benefit/curse of being a long time homestuck: ability to recognize hs characters no matter what style/way therye drawn in ; seeing a drawing from another fandom and knowing they were part of the hs fandom
“I will never tell the girl that I’m with that I need them, I’m just not that type of person. I would feel like I’m pressuring her to stay with me and that is the last thing I want is for someone to feel obligated to be with me. If you ever question my feelings for you, please tell me. So I can get my head out of my ass and work as hard as I possibly can to show you how much you really mean to me. If you ever question your feelings for me, please tell me. It’s life and sometimes shit changes, feelings fade, and even if it breaks my heart I will understand. Above anything else I want you to be happy. But god if you let me be the person to make you smile on your bad days, give you back rubs whenever your sore, and make you Mac and cheese at 12 a.m. just the way you like it, I promise you will make me the happiest I can possibly be. Because if your happy, I’m happy….its as simple as that.”
How was squick used? Like would you tag something you didn't want to see or comment "X is my squick because of Y"?
For the original ask, requesting the definition of squick, please see this post.
Squick is a fun term that was often used as both a noun and a verb. Either X was one of your squicks, or X squicked you, or squicked you out, or squicked you hard.
It was often used in fic exchanges. They would ask for a list of your squicks so that the gifting author would know not to include any hint of them. It was also used in casual conversation with fandom friends, authors, artists, etc. It could be left in comments, or as a reason you just didn’t read your best fandom friend’s latest fic. “Sorry, bff, you know I love your writing, but you have X tagged at the top, and that just squicks me out.” “Hey, no worries, best reader friend! I totally get it. Give this one a pass, but I’ll send you a note when I post my next one! I promise it will be totally X-free!”
Here’s the thing though. In your example, you explain why X is your squick with Y. But the beauty of squick was that (at least in my experience) no explanation was necessary. Not only was it not necessary, it was rarely asked for. A squick is a squick, and there doesn’t have to be any rhyme or reason. In fact, why would you have a rational, bullet-pointed, well-thought-out argument as to why something squicked you out? Very often it’s a visceral reaction, and if you don’t like the thing, you’re likely not going to sit and do deep meditation on why not.
Squicks were respected by fandom. You don’t like the thing, okay, we will tag the thing appropriately, you do not have to read the thing, no judgments on either side. There was no fandom policing, only respect.
And this, I think, is super important, because fandom policing is a problem, especially when it comes to triggers. “Trigger” has become so overused, so all-encompassing, that people feel they have to defend their legitimate triggers. If X triggers you, it triggers you, and you DO NOT need to provide an explanation. But because “trigger” is so often used in place of “squick,” some people feel they have the right to “call out” those who use the word. They want explanations, they want you to tell them what that triggering concept does to you, so they can call bullshit and feel superior. You don’t have to explain either your squicks or your triggers, but using the correct word stops the fandom police from feeling as though they have the right to ask.
Bring “squick” back, people. Don’t devalue triggers, which are horrible, nasty, dangerous things.
i hate when straight women w short haircuts come into my salon and start joking about having a lesbian haircut/requesting short hair that “doesn’t make them look like a lesbian LOL”
today a straight woman sat down and showed me the picture of the haircut she wanted and she was like “i showed this picture to my husband and he was like ‘wow are you gonna get a girlfriend now’ haha. i love him he’s so ridiculous”
i never know what to say. it feels weird, because i know they say these things to me under the assumption that i’m straight. i don’t know how i’m supposed to respond. “oh don’t worry, you definitely don’t look like a lesbian!” or “omg don’t worry i won’t give you a LESBIAN looking haircut haha”
i can’t just out myself and play along. i do everything in my power to prevent outing myself to any of my clients.
and it feels like some cruel joke is being played on me, like this is straight humor that women laugh about behind our backs. i mean i know it is. it’s just weird being a part of it. i don’t know how to ask straight women to stop joking about butch lesbian haircuts while they’re in my chair. i don’t know what to do when straight women laugh about looking like a lesbian, i don’t really know how to take that, like if it’s a joke at the expense women like me or just harmless commentary. i don’t know what to say, and i can’t bring myself to laugh along with them.
it’s not a subject i want to talk about. i know that makes me sensitive, but i’ve been through a lot of very traumatic experiences because i’m gay. it’s humiliating to perform a service for straight women who seem to think there’s something funny about people daring to think they might be gay
what i hope yall mean when you say “protect people with ugly symptoms”: protect/support people who have meltdowns, people who pick at skin, people who are anti social, people who have hallucinations, etc
what some of yall actually mean: protect people who are abusive, manipulative and stalkers. protect people who constantly use their mental illness as a shield to avoid facing consequences for their behavior. support people who are anti recovery and refuse to better themselves.
service dogs are doing a job and usually people want to pet them but then theyll interrupt the job the service dog is trained to do. so the rule of thumb is dont interact with a service dog unless the owner says you can
YEET idc I’m petting the dog anyways
Okay, well.
