𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗟𝗙 .

drama is:

miscommunication between two parties that caused a rift between them

accusing someone of stealing headcanons/copying/etc because their things look similar to your own

disliking someone for hurting your feelings and therefore making everyone know you dislike them and make them dislike them too.

making a callout for someone because they talked shit about you

he said/she said commentary

drama is not:

calling out people who are predators/pedophiles

calling out people who are racists

calling out people who are homophobic

calling out people who are transphobic

calling out people who are misogynists

calling out people who are abusive

calling out people who are apologists for people who exhibit any of the behaviors above

do not equate the people who are exhibiting behaviors that are legitimately problematic and hurtful to others as just “drama.” allowing such things to slide is being complacent and allowing for those awful things to manifest and continue in the community. these are things that truly and genuinely HURT PEOPLE emotionally, mentally, and physically. if we want this to be a safe, creative community then we need to be strong in our stances against people that exhibit those behaviors and not just leave it as “drama.”

it is okay to not reblog things that make you uncomfortable, however DO NOT brush these things off as “just drama” because you are invalidating the feelings of people that are HURT and have legitimate TRAUMA associated with these things.

strategies for coping with CSA as an adult

the effects of CSA and how to help

resources for coping with r*pe

it has been brought to my attention that they are also transphobic.  gender and sex are not the same.  “homosexual ( specifically those equipped with cock )” is so fucked up on multiple levels.  RESPECT TRANS PEOPLE and don’t be a freak.

on a much lesser degree, they also posted a headcanon about how much they hate tifa, claiming that she’s literally ruining cloud’s life, which i understand not everyone has to like a character, but to go to this degree reads as misogynistic.  they also hate angeal as a result of another writer not wanting to write with them and call him gross things in the tags, which is extremely petty behavior.

amor’s urls: ofrhapsodos / ofclaude / verdigrise / pyritos / not sure if others.

people who liked the original tseng headcanon: vetlanwrites ( walleis / aprici / coscuvilheiro ) and others i can’t see because i’m blocked.

screenshot of the headcanon under the cut + trigger warning: transphobia /, rape /

Do You Listen?

as roleplayers, we all like to tout that canon is whatever the fuck we make up. we point out each and every flaw in a piece of media we personally believe is morally abhorrent to our OWN marginalizations and world views, or just that doesn’t treat OUR favorite character right.

but when people who are marginalized in ways other than that which you experience—Do You Listen?

do you try to tell them ‘it’s not a big deal’? do you try to debate them, to defend ur favorite piece of media, tell them that u love it, and that it couldn’t possibly be wrong since u love it so much, or it’s so popular, or bc u trust the writers, bc nothing u trust or love could possibly intend to be anti-Black, or anti-semitic/islamaphobic, anti-Asian, lesbophobic, transphobic, ableist, fatphobic?

or do you Listen?

it’s not enough to simply be critical of media or fandom in the ways that you find easy to swallow.

real allyship means listening to perspectives outside your own, learning historical context. you can’t POSSIBLY know every historical and cultural context to a minority you are not a part of. you haven’t lived their life. you have a google machine and nothing more, and while it is important to google shit when you can, and to educate yourself it’s also important that when other people speak up, when they go about their day, posting about their opinions, their culture, the INSTITUTIONAL and cultural marginalizations they face everyday—you listen, you watch, you learn from real people the way that only people nowadays can on this wonderful internet from learning from the marginalized people they follow.

do you participate in shaming someone for feeling wronged?

do you tell someone they are wrong to feel hurt?

that their hurt is not real? that they are imagining it? making mountains out of molehills? being too sensitive? being unrealistic about what to expect?

all these isms against marginalized people are systmeatic abuses that hurt them psychologically and emotionally, that are part of societal systems of belittling and gaslighting people into feeling crazy for even expecting any better from their media, from their family, from this world.

are you part of the problem?

Clarification of the term “CS” for those that do not know:“The compound 2-chlorobenzalmalononitrile (also called o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile; chemical formula: C10H5ClN2), a cyanocarbon, is the defining component of tear gas commonly referred to as CS gas, which is used as a riot control agent.”

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Thank you, Tseng-mun. Any other information that is useful regarding the protests and self-protection, feel free to send my way.

