisfied dying miserable and alone #if at least thats the first time ive ever had autonomy and dignity #anyways no im not gonna do it right this second but i really cant take another ''youll get better'' message #when theres no guarantee #why cant toxic positivity mfs ever get a grip and say ''what youre going through is bad and abusive'' #instead of waterboarding you with ''it gets better'' #k i need to go drink myself into a coma now goodnight yall ✌

[harumscarumcos]

I’m just happy to know no Disney/Disney adjacent films won for the sole fact they are Disney/Disney adjacent

Congrats to The Boy and the Heron on the Oscar win, still proud of each movie that ended up nominated in the section

#like I would’ve cried big tears for ATSV or Nimona to have won #but still proud of them being nominated yknow? #oscars #oscars 2024 #also no shade to elemental I do think it’s a nice film #I just know when it comes to the academy’s history #if not for the years of prior backlash they definitely would’ve chosen it because of that leg up of being a disney/pixar feature #and I still think a lot of the movies in the category this year just had more weight to their stories than elemental did tbh #I really liked the themes of the boy and the heron on creating a better world with your own hands #a vision of optimism that’s so desperately needed while still acknowledging like the unfortunate/bleak status of the world #I was really hopeful for nimona cause of the message served there too #of how history/empires can so greatly twist a narrative #of spurning the world around because of treatment received so long ago and finding acceptance in the unlikeliest place #of coming up from the mud to become something greate spiting all those who spoke down on you #and I don’t think yall need to hear me gas up atsv again for the narrative #but you know imma stand on the fact of not walking in the path others think you’re supposed to and writing your own story #in spite of all your nay sayers #I think honestly there were a lot of great picks this year

[empty-blog-for-lurking]

If youre ok w sharing then i would love to hear your thoughts on lotor........ Hes such a weird guy. Dissecting him like a frog

If i get hate for this, i am blaming you/j but in all honesty i apologize if this kinda messy, as i have said it has beem awhile since i saw any of the episodes about him. Most of it is my personal interpretation and opinions of his character-

First of all i personally hate both "L0tor is evil rapist imperialist who did not have a single redeemable quality" and "L0tor is uwu poor baby who did nothing wrong", because yeah he had good intentions and he seemed to genuinely love Alura and care for Alteans but also he very much did do a lot of things Wrong. I am pretty sure a lot of his actions fall into category of Very Wrong

Lot0r to me is an absolute control freak, he has to be 10 steps ahead of everyone, he needs to be control of the situation no matter what. Whether it be through a silver tongue or by his blade (see N@rti's death, him vs White Lion). This is as much as a ruthless strategy as it is a trauma response. Being raised under Z@rkon, a father who only saw him as inferior half-bred, he had to learn survivor tactics. He will do anything to survive whether it be beg, lie, manipulate, and kill. He is a survivor of some genuinely godawful abuse he suffered for 10,000 years, combined with racism he suffered for being half altean

However this need to be in control extends to his allies and people he cares about. I am sure Lotor may have loved Alura, it doesnt change the fact that he very much abused her trust. Their entire relationship was based on a lie. He knew Alteans were still alive and not only did he not tell Alura about it he leaned into the "last survivors of Altea" for their relationship, which is why it was doomed since the beginning. And if it had not been this, then it would have been something else. Cause lying and manipulation are very much core of his character, that is how we are introduced to him

Like i see people going "Oh Lot0r could have been good if he had therapy and a hug", and i am not really not sure about it, cause like would he? Would he choose to be vulnerable and actually let his feelings out and be truthful in a an unbiased reliable way that will neither serve him in any way nor make him look better nor is a part of some machivilian scheme he cooked up because he doesnt trust the therapist he is paying? No

And thing is he does desire connection. He looks for connection in people who are similar to him. Half galran, altean survivors, Alura these are the people who he chose to get close to. He looks for similarities, people he can relate to, people who he sees as like him, people who he thinks can give him a sense of belonging. He is deeply lonely. However his desperation for control, absolute mistrust in anyone and everyone, and his inability to be actually honest dooms any relationship he'll ever have

Also this is probably just me, but for someone who is this morally complex character he has tendency to see things in black and white? Like it is His dad and empire= bad, alteans=good. He idolizes Altea to the point of seeing it as an Utopia, and this ideal was more important to him than any Alteans who are alive and with him. I also cant remember him ever caring about someone outside of the Dichotomy. Like at most i remember is after he became the emperor Lance pointing out how other planets need to be freed and he just brushed it off

Overall he gives me the "smart people dont always make good decisions, but they are good at justifying their bad ones" vibes. We dont know exactly why he decided to use alteans as batteries but i am choosing to go with my interpretation- "Lottor saw something fucked up in that future showing space whale thingy, decided the only way to solve was altean batteries except in true self fulfilling prophecy greek tragedy way it only made things worse and started a series of event that will cause the thing he saw causing real trouble a few years after his death.

