dont look

if u have to leave the fandom and stop writing for it because someone critiqued u (satirically or otherwise) for writing racist and transmisogynistic stereotypes and ideas into your fic — and at times basing the whole of the fic itself on those racist and transmisogynistic ideas — then i do in fact think it’s a you problem and not fandom toxicity. dumbass lmao

for a fandom that loves to talk about gender u guys sure don’t use that love to think for even .2 seconds about how trans women of color are fetishized and disregarded especially when they’re butch like so many of u talk the talk but are physically incapable of walking the walk. and some ppl can’t even do the talking part lol. lmao even

genuinely very gross that honest and necessary critique on how women of color, specifically trans women of color, are mistreated and objectified within fandom spaces has been spun by some into fandom being toxic and mean-spirited. way to miss the entire point.

god you guys are so fucking annoying. "actually ianthe has a huge cock" NOT THE POINT. STILL NOT THE POINT OH MY GOD.

crazy how every single time racism gets brought up in this fandom sensitive white people turn it into a conversation on "bullying" and "harassment" and "toxicity" in fandom as if they haven't created a fandom space so toxic that many fans of color feel that they cannot engage with it at all. and by crazy i mean completely predictable because telling people of color they're being too mean for talking about racism is the oldest trick in the book.

just on the most baseline, basic level i also wish people in fandom who feel tlt is not a political work in some form or another would consider what statements like that look like to nonwhite fans who share that fan space with them and whose lives are impacted on a day-to-day basis by white norms and ideals, especially regarding a series of books which has a majority cast of characters of color. anyways