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What do you think the age range of the Hundred Line cast is going to be? I'm nervous that most are minors, and then some have weird scenes X(

this feels a little like a bait question and if it's not, i apologize. regardless, Kodaka's stated he doesn't really do "ages" as he feels they're limiting. we'll probably never know for sure how old they are.

and if you want a random Kuma's take:

they're not minors. to me, they're 18 and in high school, which is a thing a lot of people seem to forget is very much a real possibility in many countries. same with the Dangans. same with some of the younger Rain Code characters.

why? because i'm an old person and it saves my sanity. i don't want a game where a 15 year old falls coochie-out twice in the first three hours (Danganronpa 2). i don't want a game where one of our heroes is an extremely adult man trying to get with high schoolers (Rain Code: Desuhiko being 18 and out of school is not great, but loads better than if he's like, 25). i don't want a game where a minor is openly telling me about, and quite possibly climaxing to, her kinks on screen (V3).

contrary to popular belief, older fandom folk are not automatically predisposed to wanting to see underaged anime boys or whatever. (how about that.) i widely prefer that if Weird Fanservicey Things and other Weird Shit are going to happen to these young folks, then at least they're adults.

people can view these characters how they want, of course. i always say i am not an Arbiter of Fandom. i think if you see them as minors people should respect that, and those who don't see them that way should be respected, too. so in the end you'll have to make your own decision. me, though, i'd rather like to play these games without feeling like i accidentally stepped in on my little sister's strip poker game with her 10th grade buddies. it's uncomfortable otherwise.

Hello, 64! It is your turn! You seem wonderful, although we don't interact too much. You are also quite smart, I enjoy seeing the comments you have on things. <3 I have a doodle for you as well. Hopefully you enjoy it..?

Ohhhh oh my goodness, thank you Niv!!! You drew my Pearl aaah i'm tearing up ;-; she looks so cool in your style!!! Thank you for your kind words!!

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Stop saying…

“Psychotic/Schizophrenic” when you mean: unpredictable, unhinged, unreal, etc.

“Bipolar” when you mean: polarized, scattered, fickle, unstable, etc.

“Delusional” when you mean: unrealistic, unreasonable, close-minded, stubborn, etc.

“[insert “R” slur in relation to intellectual disabilities]” when you mean: unreasonable, unintelligent/ridiculous, childish, etc.

“OCD” when you mean: particular, neat, overbearing, etc.

“Narcissistic” when you mean selfish, abusive, manipulative, etc.

Note: I’m NOT saying that these are synonymous. This is also not an exhaustive list.

The “Ran” in Rantaro’s name means orchid. Taro is a suffix that can be used for the eldest son, which adds up since all of Rantaro’s sisters are younger.

Since he has a flower name, I’d like to suggest some names I thought of for his sisters, all relating to flowers. Also, I am aware many of them are stepsisters, so it wouldn’t make sense for them to all correlate, but this is just something I think is cute. I didn’t include any flower names already used like Aoi or Sakura.

Tsubaki (Camellia)

Shion (Aster)

Azami (Thistle)

Yuri (Lily)

Tsubomi (Bud)

Kiku (Chrysanthemum)

Sumire (Violet)

Ayame (Iris)

Satsuki (Rhododendron)

Renge (Lotus Flower)

Tsutsuji (Azalea)

Himari (Similar to Himawari / Sunflower)

The caffeine wore off.

I drank two bowls of coffee and I think it fixed all of my problems

"Saw traps for people with moral OCD" is a phrase that has embedded myself into my brain because, well, Saw traps for people with moral OCD are everywhere.

Stuff that basically amounts to...

"You have to listen to my opinions on [issue], or else you don't care about [issue]. (Constantly talks about how people like you are the absolute worst.)"

Anything that's functionally like, "you have to let me tear you down over things you can't control or you're a bad person."

Anything that's functionally like, "you have to let me vent to you whenever and however I want or else you're a bad person."

"If you enjoy X media/trope, you just hate Y people."

"Everyone knows that X thing is harmful/hateful; if you engaged in it, it's just because you were fine with perpetuating hate/harm."

"You should have just known better/should know this already!"

This thread over here talks about the inherent issues of putting this kind of stuff out there. The TL;DR is that it really only works on people who are mentally unwell and have poor boundaries, while just pissing off everyone else. It really doesn't matter if you're technically correct; you're still attacking people, and that means they're not wrong to block you.

I think that many of these Saw traps are created when people effectively write posts directed toward people who don't want to help, rather than the ones who do. Like, if you catch yourself writing an angry, shame-laden post, ask yourself: who are you writing it for and what are the odds you're going to change their minds? If your mental image is some smug fuck or angry reactionary, you're writing for the wrong person. Write for the person who's curious, who's willing to learn.

Also? Work on figuring out how to transmute negative feelings into positive, encouraging rhetoric. EG:

"Why is there no X positivity?" -> "Let's hear it for X!"

"No one cares about Y problem!" -> "Hey, we need more recognition of Y problem" or "I haven't seen many people talking about Y problem, so here's some info on what's up."

"If you don't reblog this, you don't care about [group]" -> "Please reblog this, it would mean a lot for us [group]."

And if you're really super duper frustrated and want to vent with a lot of nasty words and sentiments? Consider taking it to a private vent channel or a journal or somewhere that a stranger with moral OCD/scrupulosity isn't likely to run across it.

Remember, most people don't want to hurt anyone. More people are ignorant than malicious. People naturally want to do the right thing, so if you feel like you have to guilt them or shame them into it, there's probably a fundamental communication issue somewhere, or they simply lack the context to understand why what you're saying is so important.

Questions I think to myself a lot when confronted with certain kinds of Online Posting:

Do you want a better world, or do you want revenge on those you think aren’t doing enough to improve it?

Do you want a more just world, or do you want to see bad people suffer merciless punishment?

Do you want a less oppressive world, or do you want the reins of power for yourself?

Do you want to do the right thing, or do you want to feel righteous?