I have a hate love relationship with being in small fandoms. On one side, there’s practically no content because the same 7 people post about it on one or two platforms, and on the other you get to know everyone and it’s usually not toxic, there’s very few freaks, it’s lovely.
truly nothing funnier than having an archive of when you first started getting into a media that has since consumed your entire life
you see an old post of yours thats dated like a month after you got introduced to Media and it says like “huh im kinda liking Blorbo Bingus? but he’s not really my favorite. he seems sillyyy though he’s neat i’m sure he’s nice :)” and you just
it’s unfortunate that (some) people in fandom spaces are starting to get too comfortable complaining and being rude to writers and artists who create contents they personally don’t like (“why are you making this character a top when he’s obviously a bottom? omg do you even understand his character?” “I’m so sick of seeing fan art and fanfic where this character is portrayed as a sadist when he’s actually misunderstood in my opinions, therefore anyone who disagrees with me is wrong and should be shamed” just to name a few I’ve seen) instead of curating their own fandom experiences by engaging only with contents they do like.
you want more fics where (x) is written in this specific way? either write one yourself or politely expressing your opinion about how you hope there will be more fics where (x) is written in this specific way instead of making fandom a toxic place by being rude to writers and artists who dare make contents that are not to your Personal Liking.
if the universe does not revolve around you, strangers and fandom spaces don’t have to cater exclusively to your personal preferences either.
to all my beloved writers and artists, write whatever you want, draw whatever you want. portray that character in whichever way you want to portray. I hope you have fun doing what you love. don’t let anybody tell you what you can or can’t do with the blorbo. go wild. I will always support you
Babygirl I know fandom history that you wouldn’t even care about
i know fandom history that even I don’t care about
Yes I like fictional characters a very normal amount. Don’t look at my blog.
Same energy
Your friends watching something for the first time and getting to that scene VS you, the knower.
[ID: pen drawing of four people. three of them stare to the right, horrified, and the fourth has an evil smile on their face as they observe the other three. /end ID]
wow! your understanding of this character is so. . . Unique! just wondering by the way but when was the last time you directly interacted with the source media
me whenever I see posts about how canon is shit and can be discarded
re: everyone stomping their feet and loudly whining in the notes
you there. the person who claims to be a hater for fun. are you actually having fun or are you recurrently making yourself miserable looking at things you dont like
you there. are you exercising the healthy practice of forming your own opinions about the world or are you being swept up in a negative 'everything sucks' spiral without any time to digest the information you consume
this post was brought to you by me being medicated
- guy who formerly did all of these things
people have got to learn the difference between I didnt like it and It was bad
+ a secret, third thing
Ao3 does not need an algorithm, you're just lazy
Ao3 does not need a 1-5 star rating system, you just want to bring down authors writing for FREE
Ao3 does not need automatic censorship, it is an archive, therefore anything can be posted
Writing or reading about something illegal does not mean the author nor the reader condones it, if that were true, you could never read a story involving anything negative
Purity culture is ruining fan culture and you all are fucking annoying
so hard not to become the most annoying person on earth if you're a little excitable and just learned a little about a topic literally no one around you has any interest in
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