my favorite genre of fanfic is the hyperspecific au that you can tell someone made because they know so much about a single subject and they want their blorbos to take part in it. absolutely brilliant.
as my own direct immediate list of game grievances i hate that stardew valley expects you to side against a wheelchair user who is upset that he was moved without his consent. i hate that the mass effect trilogy gives you visible scarring as a direct result of choosing mean dialogue and heals it if you’re nice. i hate that the vampire the masquerade ttrpg has a monstrous player class that can appear as horrible vampiric monsters or as visibly disabled people and both of these appearances are mechanically the same. i hate that dark souls games have a difficulty level implemented in a way that cannot be adjusted for disability. i hate that i can play as a mermaid or a werewolf or a horse in the sims games but can’t use a wheelchair. i hate that the ace attorney games have so much flashing and not all of the games can disable it. i hate that disability is constantly something that happens to teach a lesson, i hate that disability is something that happens as a punishment, i hate that disability is either compensated perfectly with no drawbacks or something that is endlessly sought to be cured. i hate that no character customization will ever include the mobility aids i use, that the player avatars that represent me will never look like me. i am so goddamn annoyed and so goddamn tired.
I have so much love for all the people I’ve known through the years who don’t stay in my life but try their best to help me and care for me when they are. Thank you to all those people. I think about you all and if I thought I could I would open the door and go back just to say hello again.
I don’t think androgyny in general is genuinely valued but can we talk about how “desirable” androgyny is always about neutrality and removing as much as possible (white, super thin, no boobs no bulge no body hair) whereas “ugly” androgyny tends to be fat, hairy, full of gender (visible breasts/bulge), often involves people of color. like whenever we see sci fi Futuristic Androgyny it’s always “we’ve removed all possible characteristics” never “we combined all these characteristics” & me myself? as someone who’s androgyny is hairy and genderful and “ugly”? i notice
“available with premium subscription” “will be removed on the 31st” “available free with ads” “rent 4.99 buy 20.00″ “not available in your country” “not available on this device” what if every streaming service fucking killed itself and films ran around their fields free and organic in their natural state
apps that use pop-ups to try to trick you into turning on certain settings by quickly clicking yes literally never work on me. a pop up stops me dead in my shit and confuses the hell outta me, now i’m mad and there is no way i’m turning that stupid setting back on
