Month / June 2017

by crowfooted

ingu:

i’m still amazed at an*tis’ failure to grasp the fact that the reason many people ship something is simply because it’s an ‘interesting dynamic’. Not because they see it as some sort of healthy and ideal state of existence for the characters. 

reasons a dynamic may be interesting to a person:

  • the potential for differing character development which arises out of it
  • identifying with a certain character or their experience
  • the nature of their potential or canon interactions (e.g. love/hate, best friend banter, opposites attract)
  • it is uncommon/taboo and the characters are a useful vessel to explore the complexities of such a relationship
  • it appeals to their specific kinks and turns them on

reasons why it is okay for people to do this:

  • it’s fictional
  • it’s not real
  • no real people were harmed in the making of x fanwork

reasons why you don’t need to be on a high horse:

  • no one is going around saying bad things are actually good in real life
  • (and no, troll posts don’t count)
  • we don’t exist in a social vacuum
  • society has established what is right and what is wrong
  • all of us here are aware
  • you are not more enlightened than the rest
  • because you read x tumblr post that once stated the obvious

reasons why it’s okay for people to share x works on the internet:

  • the internet is a public forum
  • the internet is not a safe space
  • you are in charge of protecting yourself
  • with the tools provided by a limited system
  • works are tagged with warnings
  • if you know you don’t like something then don’t read it
  • you know like real world media
  • or how i don’t watch horror movies
  • because i can see they’re labelled ‘horror’
by crowfooted

solarrift:

the-proper-martini:

“You must be the new English teacher. I’m Harry Hart, head of the English department.” 

“Hello, Mr. Hart. I’m Gary Unwin, but you probably know that.”

“I saw that you gave Pride and Prejudice as the summer assignment.” 

“Yes, I felt like my students could learn a lot from it. It’s also my favourite book.” 

“I think you made a wonderful selection.” Harry said with  smile. “Well, I’ll let you finish organizing your room. Have a good day, Mr. Unwin.” 

“You too, Mr. Hart.” 

@elletromil @hartwinorlose

by crowfooted

reapersun:

Support me on Patreon! -> patreon.com/reapersun

“That’s not fair! He’s Hannibal the Cannibal! I picked cannibals!”

“No see, Lecter and Graham are wendigos, not cannibals. Entirely separate thing.”

A patron requested a Hannibal crossover with another one of my favorite horror movies, so I picked Cabin in the Woods XDDD

(I briefly considered Cube because it’s one of my SUPER faves but dismissed it because I didn’t have art ideas, butttttt then I drew a bunch of guys in squares anyway <=<;; If someone ever writes a Hannigram/Cube crossover where they both survive then send it to me, please god. )

I love how all the other cubes are filled with creatures from the show!

by crowfooted

theinkstainsblog:

poetsandwriters:

“There are studies that show that fiction in particular builds empathy—that when you read about characters who don’t look or live like you, you begin to understand them a little bit better. You understand what makes you similar and how vast the differences are, and it helps you to be a little bit more compassionate toward people who are different from you. Right now it seems like—not just in America, but around the world—we need a little more empathy.”

—Gene Luen Yang, in the March/April issue of Poets & Writers Magazine (2017)

When people ask why representation is important…