Eh, screw it. I was gonna make a comment on my opinion/view of this but the comments have a word limit
I can't speak for this, even as a sharpwolf shipper, as I don't necessarily care who is shipped. If the AU or version is changed or if it isn't, that's not my business to yell at someone for. I just like shipping for all ships, mlm, wlw, even straight ones (For example, OdyPen is literally so awesome but OdySeidon is also fun to play around with. I haven't seen other ships for Penelope tho?)
Could also just be context, different versions or tellings of the story could allow for more ideas or creative decisions to take place
Though fandom spaces and people in general still seem to sort of fetishize queer ships, that part is very obvious, it doesn't mean you have to hate the whole damn lot because of it. Mlm ships are just like normal ships and you shouldn't hate them just because of people! (also EPIC may just be easier to get traction or talk in, I know some Odyssey enjoyers are in the tag too)
Genuine question for the Epic fandom:
Why is shipping Odysseus with a man acceptable but shipping him with a woman is cheating? Isn't it the same thing? Or is it just because it is mlm so it makes it acceptable?
And why do people get jumped for shipping Penelope with a woman? Isn't it the exact same thing? Or is it because it isn't mlm?
And why ship horrible ships like sharpwolf but hate Odysseus X Calypso? Is it because it is mlm so it is automatically acceptable?
I HATE MLM
Would Pinkie Pie get along with BTAS Harley Quinn?
she'd certainly hit her with some hard truths
nothing will change your perspective on a character like someone who is batshit obsessed with them
Ya'll know I had to draw this btich realizing she was cooked
So god help me if anyone points out the anatomy... I did this 12- 1 am on a limb, don't be mean to me
"guys I do not condone any of this in real life" "this is fiction" "consent is key. this is only fiction" "murder is bad irl" — I wish fanfic authors didn't feel like they had to clarify this in author's notes or else they might be accused of being abusers or worse (I admit that such disclaimers are also something I personally use for my own stuff because I feel like I had to make it clear). like... people used to not care if an author wrote dead dove fics because people used to understand that ao3 fics are not a reflection of someone's in real life views or morality in any way. people used to understand that fanfics mean what they mean; fan fiction. none of it is real. maybe it's purity culture that normalizes witch hunt and censorship in the past couple years, and therefore authors feel like they have to clarify that just because they write about violence or noncon stuff doesn't mean they're murderers or sex offenders in real life. and I think it sucks that these things (purity and cancel culture?) have made authors feel like they have to apologize for the art they created instead of being proud of their hard work and all the dedication they put into creating these art. artists should not have to feel like they have to apologize for creating art that isn't all rainbow and sunshine. artists should not have to be made to feel ashamed of their own art if it's not all rainbow and sunshine.
I don’t agree with the “you can write noncon and dark fics as long as you make sure your readers get the message that these things are bad” or “you can write noncon and dark fics if it’s your way of coping with your trauma” take either. because writers do not owe you anything. the message writers want to send to their readers — whatever that message may be, if there’s any message or moral of the story for readers to take from the stories at all — is none of your business. why writers write what they write is none of your business. remember “don’t like don’t read”. no one forces you to read anything you don’t like. dark and noncon fics are a form of creative writing and creative writing is a form of art. you can’t pressure artists into creating art that “fit your moral compass” nor can you apply your own moral compass to artists to determine if they can create dark art or not, if their reasoning behind creating dark art passes your moral compass. like… what artists create and why artists create are none of your business. and you don’t get to shame artists for creating art that you hate / art that disgusts you. what you can do is ignore the art because it clearly was not made for you and that’s okay. what isn’t okay is you harassing artists because you don’t like the things they created.
writers, embrace and be proud of your works. as long as all the trigger warnings are tagged properly, you have nothing to apologize for.
My birthday is today and I'm too tired to post anything lmao
Anyway, here's my side of a pumpkin
Don't fall for it
Still Wakes The Deep, horror aspects aside, is a kind of game that could only work with the Celtic creators and in-game characters it had. The camaraderie that the cast had with each other is a perfect representation of the Celtic culture with their light jabs and general sense of immediate acceptance no matter the obvious differences in the crew, example being, Trots being an open Communist. There is no issue ever broached with this throwaway fact about him solely because he is likeable and a decent guy amongst them all. The use of accurate colloquialisms to each person's dialect is refreshing to see as a Celtic person myself (Irish) and this is a culture so commonly mischaracterised in media. Every person has a relationship with each other however small or unmentioned in the course of gameplay. We can see this so clearly when Caz reacts to the bodies and deaths of unamed crew members.
Just in general its super refreshing to see accurate rep for Celtic culture from Celtic creators and I'm still so in awe of the game as a whole upon finishing it last night with my girlfriend. Obviously the creature design, the story and the whole cosmic Lovecraftian horror aspect is stunning and unique as a game! But the cast grasped our attention just for these details alone and I just had to mention it.
part of why the riddler is my favorite Batman villain is because in the comics he is always without fail drawing with the fattest ass and the most snatched waist possible. Like ok whore
Clinically insane and stupid please forgive me/minor/genderfluid/I do art ig/frog's are kinda gay/i'm a frog.
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