Regarding Buckets

sheeptime:

This isn’t a stupid “EEEW BUCKETS” post. I made a sort of revelation today. People are always comparing buckets to pornography or dirty condoms or something in the eyes of the trolls. But pails aren’t just a ‘sex’ symbol on Alternia.

Think for a moment, about what being confronted with a pail would mean for a troll. It would mean, you would have to give your genetic material, RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT or you would be KILLED. Think about how uneasy that would make a 6-sweep old troll, like the ones featured in Hivebent. NONE OF THEM have an ACTUAL, STABLE REPRODUCTION QUADRANT (flushed/black) THAT IS FILLED. Eridan and Vriska and POSSIBLY Aradia and Sollux did, but DID is the keyword.

Since none of them are in a relationship, the thought of being approached by a drone would be absolutely terrifying. The troll kids aren’t upset over BUCKETS, they’re upset over the implications that come with buckets: Fill or die. It’s like someone making you have sex at gunpoint. And if you fail to produce genetic material, you are KILLED.

Buckets aren’t a silly porno thing on Alternia. They’re a symbol of DEATH if you are unable to reproduce.