2023

Fandom PSAs

Dont’ Like, Don’t Read

or DL; DR

You are responsible for curating your own online experience.

If something upsets you, makes you angry or queasy or triggers you, stop reading/looking at it. Avoid things that might make you feel that way.

Learn to use the Sort and Filter function on AO3, especially the Exclude tools.

On social media, block and mute accounts / tags / words when necessary.

If you hated something, you don’t need to tell that to the creator or start pointing fingers at them publicly.

The Back button is free. Use it.

Addendum:

Yes, for this to work, creators need to tag their works accordingly, so that people know what sort of content they are about to engage with and can nope out if necessary.

I will probably make another PSA about the importance of proper tagging later.

Ship And Let Ship

or SALS

You are allowed to ship whatever you want.

Everyone else is also allowed to ship whatever they want.

You are entitled to dislike or even hate a ship. If you want to do this online, in public, don’t use the ship tags for hate posts.

If you see someone posting about a ship they like and you don’t, there is no need for you to start arguing with them in their replies / comments / QRTs / reblogs. Don’t throw your hate in their face.

Do not harass fan creators or fans for shipping something you disapprove.

All of this also applies to liking / disliking an individual character.

Addendum:

”I agree with this, except when…”

No, then you are NOT agreeing with this.

Let me make this VERY clear. There are NO exceptions. None.

You don’t EVER harass real people over pixels.

If you disagree with this, kindly block and move on.

Your Kink Is Not My Kink

or YKINMK / YKINMKATO

The longer version is ”Your Kink Is Not My Kink And That’s Okay”.

People have different tastes. Not everything is for everybody.

Even if you don’t like a specific kink, other people are still allowed to use it in their creations.

You are entitled to dislike kinky content and think that it’s ”weird”.

Don’t kink shame or judge people based on their kinks.

This goes both ways: your kink is not someone else’s kink, so don’t push it onto those who are not into it.

Be Kind

or Don’t Be An Asshole

Focus on the things you like instead of the things you hate.

Create and unite instead of destroying and dividing.

Don’t harass real people over fictional things.

Stop stirring up petty drama just to get some attention on social media.

Stop trying to ”win”. Fandom is not a competition.

Remember that your own experiences aren’t universally shared. Your perception of things can differ from someone else’s, but that doesn’t mean either of you is necessarily wrong.

Mugiwara Pride Boys :)

wearing each other's merch ;)

I love how gay ships in big movies/shows tend to go three ways.

Usually it's this:

Movie: look at these two characters :)

Tumblr: YO. THEY GAY AS FUCK.

Locals: no they're not!

Creators: the locals are right, they're not gay.

Actors for said characters: *rocking back and forth in a dark corner*

Sometimes it's this AHEM finnpoe-

Movie: look at these two characters :)

Tumblr: YO. THEY GAY AS FUCK.

Locals: no they're not!

Creators: the locals are right, th-

Actors for said characters: Yes. We gay as fuck.

And sometimes it's this:

Movie: look at this badly written gay relationship, please like it :)

Tumblr: THANKS, WE HATE IT AND WE'RE WRITING IT BETTER THAN YOU

Locals: oh, they're gay... *terrifying ambiguous stare*

Creators: what did we do wrong??!!?!? I thought you liked gay people?!??!?

Actors: Yes. We gay as fuck. But at what cost.

But for Bowuigi it's this:

Movie: look at these-

Tumblr, vibrating at the speed of light: YO. THEY GAY AS FUCK.

Locals: this is somehow worse than the Crisp Rat voice.

Creators: this is somehow worse than the Crisp Rat voice complaints.

Actors: *were already rocking back and forth in a dark corner - they are in the Nintendo dungeon*

Jack Black: *playing jenga with jacksepticeye, absolutely does not give a shit & probably expected this*

the our flag means death reaction is a secret good ending that requires you to mope aimlessly around fandoms for at least 10 years

and the jk r*wling reaction is the secret dark lore ending that requires you to hate yourself

OGs will remember this outfit, lol.

Bowser: marry me

Luigi: Wha-

Bowser: Marry me!

Luigi: Amore, we're already married...

Bowser:...

Bowser: WELL MARRY ME AGAIN!

They’re just a bit dense when it comes to feelings.

Yes please I'm begging 🙇 this sounds so good as a concept

Sabo in Alabasta, what crimes will he witness.

I have so many thoughts about “what if Sabo was in Alabasta at the same time as Ace and Luffy?” this doesn’t even scratch the surface.

Sabo has such Sabo vibes that it would definitely cause a 🤔 but as soon as Luffy sees his scar and long hair he’d immediately forget his suspicions and run off again. And I don’t think Sabo in this state would be in any way prepared for Luffy’s Luffy-ness. 

more croco and dragon

August 16

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Last year's drawing (x)