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we need more pathetic female characters written by authors who don't hate women

to be clear since this is making the rounds: she has to be an absolute loser in no way that can be pinned on her gender. no "i'm just a girl tee-hee" stuff. straight up just a loser (nondenominational)

addendum: she must be the most important person in the whole narrative

I decided to sit down and concentrate and properly write the list of rules that qualify a character for this role.

Fem!Crowley because who wouldn’t worship her and the ground she walked on

Fem!Aziraphale to go with my fem!Crowley

Struggling to grasp onto anything in the midst of the Ineffable Divorce

Aziraphale was NEVER angry because of the kiss. He's scared.

This is him angry

Despite being a fucking cloud with a bowtie, he's very firm when he's angry. It's bluntly obvious. His tone deepens, his face changes, there's no mistaking it.

And here's him scared:

Again, it's obvious.

After the kiss:

He's terrified, not angry. He's terrified of losing Crowley. He's terrified that he actually enjoyed it. He's terrified of Crowley. He desperately wants to be with him, but he's terrified of what will happen for both of them.

if this 5000 year old tree isn’t too old to realize that its trans neither are you

We gotta get away from the idea that critiquing a piece of art is tantamount to arguing for it to be censored.

for april fools we’re deleting this entire site sayonara you weeaboo shits

if your lie is a good enough lie god will make it real

Doctor Who | 4.03 - "Planet of the Ood"

not to be a killjoy but it's still crazy to me that it's considered mean to be like "maybe you should read / play / watch the source material before creating fanworks and diving into the fandom" bc every time i see somebody going "i havent played disco elysium or know anything about it tbh but uwu here's harry and kim kissing" idk maybe you should engage with it. maybe you should play the anti-capitalist surrealist game where you investigate the murder of a mercenary who led the gang rape of a foreign girl and process that for a bit? and then you can do cutesy mlm or whatever idc. but like at the absolute bare minimum you should understand what the source material involves otherwise we get the phenomenon of people joining a dragon age server and wanting content warnings for like, mage racism. like it's fine to ship and transform the genre into whatever but if you arent comfortable with discussions of the actual source content itself then maybe the fandom isnt for you and a different one is. peace and love.

actual peace and love would involve letting anyone who wants to do things do them, without judgment.

I don't think there is anything unreasonable about the idea that if someone isn't comfortable with actual discussions of the source material they should probably not insert themselves into the fandom. And I struggle to see how this has anything to do with ableism as per your tags.

Well, when you demand a certain amount of effort to be input before you consider someone's creative work valid, that's ableist.

The issue at hand isn't one of the validity of transformative works (and I agree with you there that art doesn't derive meaning or validity from the amount of "effort" poured into it) but of fandom social dynamics and the very simple fact that people involved in a fandom will find people who have not engaged with the source material yet insist on inserting themselves into the fandom annoying. This user articulated it well imo and I'm tired right now:

Unfortunately it's still gatekeeping and still ableist.

I genuinely think it's neither of those things.

i show up to the Planes Enjoyer Convention to talk about how pretty planes are. to my shock i learn planes fly which is awful because i'm scared of heights.

despite me being very passionate, nobody wants to hear about my novel where i imagine planes as types of burrowing creatures. instead people tell me i don't seem very interested in planes or the Planes Enjoyer Convention. this is very mean and judgemental.

eventually i strike up a conversation with someone and they reveal that planes are sometimes used for wars, and they actually like historical "war planes". my heart sinks.

they seem surprised and suggest that i read up about planes. that's just unacceptable. i call them an ableist gatekeeper and protest as i mime being forcibly escorted out of the convention by the security guards i made up in my head.

i'm coping

If you're in the UK and you're worried about benefit cuts, I know how you feel. I'm anxious, upset, and desperately angry. I'm sure a lot of you are too.

Scope, a UK based disability charity, outline the cuts and explain them here. This is kept up to date as things are discussed and changed by the government. They have a petition here.

Scope also offer advice and support for disabled people, and have a helpline for this. More information here.

Sense, another UK based disability charity, have a template to email your local MP. This is available here, and can be customised to add your personal story and why you're worried about the cuts. They email it on your behalf, so you don't need to worry about finding their email address and emailing it yourself, you just fill in the form! If you can, please share this with friends and family! The more people email their MPs, the more impact it will have. Support from Sense is available on their website.

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I will continue to update this as and when any more information or support comes to my attention. I'm sorry that we are having to fight this. I hope that we are successful. ❤️

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The split is kILLING ME