You shouldn’t pet strangers’ dogs without asking either.
In Boston while waiting for the T, there was a woman with her service dog in full gear also waiting. Two young women went right up to the dog and the moment one of the women reached out to pet the dog, the older woman slapped her hand away and said “My dog is working, do NOT pet.” And I smiled because those young women were in the wrong.
If you came up to my dogs and didn’t ask to pet them, I would slap your hand away, and they’re not even service dogs.
If you pet my service dog without permission, you are stopping him from doing his job.
One of my dog’s jobs is detecting seizures. He gives me a few minutes warning. If he can’t warn me because he’s distracted, I could fall and hit my head.
I could die of a head injury because I wouldn’t have time to find a place to sit and sit down.
But, hey, a stranger gets to pet my dog.
I guess that’s worth it. /sarcasm
Seriously, this is why you DO NOT FUCKING TOUCH A SERVICE DOG
Here’s an article on what happened when someone pet a service dog and it DID distract the dog resulting in the owner suffering a seizure and injuries.
For anyone who doesn’t feel like reading, here is the key points:
Hailey has multiple illnesses including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and epilepsy. Her service pup in-training, Flynn, has the important task of alerting her roughly 10 minutes before she has a seizure. This gives her time to find a safe place so that she does not injure herself while seizing.
Although the other human meant no harm, her action nearly resulted in tragedy. Because Flynn was distracted, he failed to give Hailey proper notice of her seizure. By the time he was able to alert her, it was already too late.
“My service dog is my lifeline. I don’t say that to be cute. He helps keep me alive just like life support. If he gets distracted this happens. If he gets distracted I can die. Do not pet service dogs. Do not call to service dogs. Do not taunt service dogs. Do not talk to service dogs. Do not do anything to service dogs.”
1) Would you grab a person’s wheelchair and start rolling it forward and back for your own amusement? Would you randomly touch someone’s hearing aid while it’s in their ear? No? Then don’t pet someone’s service dog!
2) Don’t pet anyone’s dog unless you have the owner’s permission. If the dog gets nervous around strangers and you invade its personal space it might bite you out of fear, which could lead to the dog being put down. Not to mention it’s just disrespectful. Asking takes about five seconds. Just do it.
Signal boosting! A service dog is a working dog, and they need your respect more than your affection. If you want to deliver a compliment, let their human know what a great job they’re doing. It will be appreciated.
Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Matt Holt/Keith Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Red String of Fate, physicist matt, violinist keith, Pining, Katt Day 2017 Summary:
“It’s the strings, man,” Matt says drily. “Strings, I tell you.” Keith looks at him blankly. “Y'know, because I’m a physicist and I work with string theory? And you play a string instrument? And we’re connected by this string?” He lifts his hand, making the string drift upwards before settling again. “No? Alright, never mind.” Keith snorts, but there’s a tiny smile lifting the corners of his lips. “You’re weird.” “A badge I wear with pride.”
it occurs to me that ive never said but re: the keith/akira name change i just headcanon that akira is his birth name but during his time as an orphan he either chose a western name for himself for ease or was pressured to take one by the foster system
at this point most everyone just knows him by keith except shiro who uses his original name the few times they speak japanese, to the other paladins’ eventual realisation and surprise
Do yall also have these mutuals that you just??? Grew really fond of?? Like, you never properly talk to them and all you do is like each other’s posts but whenever you see them on your dash you’re like “hello sunshine, I hope you’re drinking lots of water and being happy your health and wellbeing is so important to me” and I hope that’s not weird because honestly that’s me all the time
I called the netflix help center and I was like why did y’all cancel The Get Down and the person I spoke to gave me this link where you can request season 2 of it they told me it goes to the content team so spread the word my dudes it might help
For those of you not wanting to write a paragraph explaining yourself, you don’t have to. It takes literally 2 seconds! So don’t just reblog, friends
This is Taliesin Myrddin. He was 23 years old. He passed away last night in Portland Oregon along with another hero while defending two muslim girls from hateful abuse from a white supremecist on the MAX train. The media has a lot of information to give you about the asshole that took their lives, but I want to share Taliesin and eventually the other hero too. They are the ones who deserve to be known, they are the ones who literally died to do what was right. They are the true spirit of Portland Oregon, not the evil man who did this to them.
This is Rick Best. He was 53 and a veteran of the army. He had three teenage sons and a 12 year old daughter. He also gave his life to defending two muslim girls on the MAX train last night. He also deserves to be known. Thank you Talisein and Rick. You are symbols of the good in this world and true heroes to your city. I am so sorry for what happened to you and send all my love to your grieving families and loved ones
