every time I see more of the ‘ao3 is evil’ crap circulating I think, ‘well, tumblr is evil too and I don’t see you stop using it’
You know, the more I think about this, the more I think the real complaint isn’t that AO3 hosts “evil” content, it’s that it doesn’t allow harassment/dogpiling of “evil” creators as easily as Tumblr. Abuse won’t remove or even re-tag a work except in a handful of very specific cases, but they will suspend or ban users for harassment, including filing repeated unfounded Abuse reports. Authors also have at least some ability to screen/block comments on works, and there’s no direct messaging system outside of commenting on works through which to pursue harassment. You can follow a creator but you can’t block them (much less encourage others to do the same).
Tumblr, by contrast, generally ignores any abuse report that doesn’t involve the DMCA, and aggressive anons can and have driven bloggers off the site entirely. The fact that the same tactics are used by social justice bloggers and neo-Nazis (for instance) doesn’t matter – they’re the affordances of the site, by accident or design, and an entire fannish generation have gotten very used to performing their fannish (and moral) identity in this fashion.
(I thinks it’s relevant that AO3 was designed by fandom’s LJ generation and in some respect mirrors the affordances of LJ circa 2010. Tumblr is a very different site and that, moreso than age differences, seems to be at the root of this – though of course age intersect with site experience in a non-trivial way.)
ding ding ding ding.
Ao3 requires you to police your own consumption of content. Ao3 won’t let you destroy someone’s online presence simply because you don’t like it. Ao3 won’t let you impose your own morality on other without cause.
If you have issues with this, and the fact that Ao3 requires you to have responsibility and agency, then you seriously need to sit down and have a damned good long hard look at yourself.
had an anon a while back ask me if I’ve drawn gaara, so here he is! I’m working on a shit ton of Naruto buttons right now and I have about 3 left to draw (out of like 18 lmao)
Bras last longer if you let them air dry. Don’t put them in the dryer.
If you have a problem with frizzy hair, don’t dry your hair with a towel. It makes the frizzies worse. (I recently read an article that said to use a t-shirt? I brush mine out and let it air dry.)
Whites wash best in hot water. Everything else can be in cold – save on your electricity bill.
You can kill 99.9% of germs in a sponge by putting it in the dishwasher for a cycle or by microwaving it for 2 min (be sure to make the sponge damp before microwaving and to put a cup half full of water in with it and please DO NOT squeeze the sponge until it has cooled off)
Airing out your room/house and letting sunlight in every so often can decrease the number of household pests like silverfish and ants.
Black underwear is best during your period as stains are less likely to be visible.
To save money, put aside 10% of each paycheck into a savings account. It’ll add up.
Unless your hair has something on/in it (like grease or mud or something), using conditioner first can actually be the better choice. The conditioner holds in the good oils that help you hair look sleek and beautiful, which shampoo would otherwise wash away.
Speaking of shampoo – if you have long hair, washing just the bits that touch your scalp is generally enough. The rest of your hair gets cleaned with just the run off from your scalp.
If you put a tampon in and it’s uncomfortable/you can feel it, you didn’t do it quite right. A properly placed tampon is virtually unnoticeable by the wearer.
Apply deodorant/antiperspirant a couple hours in advance of when you need it. This gives the product the chance to block your sweat glands. Using deodorant just before going somewhere where you’ll sweat (this means walking outside for people in high humidity places) results in your sweat washing the deodorant off and starkly limiting its usefulness.
After running the dryer, use the dryer sheet from that load to brush out the lint catch – it gets everything off in a fraction of the time it’ll take you to get it clean with your bare hands. Paper towels also work well.
Wash your face everyday, or as often as possible. Forget which brand of cleanser is best. Just washing your face everyday will guarantee you clearer skin. And do you best not to pop pimples, as tempting as the urge may be.
Fold laundry asap after taking it from the dryer to avoid wrinkles. This may seem obvious for dress shirts and silly for things like t-shirts, but you’ll notice the difference even then once your shirts stop looking like unfolded paper balls.
To all the kids whose parents couldn’t help you with this kind of stuff
Addition: the natural acidity of a vagina can bleach the gusset on darker underwear. It’s perfectly normal.
i did not know some of this stuff, so useful!
The best thing you can do to keep your skin clear (aside from washing) is to frequently change your pillowcase. Throw on a fresh one every day if you want. Get nice cotton pillowcases at Ross.
yeah, that’s what I meant. sorry if it wasn’t clear enough
How tf is anti-fujo transphobic???
it was started by terfs to target gay trans men and accuse them of trying to larp their twisted yaoi fantasies by transitioning and having sex with “real” (cis) gay men.
basically they said that gay trans men were actually straight girls whose sexualities had been so twisted by reading yaoi that they wanted to live out that life and only transitioned so that they could fulfill that desire. it’s transphobia, plain and simple
That was… Literally not what it started out as. Terfs started using it a good fucking while after the word was made dude
And actually fujoshi discourse was probably started how it actually is now- people being fed up with straight girls fetishizing gay men
wow somebody has no shitting clue what they’re on about.
the word fujoshi was coined by straight Japanese men to refer to women who “corrupted” themselves sexually by being turned on and expressing their sexuality outside of marriage. it was reclaimed by the women it was used against. as of current Japanese usage, it means “female fan of m/m media”. there is NO connotation of fetishization. adding that connotation is cultural appropriation. and there is no word that means “straight woman who fetishizes gay men”.
that’s the context for the WORD fujoshi. “fujoshi DISCOURSE” was begun by terfs for the reasons I outlined above.
Just Anti Things: allow me to assure you that I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about
Honestly, i think it depends on a number of factors.
Authoritarians are loyal to their in-group ideology first and foremost, but most of them don’t really want to be a leader: theyre usually too scared they’ll do something that loses them the affirmation they need. They prefer to follow someone else who will confidently take control & set boundaries for them instead. So they’re not really seeking validation from existing leaders (though if an existing leader validates them, they will be loyal to them): it’s more like they’re constantly on the lookout for people who already validate them but also are willing to lead them.
As a result, anyone who says ‘I agree with you and I will tell you what to do’ tends to become an authority in the eyes of authoritarians. They will raise the wannabe leader up from obscurity themselves if they have to.
And I do mean anyone. You might have more of an uphill battle if you don’t fit their mental image of a good person – for example, a 30+-yo fandom anti might have a harder time gaining trust than a minor or a person in their early 20’s – but if you say the right things, make them feel good about themselves & their choices, and keep them busy with enemies to fear and attack, you’re likely to find favor eventually. (Or you could just lie about your age until you’re popular enough. Once you’re an established leader in an authoritarian group, it’s hard to do wrong in their eyes.)
So all that said:
militant fandom antis are still fans first and foremost. So like many people, they seem to first seek validation from the show creators and staff. If the staff validates their opinions, condemns ‘bad’ ships & shippers, etc, they will stan those staff members. They will also feel they have the blessing of the staff to police the fandom however they like.
However, if the staff do not validate militant fandom antis, they will reject the staff’s leadership as deficient, cowardly, and/or deviant/dangerous. They will try to ‘remove’ them from what they see as undeserved positions of authority by undermining their character, threatening them when they say things antis disapprove of, and trying to silence them. (If targeted creators resign from staff, delete social media, or publicly apologize/bow out of defending non-antis, that counts as success.)
Either way, militant fandom antis also raise up BNFs from their own social circles – people who say the right things and attack the right people, and are willing&eager to act as an authority, creating arguments for other fandom antis to parrot & setting boundaries around good and bad behavior.
(It’s not a coincidence that these leaders tend to be the meanest & angriest militant antis of all.)
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