Fym Nuh-uh?🤨

“I don’t want to read this” is totally valid.

“This is disgusting to me” is totally valid.

“I don’t want to read this because it is disgusting to me” is totally valid.

“I don’t think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me” is authoritarian.

I'll never understand ship arguments that boil down to "oh but they've never interacted before" or "they don't have a developed relationship" or "they wouldn't like each other(or something similar of the like)" or "this wouldn't add to the story" but especially "this isn't canon" because literally WHAT does that have to do with me????

you mean to say that I'm not allowed to put character m and character h in a box and shake it till they kiss on the lips because they haven't met in the media? my nigga THIS IS FICTION‼️ THESE PEOPLE AREN'T REAL‼️ THEIR 'CANON' INTERACTIONS ARE LITERALLY MADE UP‼️

at the end of the day they are pieces of paper at the whims and wiles of whoever interacts with the media and policing how people interact with the media and it's characters just makes you sound stupid and immature. i pinky promise you absolutely no one is listening to your speil🙏

tl;dr: fake niggas ship characters based only on 'logic', 'canon' and/or other uninteresting factors because they are unimaginative, unoriginal, BORING people.

real gangsters ship characters based on aesthetics and brain tickles because they were born with the rare ability to think for themselves

❣️ "Shipping" characters means that you are interested in the idea of what it would be like if characters were involved in a romantic or sexual relationship with each other.

❣️ Shipping something does not mean that you think that the relationship would be the most ideal, desirable, healthy or moral relationship for the characters to be in.

❣️ Shipping something does not mean that you think it should be canon.

❣️ Shipping something does not mean you think it would be good, healthy or desirable in real life.

❣️ Shipping something just means that you think that it's interesting to think about, look at art of, read fiction about, write fiction about, or create art about.

❣️Shipping something means you think it is interesting in some way, not that you think it is morally good or desirable.

Incredible. Palestinians gathered today in Nelson Mandela Square, Ramallah, in the West Bank, playing the South African anthem to pay tribute to South Africa for taking apartheid Israel to the ICJ over its violations of the Genocide Convention. It is us, as Africans, who say thank you to Palestine for being an inspiration for a just and humane world, and for being our constant ally in the struggle for liberation. This heartfelt and beautiful gesture from Palestinians comes at great personal risk, with the Israeli Occupation Forces committing constant atrocities against Palestinians in the West Bank. We salute Palestinians and stand by their side to demand an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli apartheid, settler colonialism and occupation. The bond between Africa and Palestine is unbreakable. It is our shared humanity — our heartfelt solidarity — that will bring an end to hateful violence. Palestine will be free!

-- African Artists Against Apartheid, photos by Alaa Daraghme, 10 Jan 2024

As the International Court of Justice prepares to consider whether Israel is committing genocidal acts in its war on Gaza, Palestinians in Ramallah have gathered for a rally celebrating South Africa, the country that first submitted the case against Israel and a nation with longstanding ties to the Palestinian cause. “This rally is actually under the banner of ‘Thank you South Africa'” Al Jazeera correspondent Hoda Abdel-Hamid reported near a crowd gathered around a statue of Nelson Mandela in Ramallah. South African flags could be seen waving in the background. “This rally started with words from the mayor of Ramallah, who said South Africa represented a ‘beacon of hope’ for the Palestinians, reminding them that deep-rooted relations between South Africa and the Palestinians go back to the days of Nelson Mandela.”

-- "Palestinians celebrate South Africa in Ramallah rally" by Linah Alsaafin and Brian Osgood, 10 Jan 2024 16:30 GMT

the 9th anniversary art has been out for a few days now and I've yet to see anyone point out the fact that kirishima and ashido have matching shoulder thingies

I know that a lot of reboots and adaptations like to rework some storylines, but wasn't this like. Sokka's main arc. For the entire first season.

“why would you write fics for small, unpopular fandoms? you’re not gonna reach that many hits in fandoms not many people know about” ?? because I’m not writing fics for hits or kudos, I’m writing them for me because these characters are my blorbos and I have so many ideas, so much thoughts about them that my brain might explode if I don’t write them out.

toxic codependent familial dynamics this. toxic codependent romances that. what about toxic codependent coworkers. i can’t do my job without this guy here or i’ll kill myself.