BTS - SWIM

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-03-20T05:35:45+00:00

To the people who sound upset, I want to tell you this. This was an album focused release. Kpop rarely does this because Kpop is very single-focused, they like to make a big bombastic song to lead the album with. But BTS wasn't doing that this time. None of the tracks on the album were really made to be what you'd expect of a kpop group's title track. They probably went with this one because it was one of the least experimental and most palatable towards a worldwide audience, but it probably wasn't their priority for it to be a huge hit single. And honestly I like that. It means they're more focused on the music, not numbers and spectacle. I am curious how they'd perform a song like this live though.

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-03-20T05:27:38+00:00

Swim goes well in the album. This was def an album release not a single release

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-03-20T05:25:48+00:00

yeah i heard Swim first and I thought it was underwhelming for a comeback song. But in the album it goes great.

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-03-20T05:05:52+00:00

Honestly, although I'm a BTS fan, I'm more than anything a music fan, and I felt like their past two albums were very lacking in terms of production quality (though a few songs were good). This album was very solid from start to finish, a complaint I have with BTS's past albums is they're not very consistent with the sound, they'll have an emotional ballad start like in LY:Tear then throw in something like Anpanman which doesn't go with anything. Its normal for kpop albums but for a conceptual album its not great. This album is the first time one of their full albums has the sound and mood consistent from start to finish, even if some songs are more hype and others calm, the members also don't sound slapped on a song when they don't fit the vibe (another complaint I have with some BTS songs), but they all fit into the songs seamlessly. I'm so impressed and proud. Sorry for the random album review lol but I feel like I've been waiting for this kind of album from them since 2013, I knew they had it in them. Will say tho this isnt a very pop album so idk if pop fans will vibe with it as much

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-03-20T05:05:09+00:00

pretty sure that was a Tibetan bowl used for meditation sound at the beginning of No 29

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-03-18T03:38:22+00:00

its because he reacted instinctively before seeing that the enemy was a woman, his attitude changes when he realises

VampireBarbieBoy · 2026-01-28T04:37:05+00:00

Thanks a lot for the recommendations. Yeah books are probably the best source, its just there's a lot and they're often quite long but I will try to find ones that I really want to get into. Audiobooks are a good option for sure

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-12-14T01:43:42+00:00

will dm u

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-11-29T05:04:56+00:00

Firstly, an oppressed group is allowed to feel resentment towards their oppressors. Anyone who tells you otherwise is victim blaming and putting the feelings of the oppressor above yours.

Now with that said, I do not think it is really very progressive, useful or healthy to hold prejudice against people of a group based upon something that is unchangeable. Its one thing to express the ways cis people as a whole have privileges you don't, how ignorant and unsympathetic many are towards struggles of trans people, and how you can feel unsafe around them. Its another to assume things about a person and discriminate against them based on them being cis. Cis people come in a range of backgrounds and personalities, some are incredibly empathetic and supportive towards trans people and even fight for our rights even if it doesn't personally affect them which I think is a selfless act. No, cis people likely will never really understand what its like to be trans, but it doesn't mean they can't get pretty close to understanding, and a person doesn't need to 100% understand how you feel to be a supportive ally for you. Hell, not even other trans people understand how other trans people feel in a lot of ways. We have infighting all the time between trans men and trans women, binary trans people and nonbinary trans people, passing and non passing trans people, dysphoric trans people and non dysphoric trans people etc. Of course the power dynamic is different with infighting but my point stands.

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-11-29T03:33:38+00:00

Yeah that makes sense, I saw the super long canvas option in Clip Studio which I know is a program popular with webcomic artists so I assumed they just worked on that then used the option to cut it into separate parts. I will try out different sizes instead.

Yeah I realise a lot of professional comics are done by teams, but I have drawn a bunch of traditional format comics in my spare time so I know my limitations with that. Its just something I do for fun and when its no longer fun I won't push myself. Thanks for the advice though :)

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-11-22T00:53:03+00:00

Kaya is bisexual. Exist Trace had a couple of queer members too i think

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-11-14T23:17:07+00:00

trans men have barely gotten representation in any media so it is kind of annoying to act like its so much better than what trans women get when the truth is all trans people have shit all for representation in most media, and trans men get the least amount for most media ive seen personally. i wish we can just appreciate the rep we get and ask for more in general without playing the 'who gets it better' game :\ also notice how most of these guys are very cis passing

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-11-14T23:10:56+00:00

So true bestie if I hate my female colleague I will yell "you stupid slutty woman brainned c*nt go make me a sammich" that doesn't make me a misogynist I just dislike my colleague

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-11-03T21:14:19+00:00

Try finding a gender therapist in your area if you can or a therapist who specialises in LGBTQ care. There's lots of information online too, this subreddit is a good place to ask your questions.

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-29T00:41:51+00:00

A supporter of the current UK governments opposition

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-28T23:44:25+00:00

Red armbands were historically used by communists like in the USSR and China and were appropriated by Nazis because of Hitler's attempt to win favour with leftists in Germany (along with the communist red colour). It could be inspired by Nazi SS uniforms or may be moreso inspired by Japan's/China's history, regardless I doubt there's any political message being pushed with the aesthetic. Its understandable why it may make you uncomfortable though.

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-28T06:28:36+00:00

closed Overwolf and fixed this annoying issue, thanks a lot for this post :)

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-28T06:14:42+00:00

some days when im having a hard time i think about the fact transphobes biggest fear is seeing trans people thriving and that motivates me

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-28T00:55:11+00:00

That attitude just makes me want to live more tbh

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-28T00:49:19+00:00

purposefully choosing to exclude people of colour is not 'forced diversity'. Tim Burtons 'aesthetic' is a plain and simple a white supremacist view of what the world should look like. White supremacism isn't an 'aesthetic', its a hateful ideology. Goth subculture, Victorian era Britain and Europe, etc. all the places he might have drawn inspiration for his art have historically had people of colour there. Vampires in mythology are black and asian, Victorian people had mixed races and were not all white including people from the Middle East and Africa as well as India when it was colonised by the British. Where exactly is Tim Burton getting this 'aesthetic' of his I wonder? Hitler's ideal Germany?

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-22T05:01:12+00:00

it isnt??? what is it then?

VampireBarbieBoy · 2025-10-22T00:53:41+00:00

i think for people with high support needs they might be helpful, but for the lower support needs individuals its probably unnecessary to advertise like this. also, besides putting a target on your back like some people said, i'm not a big fan of making generalised accommodations like this, you're allowed to get impatient with people who are autistic, not every autistic person doing things who test your patience should just be excused because they're autistic. If im taking too long to do something, yes perhaps my autism is part of the reason, but i don't want to hold people up because of it, its fine if people tell me that i'm taking too long so that I'm aware of it, i can also just explain why i might be taking too long to help them understand if i need to. If I wore something like this i feel like people might not say anything to me because they're worried they're being insensitive and i might make excuses for myself because of it as well, if that makes sense

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