💫 Create and share whatever fiction and art that you want to. 💫 Even if you think no one else is interested. 💫 Even if you think it’s unmarketable. 💫 Even if you think people will call it self-indulgent. 💫[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reminder for those just joining us: the new development on tumblr is that it turns out they are strictly enforcing a ban on any depictions or discussions of underage people in sexual situations: including all fanart, fanfiction, and discussion of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ censorship is not when someone says “hey this piece of media sucks.” ⭐ censorship is not when someone says “hey this piece of media sucks so I suggest you avoid it.” ⭐ censorship is when someone says “hey this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Something is only “censorship” when someone (a government, a library, a media platform, etc) refuses to allow people access to the piece of media in question. 👉 A person, or a collection of people choosing to avoid a piece of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If your email is purpose-made for fanfic stuff and doesn’t have your real name attached to it, then it’s completely fine to use! Remember, cyberstalkers need real information to doxx you. Doxxing isn’t magic, it’s Sherlock Holmes connecting the dots[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
drinksglue: I think one of my favorite things is when antis are like “omg you got banned from AO3?! What did you write that was so fucked up that even they didn’t like it?!” because they just can’t fathom the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah things like “abuse” and “harassment” are pretty easy to define in simple legal terms. Unlike, say “childlike proportions” or “problematic.” Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Oh hell… anon, I’m so sorry that you and your friend are going through that. That’s awful. That’s hell. My advice: Both of you, delete all of your social media accounts (NOT your AO3 accounts). Create new tumblr accounts. Ditch[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good to know! I had never heard of squidgeworld before… the original post makes it sound like it’s run by one person, so I’m not surprised that it has a rule set that suits its owner. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
I really think a lot of antis just plain don’t understand fandom. I don’t think they understand that fanfiction and shipping is supposed to be a “what if” scenario and not leadenly chained to canon like an iron ball. Source:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s talk about fancops ‘protecting fictional children’, with the regard to the belief that they should never be aged up and never be shipped with anyone. Let’s talk about Kotoko Utsugi. In the canon media where she appears, Kotoko Utsugi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
:c context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Absolutely great observation unfortunately, anon. 😔 context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
sadly, I’ve had the same experience. I honestly think people are scared, and the ones who aren’t scared are just entitled I think, as the last anon was alluding to. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
I think you’re spot on with this about “content” and expectation. I have been making a concerted effort to take “content” out of my vocabulary and use “media” and “works” or “fanworks” instead. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Honestly I think this is a large part of it. I know anecdotally I stopped commenting on things on tumblr for a long while because I was terrified that someone would be offended somehow… context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Let’s talk about how much comment culture has changed in the last 20 years… In 2002-2003 I was writing a multi-chapter longfic for the fandom X-Men: Evolution. The fic was OC x canon and the canon character was Toad– one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That is really sad. :c It’s awful that people are made to feel like they have to to prostrate themselves before the crowd for the crime of writing weird fic. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
mr-iskender: The ‘write for yourself uwu’ culture shift has done real damage to fic writers imo. I recently had a post on the importance of strategic commenting break containment and I’m surprised by how many strangers who rb it in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It was not us (to my recollection), in fact, but that’s a very interesting experience to have! Posting this so others can weigh in. <3 Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
What POV do you most often write whump from? from the whumpee’s perspective from the whumper’s perspective from the caretaker’s perspective multiple POV in the same fic other (explain please) I don’t write whump, but I wanna push a button.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is what fancops don’t understand. For some reason they assume writing about crashing the car will make you want to crash the car, instead of the other way around. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
obianakin: if you are anti-ao3, you are pro-censorship if you believe archive of our own needs to be shut down, you support active censorship ao3 was created during a time when corporations were trying to actively capitalize on fan content.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🤔 Did you feel the tags and summary described the work accurately? What, if anything, would you change to improve my tagging and summary? 🤔 How would you describe the main themes and ideas of my work? What elements of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🗨️ What justifies the existence of creative works of art or fiction? 🗨️ Can creative works be separated categorically into “legitimate artwork” vs “obscenity/pornography”? 🗨️ Do obscene and pornographic creative works have a right to exist? 🗨️ How does one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Always fucking hysterical to see this coming from a herbert west account. oh its just fiction when its murder and violence, but suddenly when it’s sex the toys are alive and crimes are crimes. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Unhinged. What on earth does this person think “proship” means. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
sometimes I wonder if the real reason that antis are so serious about “fiction will make you think its okay”– –is because their morals are wet cardboard and one sexy shipcest fanfic WILL make them want to have an incestuous[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Antis, I beg you to genuinely examine this question: Why do you believe that violent or abusive sexual fantasies are more difficult to resist than other violent or abusive fantasies? Please explain it to me in a way that doesn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fun conversation on r/ao3 today about whether or not the sub should ban antis who come to complain about the “pedophilia” on the site. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
I do remember, and it was shameful behavior on the part of those doing it. Not unexpected from fancops, though. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
olderthannetfic: I mean, anyone is welcome to their own opinion and all, but AO3 was built to house porn. Sure, that’s not literally in the early posts about it, but if you look at the community that built it, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🖤 You can put all your dark impulses in your fiction, it’s a safe place for them. 🖤 You can put all your hurt feelings in your fiction, it’s a safe place for them. 🖤 You can put all your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I think that people should read things that challenge them. I think they should read things that are contrary to their views. I think that they should read things that make them uncomfortable. I think they should read things that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What counts as a “good comment” varies from author to author, but here are some types of comments that almost never go wrong. “I love this so much.” “thank you for writing this.” “this fic makes me feel (your emotion[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
On Tuesday, May 29, 2007, LJers – users of the then-popular blogging site Livejournal – woke up to find that their Friends lists were showing a large number of names that had been crossed out, or strikethrough ‘ed. It turned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AO3 has been apparently removed from search engine results in Germany due to a complaint to Google that it may be illegal under German youth protection laws. This is exactly why its important for AO3 to be hosted on its[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Final thought for the night–. Why do people seem to hate first person POV in fanfic so much? It’s a pretty normal pov to write from in published mass market fiction. Anyway, headin’ to bed. Love ya’ll. –chris
Antis don’t understand how AO3 works at all.
a site that allows works that profit off their oppression This is a meaningless and incorrect statement. First of all, AO3 doesn’t profit AT ALL. Second of all, hosting fanfiction doesn’t profit on anyone’s oppression. Other people’s fanfic is not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Antis are used to sites that let them bully others, so they’re shocked pikachu face when AO3 has ACTUAL moderation.
Imagine seeing 11 whole fics total of something and thinking of was a big scary number. RIP to little mac enjoyers, sorry y’all have no content.
olderthannetfic: notgeorgelucas: tzikeh: olderthannetfic: – I’m dying. Nonnie, seriously? No, that’s mean, I know you’re serious. It’s just flabbergasting how much fandom has expanded and how much there isn’t a direct link to the past. Astolat and Cesperanza floated the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…