Another thing! I think it should have been him being the focus of Evil Altean episode instead of A//ura. I hate that episode and everything it stands for but like if there Had to be an evil alteans episode then it should be around someone who is you know? Obsessed with Altean culture? Is big on control and manipulation? Is more geared towards big picture and "greater good" over individual? Is worried about turning into just like his galran father and so desperately wants to connect to his idealized version of his altean mother? Yeah

#empty answers #This is the type of shit that used to get you sniped from both sides of the shitty discourse back in ye old days #I probably have more thoughts but i also need to rewatch vld to have a clearer picture #Also i dont get when people say it was bad writing that he turned out traitor #Like it was handled in abhorent way but also- we are literally introduced to him manipulating an entire audience #The fuck yall mean yall thought he was genuine?? #I used to like him but come on man #That was the most obvious disney twist villain if i have ever seen one #and vld writers are not smart enough to do something actually subversive #Also gonna be real with you while i do have a lot of thoughts of him i kinda also dont enjoy his character?? #It is-how do i put it? A bit lame #Like the eps were going on about how he is this Most Complex Character and instead we have is- #a disney twist villain and sad anime backstory that is supposed to absolve him or something #I can think of so many villains/character that had similar aspects to him but were just Way Better #A convincingly manipulative man with black and white morality who thinks he is in the right even though his actions beg to differ? #B3los is right there #Villain who uses manipulation as a defense mechanism which only drive all their friends away? Grace monr0e and Sash Waybrigt #A tragedy who just wanted peace for his people only for things to spiral so horribly they destroyed the very people they sought to protect? #M0rdred pendrag0n hnoc my beloved <33 #A hot villain who is morally reprehensible but is really hot? M3dusa G0rgon <3 #And just. I think the problem is the writers wanted him to be all of those things and he ends up being none of them #Not to mention the plot armour. You mean to tell me he is being this obvious and yet no one suspected anything?? #Yeah right. Detective!Hunk for the win! #Anyway sorry this is late and so rambly #Thanks for the ask!!!! #Anyone else reading this. This is just a personal opinion ok? No fights ok??

[tangledinink]

I how you feel better soon it’s ok to be sad on main 💌🎀💖💕🌸💘💌

Ahhh thank you ; w ; I really appreciate it!!!! <3

#it is #so fcking sweet that some of yall re taking the time to message me... #i truly really do appreciate it #it means a lot to me #also ur cool and i love ur work btw #i will stop being sad eventually im sure #i always do sooner or later #pitifully enough my sad has shifted from “im sad half my family is dead” to like #“im sad that nothing i make is good enough” #which is very silly #it just feels like im watching everyone else make better things than me and interact with each other and do crossovers and make friends and #like #be a part of this bigger thing that im not included in? #which is very silly and stupid because like! #i HAVE made crossover things and i love the people ive made crossover things with but #ugh #agh #idk #it is very foolish #i just need to get better i think #i just need to keep making things and getting better #personal #vent #asks #pastilian #<3 #thank you #sorry lol

[moredifferentthanusual]

Hey people of tumblr I have an idea of a way to help support Gaza. This one's especially for people living in Christian areas with a lot of mainstream acceptance of israel. It's only a few days until Christmas and as for all Gazans, things are incredibly desperate for the small population of Christian Gazans. In particular here are some articles talking about fears all Christians in Gaza will be dead soon.

So how about we call up our local churches and ask what they're doing to help the people of Palestine?

The articles I've linked come from a variety of backgrounds. Some predate oct 7th. All focus on the plight of Christians in Palestine. Take your pick for what source you think will speak to your audience.

I want you to find a church that is ignoring the genocide or even praying for israel and then point out it's not just people being murdered. It's their people being murdered. Contact your local church like "Hey I'm Name, I'm not really a member of any church these days but it's Christmas and I really want to do something to help people in Palestine. I was wondering if you have something planned over Christmas? Maybe a prayer meeting or a protest or something idk 🥺" Then if you recieve any pushback switch to "oh but I'm just sooooo worried about our fellow Christians unable to celebrate Christmas".

It's a great place to ease people into caring about genocide who normally wouldn't. And if you convince a priest they might tell their whole congregation about how this christmas they have to show up for persecuted christians in jesus' birthplace. Worth a try?

#free palestine #free gaza #christmas #christians in gaza #i did not fact check the articles i linked i wanna be upfront about that #this is from a place of emotive headlines i assume ppl will barely skim bcus thats how ppl engage with me when i link them things #i skimmed the articles and i straight up dislike some of them! #some of them are from right wing backgrounds so ugh #some make such a point of bashing hamas and its like sure yes hamas have done some bad things too does this really need such focus rn #but i reckon some ppl will have a way easier time with their cognitive dissonance if you gave them that article rather than a more focused #also and this is obvious i am not an expert maybe my idea isnt that good pls school me if im an idiot #im not palestinian #im white and was raised christian and like i read the part where they said being mean was a sin and was like okay why are yall ignoring???? #so basically this is coming from my background with christian cognitive dissonance and how what they say and what they do are very at odds #but if you learn to point that out using juuuuuuust the right lingo you can make them do better #they generally genuinely do want to be good they just Do Not See the same things i do #and like my autistic ass cant see what all the other kids at church saw so diversity ig #also heads up if you do this you have to be down to pray like a bunch with nice people on the phone or whatevs #the churches i rang arent having separate prayer meetings but did pray with me on the phone and like my relationship with religion is weird #but it was ~emotional~ #anyway they are all already praying for palestine near me so thats something ig #i checked in on a church that kinda scared me out of the faith by being homophobic years ago and theyre already prayin #so like idk everyone in the world really is praying for gaza