2016′s off to a shaky start in terms of internet fanbases and shit. Some of it is carrying over from discourse and fandom bullshit in 2015.

Then again 2015′s whole flight, from liftoff to landing, was as comfortable as Apollo 13. And unlike moon landing flights, we don’t get to delay when 2016 starts to make sure things happen more smoothly.

However we’ve all ready have had at least two incidents - one involving another SU fan being bullied to nearly kill themselves over shipping Pearl/Dewey… and now a YouTuber has been accused by a dubious source of being a pedophile and child molester and everyone’s gobbling it up.

So we gotta start changing things now. Promoting these ideas for a better online experience for all.

Bring back squick(ed). For the love of god stop oversaturating the word ‘trigger’ more than it has been - the word you want is squick, not trigger. Squicked is when something makes you very uncomfortable, but doesn’t trigger an anxiety/PTSD attack.



For the love of god stop oversaturating the word ‘trigger’ more than it has been - the word you want is squick, not trigger. is when something makes you very uncomfortable, but doesn’t trigger an anxiety/PTSD attack. Realize that content creators have a right to draw what they want. If something offends you, you don’t have to follow them. If they’re personally mean to you, you don’t have to follow them. You can walk away. That’s the beauty of the internet.



If something offends you, you don’t have to follow them. If they’re personally mean to you, you don’t have to follow them. You can walk away. That’s the beauty of the internet. Critique content - people may think me telling you that you can leave means don’t express why. Bollocks. Critique all you want - it’s just…. how you word a critique matters. And critique isn’t bullying. I will explain bullying in a different post. Make your critique with the intent that perhaps the content creator can take something tangible from it and work with it - and change.



And critique isn’t bullying. I will explain bullying in a different post. Make your critique with the intent that perhaps the content creator can take something tangible from it and work with it - and change. Realize you can enjoy stuff without critique.

Artists, writers, creators… and onlookers - realize we can’t change everything for one person, nor can we please everyone. We’re all human, and most of us are trying to improve. However, we can’t change overnight, and nor can we change for everyone’s views. Take a general consensus and try to work from that.



We’re all human, and most of us are trying to improve. However, we can’t change overnight, and nor can we change for everyone’s views. Take a general consensus and try to work from that. Realize anyone can like any series. I have friends not on the LGBT+ spectrums who like Steven Universe. I’m glad they like it. But it is not my place to gatekeep who can like and not like a show.



I have friends not on the LGBT+ spectrums who like Steven Universe. I’m glad they like it. But it is not my place to gatekeep who can like and not like a show. Realize people can disagree with your theory, headcanon, your shipping, etc.



Likewise, understand that just because you’re LGBT+, neuro-atypical, not-white or margianalized, doesn’t mean people have to agree with your theories, headcanons, OTPs or whatever.



Not everything is social-politically motivated in nature. I get that the Eds in Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy might face various abuses in their family (we see Ed at the mercy of his kid sister, Edd’s parents make him do meanial chores, and Eddy outright is fearful of his brother) - I can see that. However to say the series is entirely centred on the woes of child abuse - I don’t quite think that’s what they’re going for.



I get that the Eds in Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy might face various abuses in their family (we see Ed at the mercy of his kid sister, Edd’s parents make him do meanial chores, and Eddy outright is fearful of his brother) - I can see that. However to say the series is entirely centred on the woes of child abuse - I don’t quite think that’s what they’re going for. Not everything has to have some grimdark skew to it. Like I love a good Rainbow Factory style grimdark AU too, but that’s not the show - and that’s for the best. These two things are good to theorize about, or make alternative universes/takes on - but not everyone has to agree with it or cater to it.



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and here’s some not so positive (in the sense of uplifting) stuff we need to start doing as a whole that isn’t so pleasant. But I feel enough’s enough.