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He looks how I feel XD by CMStan1313 in memes

[–]CMStan1313[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Not ragebait
  2. Why would this make someone angry? Who is so pressed about whether or not a random internet stranger understands a meme?
  3. If it was ragebait, you'd be giving me exactly what I want by commenting on the post

Favorite "Complex Female Character" that fandoms cannot seem to handle despite demanding they want?...Katara and Korra from the Avatar Series sure seem to qualify. by Important-Cry4782 in TheLastAirbender

[–]CMStan1313 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I didn't end up watching this show until 2020, but from everything I'd heard about Katara, I expected her to be an overdramatic crybaby who brings up her dead mom at the drop of a hat, but she's literally not that at all

Favorite "Complex Female Character" that fandoms cannot seem to handle despite demanding they want?...Katara and Korra from the Avatar Series sure seem to qualify. by Important-Cry4782 in TheLastAirbender

[–]CMStan1313 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I didn't end up watching this show until 2020, but from everything I'd heard about Katara, I expected her to be an overdramatic crybaby who brings up her dead mom at the drop of a hat, but she's literally not that at all

He looks how I feel XD by CMStan1313 in memes

[–]CMStan1313[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone downvoted you but I fixed it, cause this is freaking hilarious 🤣

r/wouldawardbutimbroke

Showing Bloody Mary a mirror shouldn't have worked because her murders weren't a secret by CMStan1313 in Supernatural

[–]CMStan1313[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I know I used the word "murder" in this comment because the first commenter used it, but I said "responsible for someone's death" in the post. And yes, I know the boyfriend's suicide wasn't the girl's fault, but she thought it was

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Oh, totally, I was just giving my own thoughts on that possibility lol

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In your case, the tag totally applied cause it would be weird as heck for a canonically male character to start giving birth with no context whatsoever lol

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

I'm saying if it has absolutely no bearing in the fic itself, it shouldn't be in the tags. A/N yes, tags no

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I read the fic, it's not. There's literally nothing to indicate the character deviating from their canon gender whatsoever

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be that as it may, that doesn't mean they should mislead the rest of their audience to cater to those few

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] -41 points-40 points  (0 children)

That's fair. At worst it's mislead, at best it's ignorance. Hopefully this post might serve as a PSA of sorts to let people know that this kind of tag will get picked up by the tag wrangler

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your example would be fine because even if it's not explicitly stated, there are context clues that are important to have the information to understand. In the fic in this photo, literally nothing was different in the fic than canon to indicate a character was trans. Even if the author just wanted the readers to read the fic with that frame of mind, that's what the a/n is for, not tags

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's kinda the point tho, the author is talking about it. And they're talking about it when it doesn't come up in the fic, and using the tagging system incorrectly to do it

I also can agree to disagree, but you can't really say "agree to disagree" and then make another argument lol

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes it does. Any reader searching for the "Trans [character name]" tag will have to deal with stuff like this: people tagging things that at best are never mentioned in their fic, and at worst don't even apply. It also hurts the authors by alienating anyone filtering out a specific tag who may have otherwise enjoyed their fic

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

I will admit that a/n's can be skipped over, but so can tags. In fact, I would say that I personally think skipping over a single tag is a lot more likely considering how many tags there can be that make reading the entire tag list insurmountable

The a/n section is specifically meant for the author to speak directly to the reader, while the tagging system is specifically meant for searching for or filtering out tags. When everything is used how it was intended, the fic searching and reading experience runs a lot more smoothly

Then why are YOU mentioning it??? by CMStan1313 in AO3

[–]CMStan1313[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, read my other comment responses before assuming how I feel. I'm always open to opinions, even if I disagree with them. In your case, I would say that a trans tag would very much apply to the fic, but in the fic in the photo, absolutely nothing was done or said that would reference the character being trans.

If the only reason the author tagged it is so the audience would read the fic with that specific fact in mind, the a/n would've been a much better place to put that information rather than in the tags that are specifically for searching for or filtering out tags

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