#good to remember
Why rickrolling is problematic
The post got a bit long so I put it under a readmore. This is important, please read
this post is going around again today for some reason i’m glad people are spreading awareness
For the record, if somebody accuses you of being heinous in whatever way because you write fiction they don’t like, or tag fiction in a way they don’t like, or ship fictional characters in a way they don’t like, you don’t have to rebut them. It’s tempting to, for sure—nobody enjoys unfairness—but you don’t have to. That is, obviously you don’t owe anything to whoever is accusing you, but far more importantly, nobody you need to take seriously is going to expect you to rebut shit.
You don’t have to respond to accusations that are stupid on their face.
Someone showing up in your inbox, or railing on your timeline, or ranting in your AO3 comments about these things is the internet equivalent of a stranger accosting you on the street and saying, “You son of a bitch, you’re wearing chartreuse. Prove to me you don’t paint innocent cows green in the night.” That is not a thing you need to defend yourself against unless somebody shows up at your house with a warrant, CCTV footage, and a really unhappy cow.
This holds true no matter what the fiction is about or what the tags are or what the relationship between the fictional characters happens to be like. Especially anything that’s going to come after a phrase like, “Yeah, mostly, but I draw the line at….”
SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO STILL TRIES TO GET BACK INTO THE SWING OF THINGS AFTER DEPRESSION HIT THEM HARD. THERE ISN’T ENOUGH RECOGNITION FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THAT THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE INTEREST AND MOTIVATION AGAIN BUT PUSH THEMSELVES TO DO STUFF ANYWAYS. YOU ARE FIGHTING A DAILY BATTLE WITH YOUR OWN THOUGHTS AND YOU’RE STILL COMING OUT ON TOP, YOU’RE ALL BRAVE AS FUCK
