a few reminders because i’m tired and angry

astriferaas:

fandom is a hobby, not a form of activismadult women aren’t inherently creepy for being in fandom and having hobbies apart from raising babies and doing taxesthe vast majority of people pushing back against the worrying trend of instigating harassment over fictional characters and relationships aren’t incest supporters or pedophiles, actuallyliking a m/f ship doesn’t make someone a dirty heterosexual invading your spacepreferring gay ships doesn’t make you ‘’woke’’ and good no one owes you a disclaimer that they are a good person who recognizes that their favorite fictional villain’s actions are evil and that they don’t condone those actions irlliking a fictional villain is in no way comparable to advocating abuse/murder/genocide/etc and you’re a fucking idiot if you believe thatjust because a woman is attracted to a fictional villain doesn’t mean she’s promoting toxic relationships or going to end up in a toxic relationship. assuming women can’t tell fiction and reality apart stinks of internalized misogyny some rando’s a/b/o fanfics have none of the level of influence that popular tv shows and movies spreading propaganda haveno one owes you a detailed description of their traumas and mental health problemsabusive relationships are not the same as enemies to lovers shipsy’all need to chill the fuck out over people, relationships, actions and events that don’t actually exist and learn how to enjoy and discuss them like normal peoplefandom is a hobby, not a form of activism

feel free to add more

waysideshrine-deactivated202107:

kelp-kelp:

waysideshrine-deactivated202107:

waysideshrine-deactivated202107:

i need to start collecting novelty lighters or i’ll fucking die

i need every single one of these urgently

I have this one :)

utterly spectacular. endlessly charming. magnificent beyond magnificence.

thegaynessarchives:

Peter Lukas headcanons, feel free to reblog and add ur own!

• He has either a t-shirt or a tattoo that says “Salty bitch” i will die on this hill, also its one of those ones that’s a heart with an arrow through it and a banner with the words on it wrapped around
• He has a “#1 Captain” mug, Martin bought it for him and he loves it more than he loves Elias (which isn’t saying much but he loves it a lot)
• For all the knowledge Elias has he knows jack shit about boats somehow so whenever he goes on the Tundra Peter refuses to let him touch any surface except the floor lmfao
• Elias buys peter boat related things in the same way a clueless mother trying to be an ally buys her gay child things during pride month

And some conversations that have 100% occurred:

• Elias trying to get back on Peter’s good side: hey honey I bought a thing for your boat
  Peter, holding up the shitty dollar-store “Ahoy, matey” wooden sign: …thanks.
• Peter: “Elias if you sing that fucking sea shanty one more time I’m pushing you in the ocean and not coming back for you”

fluentisonus:

ALT

killing them for this btw

thesolarangel:

What’s something that most people love, but you don’t?

Pizza

Dogs

Summer

Bread

Going to the movies

Video games

gameraboy2:

The Goodies (1970), “Kitten Kong”

relatablememestuff:

animatedamerican:

silvergryphon:

faustandfurious:

Basic rules for analysing fiction, an incomprehensive list jotted down in a hurry:

1. The protagonist isn’t always right
2. The protagonist isn’t always good
3. The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable
4. The narrator isn’t always right
5. The narrator isn’t always good
6. The narrator isn’t always telling the truth
7. The narrator isn’t always the author
8. The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap
9. Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say
10. Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say
11. A lot of the time the curtains are blue for a reason. If they aren’t, you should read better books

One more:

12. The antagonist isn’t always telling the truth

So many times I have seen people apparently just … forget that it’s possible for fictional characters to be (a) mistaken or (b) lying, and say things like “we know this to be true because [character] said so here” (or, worse, “this fact is canon because [character] said it”).

The antagonist isn’t always telling the truth, the protagonist isn’t always telling the truth, the secondary and minor characters aren’t always telling the truth, the narrator may be telling the truth but if the narrator is also a character in the story then don’t count on it.