#cimmeris

please note that all opinions expressed are just that—opinions. We don't advocate for any kind of harassment on the internet, and we will not be bringing syscourse and the discussion of endogenic systems or ramcoa onto this post. If you have opinions pertaining to those topics, we’re not banning you from reblogging this with those opinions, but please make it clear that they are your own (these topics are removed from this post due to the heated debates over them that often cause rifts in the system community. We aren't leaning one way or the other, but we are aware that mentioning these topics in this post will severely decrease the credibility of our arguments in some people's eyes. Our account is syscourse-free and anyone who harasses us because of that will be blocked)

First off, let me make something very clear about what we believe. We believe that no one, not even a professional, can deduce if a person on the internet truly has the disorder they claim to have. Social media is typically curated content by the creator themselves (we are aware there are outliers to this standard, however not many of them pop up in system circles) and therefore creators can present whatever they choose to the internet. This doesn’t immediately discredit all people who post about their disorders, but rather it muddies the playing field. No person can look at a tiktok account and declare that the account is faking DID. No one gets to decide that, and no one should be harassing accounts on suspected faking.

We’re not saying that the spread of misinformation and harmful stereotypes should be allowed. In fact, we believe that it is important to alert people of potential misinformation, but in a manner that is kind and respectful. After all, being approached with aggression is often off-putting and results in a negative exchange with nothing gained. If a person spreading harmful misinformation is called out in a hateful way, they’re likely not going to change and if anything may lash out at the person who addressed the situation. However, if you approach with the understanding that perhaps they simply did not realize they were promoting harmful information, you’re more likely to get a neutral or even positive response. And if the account lashes out regardless, we think it’s valid to flag them as an unreliable source of information and move on.

All that being said, the inherent existence of r/fakedisordercringe and r/systemscringe is wrong in our eyes. The idea of an entire subreddit, two entire subreddits, dedicated solely to mocking and calling out potential “fakers” without actually attempting to remedy the situation is sickening. We will acknowledge that we have seen some accounts on these subreddits that do bring up factual information to counter the post they are calling out, but most posts consist of a screenshot/screen recording making fun of an account they believe to be faking. This is possibly one of the most harmful ways to address misinformation and stereotypes. It creates an “us vs them” mentality in the communities they frequently post about, and that can be very harmful when there is sometimes logic in these posts.

The internet is a complicated place, and we acknowledge those rules apply to this subreddit too. Not everything is black and white, and making sense of the lines and boundaries that need to be set is confusing and difficult for one person to draw. As we stated at the beginning of this post, please keep in mind that this is simply our opinion and we are not the smartest person in the world, so we cannot offer solutions that would fix everything. However, the current environment of both these subreddits is harmful and rarely offers anything good to anyone who participates in them (whether willingly as a poster or unwillingly as a target).

Another problem we see consistently, particularly in the r/systemscringe subreddit, is the dramatization of simple jokes. These are either video skits or a text post, and they feature some sort of joke about whatever disorder the account may have. The problem with the reposts of these relatively harmless posts is that they are taken far out of context and without the media literacy I would expect functioning people to have.

The media literacy I refer to is the ability to look at a post on social media and understand that it is simply a snapshot of that person’s life or thoughts. If you are capable of harnessing that ability, you can understand that jokes are quite literally a sentence or two of a person’s thoughts, taken without context to how their day has been. While we do acknowledge that some people on the internet lack this ability, it is not necessarily the responsibility of accounts to refrain from posting anything lighthearted about their disorders. The suggestion that people with DID need to only ever portray their lives as difficult and arduous on social media is an outrageous one in our opinion, and severely limits that account. If someone is the type to see a singular post that supposedly paints systemhood in a purely positive light and immediately assume being a system must be all rainbows and sunshine, limiting the content systems post is not going to help that person. Having to place a disclaimer in every lighthearted post that states “this disorder is a serious condition that affects us negatively, please do not take this post as everyday reality” may be effective, but often takes away from the mood of the post and should be up to individual accounts whether or not they want to feature such a disclaimer.

highly ironic that there's a mha fictive in front rn XD he'll get his own section in here because... he really wants one

a few other alters threw their thoughts in from headspace

Ads: I'd say honestly Dabi, which is odd because our hyperfixation holder for MHA absolutely despises him (no clue why). While we didn't go through anything as intense as his past, I have a mindset very similar to his. I'm not going around burning anything down obviously, but I hate "false heroes" as much as he does. As well, I'm very careful with who I talk to, and if I'm being honest, I'm just as desperate for attention and affirmation that I'm not as horrible as I seem to be. I certainly don't tend towards the sociopathic side like he does, but I find him relatable in a lot of ways

🎨: Toga *thumbs up*

🍭: Mina! I love her so much, and I'm just about as extroverted as she is! While I don't have the awesome dance skills she does, I am super bubbly and confident in myself. I do also struggle in school (I often get kicked out of front on weekdays during the school year so I don't mess up our grades) and while I can put on brave face I'm also terrified a lot and yeah :D also shipping people is my jam

🖋️: I'm gonna say Uraraka

🐝: Eri

(also btw to AJ you has cool pronouns :D)

Oo that is such an excellent question- due to the way our system functions, we don't often get glimpses into what happens in the headspace, but one hilarious thing I remember recently would be Vi watching the entirety of the titanic despite none of us having seen it. that was chaos XD

Anyways I’d like celebrate this lovely message I wrote back in November-

it’s pride month!!!!!

yeah!!! ;P

🧋 really loves hyperpop and vocaloid

💥 likes… rock? Idk what to call it, but his favorite band is Mindless Self Indulgence

🎀 likes Katy Perry and Kesha lol

⚔️ likes what Spotify calls “odecore” basically TikTok hot edit music

🖋️ likes Girl in Red XD

🦆 loves OAR and Imagine Dragons

and there’s more ofc but I’m not listing everyone /lh

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2069970

I am severely dissatisfied with my hair and face, but I suppose this will do