Apotheosis

If I want some specific content and can’t find it then I just have to do it myself. Nevermind if I’m not that good of a writer or artist, heck, this just means I get to practice while putting content I want out there that others might enjoy too.

"If you want it write it yourself" is such a dumbass argument anyway. Writing is hard. Writing does not give the same enjoyment as reading. Not everyone has the physical or mental ability to write.

I was only reacting to the image itself, and I still do stand by what I said when it comes to wanting some specific content. Wiriting is hard, yes, and I’m not forcing anyone to do it, it’s just my perspective on this topic in general (not just in this specific fandom, but others as well).

And yup, I do understand that majority of the content is written for females, but again that doesn’t change my mindset about wanting specific content. Comissioning writers or artists for content is also a viability, as well as just typing out a sentence or two yourself to try and get the ball rolling.

I used to post my writings a couple of years ago but deleted that blog because people were demanding and impatient about content they were getting FOR FREE. I just felt like I had to comment on this one, even if I didn’t know the OP was using it as a joke. Also, if OP would feel better about it I can always delete my reblogs or replies, if that’s poasible (OP can message me cause I don’t check here often).

First off, I happen to know OP. So yes, I do know his intentions with this post, because we've discussed this exact thing at length.

Second, you better not be commissioning fic. At least not out in the open, because that's a good way to get your favourite authors in a decent amount of trouble. Why do you think AO3 has a very strict policy about mentioning anything monetised on their site?

But of whom specifically was he demanding anything? Because this meme template is about foregone conclusions. Padme knows that whatever she assumed Anakin meant is wrong, and is desperately trying to convince herself otherwise. In this case, it's the cyclical nature of Fandom being both performative and fetishising in its allyship. And nothing shows that more than the recent trend of readerfic predominantly female. Yes, fandom has a reputation for being predominantly female, but that is becoming less and less the case as it becomes more easily accessible to young kids.

Fandom is also an outlet for a lot of these kids to explore their queerness, which is why so many people heavily identify with a character like Loki, who by his nature is very relatable no matter where you fall on the LGBT+ spectrum. So naturally one would think that with the way fandom was positively losing its collective shit over the MCU (half-assedly) confirming that he is bisexual and genderqueer, there would be an influx in fic which catered to male/masc/genderqueer partners. But anyone who's been in fandom for longer than a minute knew that would never happen, and lo. It hasn't. The people who were already writing it are still in the very small minority of people who wrote more. And these young lads and ducks who thought they'd finally get to participate in fandom a little bit more comfortable and frequently are rightfully disillusioned and angry.

And telling these kids to just "write it themselves" is so goddamn insensitive for reasons I've already discussed. And believe me. My 1.5 million words posted to AO3 is all the experience in the world needed to know that writing fic is fucking hard. A fic that takes fifteen minutes to read can take months to write for some people. Telling someone who's disillusioned and angry to "write it themselves" when all they're looking for is some fucking validation is just mean. When someone makes a complaint like this, the only solution you should be providing is a reclist. Otherwise, "Yes, I see you, king" is a much more helpful and friendly response than "write it yourself."

I don't even like readerfic, and I don't want high school kids anywhere near me in fandom spaces, but I will defend them to the death on this issue because being a queer man in fandom fucking sucks. It's an experience of being either fetishised or ignored.

Fucking "write it yourself." Get lost.

I have never posted on AO3 but do know about their site policies. I also do not know the origin of the image but know the general meme of it - as I’ve said, I didn’t know OP was making a joke of it because in my experience people do get entitled and demand things.

Also, I’m not forcing people to “write it themselves”. It’s just another suggestion of getting more of a specific content out there, nothing more. From my perspective it was a way to motivate me to write what I wanted to see, not as a way to dismiss. I can see how the phrase can anger you and I didn’t mean to cause harm, so for that I apologize again.

Did I see OP’s post in the “loki” tag? Yes, but when I commented on it it was in the mindset of general fandom, not just the loki fandom in general, because I’ve seen my fair share of entitled people demanding things for free as if I owed them something.

If I want some specific content and can’t find it then I just have to do it myself. Nevermind if I’m not that good of a writer or artist, heck, this just means I get to practice while putting content I want out there that others might enjoy too.

"If you want it write it yourself" is such a dumbass argument anyway. Writing is hard. Writing does not give the same enjoyment as reading. Not everyone has the physical or mental ability to write.

I was only reacting to the image itself, and I still do stand by what I said when it comes to wanting some specific content. Wiriting is hard, yes, and I’m not forcing anyone to do it, it’s just my perspective on this topic in general (not just in this specific fandom, but others as well).

And yup, I do understand that majority of the content is written for females, but again that doesn’t change my mindset about wanting specific content. Comissioning writers or artists for content is also a viability, as well as just typing out a sentence or two yourself to try and get the ball rolling.

I used to post my writings a couple of years ago but deleted that blog because people were demanding and impatient about content they were getting FOR FREE. I just felt like I had to comment on this one, even if I didn’t know the OP was using it as a joke. Also, if OP would feel better about it I can always delete my reblogs or replies, if that’s poasible (OP can message me cause I don’t check here often).

Y'all rushing to that reblog button:

I said yes! 

If I want some specific content and can’t find it then I just have to do it myself. Nevermind if I’m not that good of a writer or artist, heck, this just means I get to practice while putting content I want out there that others might enjoy too.

1400 year old ginkgo tree.

 地點：陝西省西安市古觀音禪寺 

Thor 1: Gives a complex, sensitive portrait of a stolen child raised in ignorance of his heritage who suffers a mental breakdown from internalized racism when he finds out who he is and tries to prove his worth by going farther in the genocidal oppression of his people than any other Asgardian

“When you look at comic book characters we don’t have anything in common with them, especially not with this rich kid space Viking or this bipolar, angry green beast. So you’ve got to bring them into situations that all of us have been in, we’ve all been annoyed about our behavior and felt guilt about that.”-Taika Waititi

“I wasn’t really that keen on what Asgard looks like. Seems like quite a privileged place to live. It’s completely made of gold, it’s just full of nerds and scholars. Doesn’t seem like a party town, doesn’t seem like my kind of party town. Seems like a lot of people wandering around in robes holding books and talking about lofty ideas. Which is fine, but I don’t want to live on an entire world like that. I’d like to at least think there’s some Asgardian nightclubs but I’ve never seen any in any of the movies. It’s too gilded, it’s too sparkly.” -Taika Waititi

As an artist, his confession he didn’t do any goddamn research PISSES ME OFF. Do you know how many of the other actors read the comic books so that they would know the characters? This screams unprofessionalism. This fucker thinks so highly of himself that he believes his one movie is better than any movie that’s come before him. Why was he hired? Why is he hired again? I swear y’all, art is dying because the execs only want to make a quick buck.

Also, does he not seem like the most shallow person ever? What kind of 90’s bully bullshit is he talking about with “nerds” walking around looking at books. I swear y’all, that quote makes me think of Gaston when he picks up Belle’s book and goes “there’s no pictures. How can you even read this?” Thats the vibe I’m getting from this. He believes he’s so mighty but he seems like one of the most arrogant and shallow people ever. I would hate to work with him. I hope his career is over when people realize just how fucking idiotic this moron is.