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Saying “this niche, properly tagged, warned, and rated piece of fiction could theoretically hurt someone” is not a good argument. This properly labeled cookie with the allergen information at the bottom that contains gluten could theoretically harm me very badly, but only if I consume it. Tags are like nutrition labels, and warnings are like allergy information. If you know you have an allergy to something, the logic is to stay away from it. It is the same with fiction. I’m not running through stores yelling at people to take all the products with gluten off the shelves just because it could hurt me. Instead I ignore it and go to the gluten free section and find cookies that are right for me. And if running through a grocery store yelling sounds ridiculous, that’s because it is. Stop doing the same with fiction.

this is the best way i’ve seen this put!!

And just like with food, what might be harmful for one person to consume could be quite *beneficial* for others. One man’s trigger is another man’s catharsis.

AND if you lack the maturity/self control/awareness to stop yourself from eating things that could potentially harm you, you either 1) are too young to be making your own food choices and should be supervised by a parent/other adult who is supposed to be responsible for you (and the store clerk who put the food on the shelf is NOT) or 2) need to take accountability for your own actions, because if you deliberately consumed something you knew could hurt you as a fully autonomous adult, then you really have no one to blame but yourself.

I’d like to add that within AO3, “Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings” is, in this food analogy, like the food labels that read “This product was manufactured in a facility where [potential food allergens] are used in the production of some products”. It’s not telling you they’re in there, but even more importantly, it’s not telling you they’re not. This is not the same as “No Archive Warnings Apply” which would be the certified [food allergen] free food. One guarantees a certain experience, the other has given you no promises as to what may or may not be included and is very much a consume-at-your-own-risk product.

perfection

The tags are there for a reason, people. *Always* read the tags

Y’all know it’s got to be McSpirk, so please add your vote for the most iconic OT3 in fandom (if not the oldest!)

writer culture is feeling mildly called out by every "go write instead of scrolling tumblr!!" post out there while you continue scroll tumblr instead of writing

Ouch.

a society that allows people to starve when there is food has failed. like. that’s it.

People arguing with this saying, “why do people deserve food for free???” is honestly just further proof of the failure. 

And whilst tags like `the dove is on the operating table and it’s not looking good folks` or `The Dove Isn’t Dead But It Wishes It Was` are amusing, they don’t really have the same vibe

And as it also scrapes Facebook posts, there’s no wonder our language is fucked

Don’t do it. You’ll end up on here as an x-ray meme and a statistic

#Please little bird

C’mon lil birb, do your stuff 💕

I’m so sorry for laughing

i miss you 2012 marvel fandom save me 2012 marvel fandom. put clint in the vents give thor some pop tarts have the og six living in stark tower inject me with stony and clintasha undertones. remind me of whimsy and hope and all the things we used to hold near and dear to our hearts before endgame, before infinity war, before civil war, hell before age of ultron. i want to be happy again can’t i be happy again. what happened to us

This is me. Every single god damned day

Oh, wow, I love this! History sometimes seems indeed to be made more of accumulation, superposition and reuse rather than starting from zero, metaphorically speaking...

The *textures* 😍

tHERE ARE MEMES IN THOSE HIEROGLYPHICS

𖤐 WHAT ARE THE MEMES IN THE HEIROGLYPHS??? I MUST KNOW 𖤐

THE INSTAGRAM EGG!!!

hey can we. can we rewind to the part where tumblr has a regular problem with bone stealing scandals

Imma need a bit more context…