Fandom Positivity - Blog Posts

I did a zine! This would have helped me loads when I was starting to hyperfixate on Ouran High School Host Club in the 8th grade, so I figured this might be helpful to someone on here!

Also, yes, that is Dora the explorer on the front. That was my first hyperfixation when I was teeny bitty, so I decided to honor that by putting her on the cover!

💐🌷🌹🌺🌻🌸🌼 send this to ten other bloggers you think are wonderful. keep the game going. 🌼🌸🌻🌺🌹🌷💐

*rakes all the flower emojis together and jumps into them like a pile of leaves* 🌼🌸🌹🤗🌻🌺🌷

"You can't be a lurker on tumblr." Yes, you absolutely can. I've been quietly reblogging things since 2014 and I haven't interacted with anyone in years.

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.

That's right.

It’s 2020 and i still love, respect and ship Elsanna just as strongly as I did 6 years ago.

Those girls belong together forever. No one can change my mind.

I saw a post today that really saddened me and so I felt the need to put this out there for everyone. Fandoms can be a lot of fun, but not always, so in case you needed to hear that today...

You're allowed to like any character.

You'll never be a bad person for liking X. Liking a character doesn't mean you condone their actions. You're allowed to find an antagonist interesting. You're allowed to find comfort in a controversial character. You're allowed to love a character and it never gives anyone the right to attack you or ruin your day.

You're allowed to like or find comfort in Enji Todoroki or Akito Soma. You're allowed to like or wish things had gone differently for James Ironwood or Raven Branwen. You're allowed to like Edelgard or Dimitri despite their flaws. Liking a character doesn't make you an abuser. Liking a character doesn't make you a bootlicker. It doesn't make you a fascist. It doesn't mean you're down for murder. It doesn't make you a bad person.

You can like anyone for so many reasons. It doesn't mean you agree with them or condone their actions. It doesn't reflect on who you are as a person.

Don't attack people for simply liking a character. You have NO IDEA why they do or what's going on in their lives. Be kind to each other. We watch & read & play to have fun, to comfort ourselves. We go on Tumblr or Twitter or Instagram to find kinship. What's the point if we become each others' enemy ?

You can disagree about characters, you can find their actions appaling, you can argue that X character is a terrible person. That's fine ! Some characters ARE terrible people and their bad actions aren't acknowledged enough. But you DON'T get to hurt or wish harm upon someone for simply liking a character.

BE KIND.

Today I just wanted to make a positivity post for all the amazing people who’ve been working on the harringrove zine because it’s going to be AMAZING and going towards a really good cause, I kind of wish I’d had the confidence to at least sent them an ask in retrospect but I’m definitely preordering and you should too

So if we could all take a moment to appreciate their fantastic mod team: @adelacreations @metalscoops @lamay13 @thediktatortot @lazybakerart @ihni

And to everyone else who’s been involved in creating everything that’s going to be in the zine! @shieldofiron @dragonflylady77 @ratbastardbilly @thissortofsorcery @grey-sides @writer-in-theory @neonponders @heck-in-a-handbasket @akioukun @hunnystufff @brawlites @clownwix @robthegoodfellow @callieb @discodeviant @memes-saved-me @weird-an @bentnotbroken1fanfiction @catharrington @bewarethegrim @whenyouwishuponastar7 @billyharringson @skyjynxart @peanut-booi @reineydraws @valtoon @peach-coke @opaldraws @psychicskulldamage @zayacv @imyournelly @imsodishy @dreaminginpencil @gravegroves @wrecked-fuse @simplydes @nerodmcdevilslayer @avalonlights @bronoun @valsyngur @adeityofchaos @fightabear @disterra @lemonhitsu @generalghosty

And then tumblr told me I wasn’t allowed to tag anyone else which is fitting bc tumblr but it really says so much that so many people engaged in this amazing project that it broke tumblrs 50 mentions per post rule- seriously this fandom is so talented and compassionate, I cannot wait to see the finished zine! I wish I’d had the confidence to apply to sign up while it was still possible earlier this year but now I’m just so happy and excited for the mod team and everyone who was involved- seriously everyone here is FANTASTIC

If I wasn’t able to tag you bc tumblr was being a dick please reblog saying that you were also involved!

And finally a message to the head mod- Add I am so fucking proud of you, you are an unbelievably awesome person and this really just encapsulates all of it. I don’t even have words honestly but I am so excited to preorder the zine as an early Chanukah present for myself

I love this fandom. You guys are all amazing