All of you out there protesting? Please do research before going out. Have a plan. Have others to back you up and look out for you. Take care of yourselves.

badge #s and info to report to the Minneapolis district attorney ( 612-348-5550 - Mike Freeman )

text Floyd to 55156

Derek Chauvin #1087

Tou Thao #7162

the gofundme for the family

people can send letters , cards , etc to the family here :

The Estate of George Floyd

c/o Ben Crump Law, PLLC

122 S. Calhoun Street

Tallahassee, FL 32301

Attn: Adner Marcelin

WAKE  UP ,  GET  UP ,  GET  OUT  THERE.

“ am  i  not  unique ? ”

“ maybe  i’m  not  here  at  all. ”

“ can  we  make  a  difference ? ”

“ wake  up ,  get  up ,  get  out  there. ”

“ raise  your  voice  against  liars. ”

“ feed  your  anger  like  fire. ”

“ why  does  nobody  want  change ? ”

“ the  fakers  are  all  sick  at  heart. ”

“ is  there  a  mission  for  us ? ”

“ there’s  more  to  life  than  their  way.”

LIFE  WILL  CHANGE. 

“ i’m  not  a  phantom. ”

“ i’m  in  your  face ,  and  i’m  here  to  see  it  through. ”

“ tryin’  to  stop  us  shows  you  might  as  well  go  try  and  stop  time. ”

“ so  you  know  that  we’re  out  there. ”

“ can’t  move  fast  without  breaking. ”

“ can’t  hold  on ,  or  life  won’t  change. ”

“ and  our  voices  ring  out. ”

“ now  we  know  that  life  will  change ! ”

“ ain’t  it  a  shame  i’m  not  a  figment  of  your  ailing  old  mind ? ”

“ i’m  just  as  dangerous  as  you ,  so  know  you’ll  find  a  taste  of  your  own  meds. ”

“ your  empire  will  fall  apart. ”

LAST  SURPRISE.

“ hold  on. ”

“ think  again.  don’t  you  know  what  you’re  starting ? ”

“ but  you  sure  ain’t  got  a  clue  how  bad  this  will  go. ”

“ seems  like  it’s  crept  up  out  of  nowhere. ”

“ it’s  not  quite  what  you  foretold. ”

“ you’ll  never  see  it  coming ! ”

“ you’ll  see  that  my  mind  is  too  fast  for  eyes. ”

“ you’re  done  in  by  the  time  it  hits  you :  your  last  surprise ! ”

“ i’m  two  steps  ahead. ”

“ one  more  step ,  and  you’re  dead. ”

“ it’s  not  an  accident  that  no  one  hears  your  cries. ”

“ i’m  coming  for  you. ”

“ you’re  spun  in  by  the  net  that  didn’t  catch  you  in  time. ”

“ are  you  sure  you  won’t  get  outmaneuvered  again  and  again ,  my  friend ? ”

BENEATH  THE  MASK.

“ where  have  you  been ? ”

“ the  real  question  to  be  asked :  where  have  i  been ? ”

“ hiding  both  face  and  mind. ”

“ what  else  should  i  be ? ”

“ a  mirror  right  in  front  of  me :  that’s  where  i  find  an  empty  glass  reflecting  the  sad  truth. ”

“ it’s  telling  words  not  to  be  told. ”

“ i  need  the  mask. ”

“ chained  down  to  my  core. ”

“ please  don’t  take  off  my  mask ,  my  place  to  hide. ”

“ i  can’t  tell  you  how  to  see  me. ”

“ just  a  cage  of  bones ;  there’s  nothing  inside. ”

“ will  it  unleash  me ? ”

“ is  there  a  way  for  me  to  break ? ”

“ please  don’t  take  off  my  mask ,  my  disguise. ”

RIVERS  IN  THE  DESERT.

“ it’s  now  or  never ,  and  i’ve  got  to  make  my  decision. ”

“ this  time  it  could  be  my  moment. ”

“ i’m  keeping  the  balance ,  but  i’m  standing  on  razor’s  edge  now. ”

“ move  quick ,  or  my  life  is  over. ”

“ don’t  ask  why ,  but  i’m  ready  to  strike  ( him / her / them )  down  now. ”

“ there’s  no  time  for  indecision. ”

“ remind  us  what  we’re  here  for. ”

“ my  heart  is  a  furnace. ”

“ it’s  hot  as  hell  in  my  world  of  conflict. ”

“ one  goal  is  what  keeps  me  going :  take  back  what  i  lost  to. ”