Let People Have Fun - Tumblr Posts

💖 I know I've been guilty of this in the past (particularly with S5). I've tried really hard to be better about it ever since someone pointed out to me that they were feeling bad about enjoying the season because everyone made them feel like they shouldn't like it. What an awful thing to do to someone. Just siphon off their joy and for what? So they can be as jaded and unhappy as I was with it? What did that gain anyone? When you're an adult and you're saddled with a job and bills and responsibilities, you have to find and hold onto the little joys. The silly things that make you swoon or smile or kick your feet. The hot drink that fills you with five minutes of bliss. And if that joy comes in the form of a slightly disproportionate pixel with an inexplicable amount of abs, telling you the same toxically romantic thing that a different pixel is also saying, who are we to take it from you? Who are we to make you feel like you have to justify that joy?

So, I'm imploring everyone to listen to Suzi here. It's fun to complain, and I love to do that, so if I play, I'll probably complain about it, but I'm not gonna go into people's comments and inboxes to make them feel like shit for eeking some joy out of this stressful life.

I get that everyone is very excited about unbelievably-hot-sexy-tattooed-necklace-floppy-hair-boy, but can I make a humble request?

I'm trying really hard to say this nicely but I've had a hellish week so it's probably going to come out a little harsher than intended.

Once you start playing, and you inevitably realise you're not having a good time, and you decide you don't want to play any more, please don't ruin it for those of us who keep going.

Last season, I wasn't the only one who felt like people were getting really rude and/or judgey over those of us who were still playing. Yeah, it's not perfect. Oftentimes it's downright bad. But we're still playing it, and we're trying to have a good time.

I don't want to be reminded that my LI says the same things as the others. I know. I don't need to be reminded that their proportions are off or that their face is weird or whatever. We know. But we're trying to enjoy the game as best we can. There's just no need for me to post something raving about my LI and have the comments, the asks, whatever saying 'you know his route is exactly the same as [other person] though right?'. It just makes me not want to bother posting to tumblr at all. It's funny if you're laughing and commiserating with your friends if we're all playing together, but when you're not playing, and I am, it actually comes across as really patronising. It makes me feel like you're looking down on me for enjoying a game that you deemed not up to your standards.

I'm not saying I've never complained about the game, that would be insane. I've got a whole blog where I talk about it all the bloody time. But I'm also playing and I'm making jokes and memes with other people who are also playing. We're commiserating together.

Argh, I'm not wording this right.

Here.

If you and your friends are all watching a movie, and you aren't enjoying it, go ahead and sit on your phone that's totally fine.

You're welcome to look up every now and again and ask what's going on, or look up and smile at a kiss scene and go 'awww that's cute' and go right back to your phone.

But don't yell out insults at the movie while your friends are having a good time watching it. And especially don't make fun of your friends who are laughing at the happy bits, or crying at the sad parts.

Don't tell them they're being silly because the movie is dumb and you've seen better.

I just want to watch a movie with my friends, I guess.

Friendly reminder that

male selfshippers are valid

trans and nonbinary selfshippers are valid

queer selfshippers are valid

not everyone who selfships is a straight female

Yall so right, yall should say it.

My contribution to this meme

people who are making fun of others for falling for the new love interest and saying that they are betraying the other love interest they have been inclined to is so hilarious to me. i know it says love and deepspace, but grow up. it's not that deep. it's an otome game that allows us to interact with all love interests. lmao. just have fun, my goodness. i hope these people are not grown ass adults otherwise, that's just really sad.

i mean, if you are that pressed, shouldn't you be happy your man has one less person simping over him?

The fact that replies are turned off really shows how many people grossly misinterpreted this post. Something something piss on the poor

The hard truth about autism acceptance that a lot of people don't want to hear is that autism acceptance also inherently requires acceptance of people who are just weird.

And yes, I mean Those TM people. Middle schoolers who growl and bark and naruto run in the halls. Thirtysomethings who live with their parents. Furries. Fourteen-year-olds who identify as stargender and use neopronouns. Picky eaters. Adults in fandoms. People who talk weird. People who dress weird.

Because autistic people shouldn't have to disclose a medical diagnosis to you to avoid being mocked and ostracized for stuff that, at absolute worst, is annoying. Ruthlessly deriding people for this stuff then tacking on a "oh, but it's okay if they're autistic" does absolutely nothing to help autistic people! Especially when undiagnosed autistic people exist.

Like it or not, if you want to be an ally to autistic people, you're going to have to take the L and leave eccentric, weird people alone. Even if you don't know them to be autistic. You shouldn't be looking for Acceptable Reasons to be mean to people in the first place. Being respectful should be the default.

"xenos hurt me and offended me" youre saying a kid who identifies their gender as a cat is hurting you ?

No way this is actually happening guys! They're limiting fanfiction sites now?! What happened to freedom of speech? Wtf is going on? Please tell me this is old news and is NOT happening in 2024. Fanfiction is letting people be creative with their writing and letting them explore their imagination.

We all know about the DDOS attacks on AO3 as it is still down. So it is very important we talk about the KOSA(Kids Online Safety Act) that is going to hit the floor soon. Because if that act goes through this could very much be the new reality of not only AO3 but online fandom spaces within the next year. The point of this act is to limit queer media and to eliminate online queer spaces.

Let me stress, the politicians are lying to you. Democrats and Republicans are lobbying for this. It is not pro trans rights and it is not pro lgbtq rights. This is very reminiscent of the Restrict Act! Politicians can SUE websites for having QEEER CONTENT. This act will not protect kids, it will further separate and marginalize the queer community!

If this bill goes through AO3, Wattpad, TikTok, Tumblr, and Twitter will be limited and fanfiction websites could be wiped out all together. If you are apart of fandom spaces pay attention and ACT! Call and email your senators! AND SIGN THE BELOW PETITIONS!

Reblog this! Send the links to people who aren’t on Tumblr! If you care about fandom, fandom spaces, your ships, your blorbos, fanfiction writers’ works, freedom to create, etc. Spread this!

If you aren’t American you can still sign/send some of these!