I’m all for going about queerness with the goal of not being able to be understood by outsiders but like. you’ve GOT to be normal about aro & ace people if you do. you can’t go on about being confusing to cishets for fun and then complain about ace & aro people who go about sex and romance and attraction in ways that don’t make sense to you.

supporting queerness that confuses others should include queerness that confuses YOU too even if you’re queer yourself.

Please return us to a world where Notp and squick are used for a ship you don’t like instead of just making up a load of bullshit about how immoral it is or w/e lol 

a short selection of concepts and phrases that used to be commonplace in fandom and we’d really benefit from making that a thing again:

NOTP: the opposite of an OTP (One True Pairing). It is a ship a fan strongly dislikes. The word is a portmanteau of ‘no’ and ‘OTP’ and thus is not a contraction of any particular phrase.

Squick: anything that is a deep-seated, visceral turn-off. Squicks may be shared by many fans or be specific to one; one person’s kink may be another person’s squick.

YKINMKATO, or kink-tomato: Your Kink Is Not My Kink, And That’s Okay: used to indicate support for fannish diversity and to distinguish between disapproval or kink shaming and simply having different taste.

DLDR: Don’t Like, Don’t Read: a phrase used to warn against complaints about an aspect of fic or meta. A “live and let live” philosophy of fandom, which places the responsability for avoiding content one doesn’t want to see on the side of the fanwork consumer, rather that on the creator’s.

SALS: Ship And Let Ship: similar to the above specifically about shipping tastes.

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary: a phrase used to acknowledge that any given individual’s personal opinion on the topic at hand may differ due to their own tastes, standards, values, experiences, etc.

As the OP points out, all of these crucially imply no moral judgment of what they’re designing.

(definitions lifted more or less wholesale from fanlore’s relevant pages)

bring the healthy fun back to fandom!

If ever a time comes when I don’t reblog this when it appears on my dash, assume I’m dead

YES

Thank you for everything.

Today is a sad day. Thank you so much for everything, Takahashi-Sensei, may you rest in peace💔💔💔

it was just announced that Kazuki Takahashi, author of the Yugioh manga and creator of that entire franchise, has passed away

this is a tragedy, but let it be said that Takahashi is an absolute legend. few people have shaped modern card game culture like he has. that alone would be incredible, but Yugioh itself as a series is incredible, too. this is devastating

Thank for you sharing the joy and adventure on bringing Yugioh to life to many people all over the world, from childhoods to adulthood, even growing up along side with the Manga as we age.

It truly shows how much passion you pour out and showing people that spreading joy and making friendships along the may truly means to us.

What it truly means to me.

Thank you for all that you've done to make my childhood and many others better and greater with your story telling, and the amazing talents of your artwork that you've shared.

You'll be truly missed and forever in many hearts.

Rest In Peace Kazuki Takahashi.

Thank you for everything ❤

Rest in Peace, Kazuki Takahashi.

Thank you for all the cool stories you created. Thank you for the awesome adventures we've seen. Many of us wouldn't be the same without you. I feel so sorry that this happened. You were such a great man.

You are a real legend.

May your soul rest.

Rest in peace to Kazuki Takahashi, he touched so many lives through his work.

This post is me acknowelging that some people go onto tumblr to escape the real world and to soothe themselves after stressful experiences, so if they block or ignore social justice and news stories so that their decompression isn’t interrupted with yet more stress, it is not only no one’s business but it makes perfect sense.

Never judge people for not reblogging something.

#me