Do you have any tips: our fictive, Sun, is from a really currently popular fandom. He is debating going dormant due to the amount of self-shipping and nsfw art he sees of himself all over social media daily.
We understand going dormant isn’t permanent nor a bad thing but we still want to find a way to support him through this since the process of dormancy for us is very physically painful and exhausting.
I'm so sorry to hear that Sun is having a hard time! I know fandoms can be a lot. There are a couple of ways Sun might be able to protect himself though, depending on your setup. I'll do what I can to explain below.
So when we used to use Chrome a while back and we used to let the littles use the computer more- we set up a separate Chrome profile for them. Now I'm not 100% sure if Chrome still has profiles, but if I remember right the same effect can be achieved through creating a new email. On this profile we blacklisted all the words we didn't want them to see, all the possible images, unfollowed and blocked anyone who didn't fit their viewing experience and set it up so images were blurred until clicked on as many sites as possible.
Depending on your browser if you use the computer, you can track down some extensions for filtering! You're welcomed to let us know either in an ask or a DM what browser you use and we would be happy to help you cater your experience as much as possible.
If you use mobile I know things can get a whole lot more tricky as the resources aren't as far along yet. tumblr has a pretty good built in filtering System, but I know not everyone tags their stuff or tags it correctly. On that note though, I think there is a lot to be said for wilfully removing yourself from a space. If Sun is having a hard time with the Fandom, it might be best to suggest Sun stay out of fandom spaces for a time. I know that you shouldn't have to remove yourselves from a source that makes you comfortable- but self protection is important. Others are often unwilling to protect you.
There are also the options of looking for other people within the fandom who do not support those sorts of ships or art and trying to stay within those circles. There are plenty of good people in most fandoms, it's just that sometimes the less desirable ones are very loud.
I hope any of this helps friends. I'm sorry it's such a tough time. I hope it gets easier and you know where to find us if there's anything else we can do.
