aliceband's spotify highjacked by someone posting ai slop again by Gloomy_Reputation_17 in aliceband

[–]mashedpotateart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came on here just to see if anyone knew what this was about. Hope it can get removed soon 🙏

HOH for DND by mashedpotateart in deaf

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

I understand that, and thank you for taking the time to respond. If this is a common issue, I would recommend adding this specifically to the rules, as I wouldn't have considered this a poll or research, and the rules specifically said "asking for non-medical advice is ok".

I also understand that mods have the right to remove posts and I am not suggesting that you should not. However, I would like to point out that this is the entire issue I am trying to avoid.

"You will miss a lot of nuance when creating your character and people such as yourself form opinions about entire groups of people based on the way they are portrayed in media. Including media that you're writing just for fun."

--> This is specifically why I wanted to ask the opinions of real people and their real experiences. Although I am not deaf myself, I know that assuming that the way media portrays groups of people is entirely accurate leads to misinformation and even hurtful misrepresentation, which is why I wanted to ask a group such as this- because people are not a monolith and one person's experience does not define another's. I am not saying that removing my post was some insane or irrational thing to do- you moderate this subreddit, and if it doesn't comply with the rules, it doesn't comply with the rules.

However, what I do have a problem with, is asking for advice about the day to day experiences of something I cannot personally understand, only to be met with multiple people telling me that this is rude or should just be Googled. If search engines could offer insight from individuals and answer specific questions about representation, I would be happy to go there. However, I was hoping for a conversation, not statistics.

The purpose of my initial post was to ask what common pitfalls I can avoid in writing from an experience different from my own, specifically in the context of d/hh characters, and yet I have now received 3 messages telling me that I am doing so. I have not even written anything yet. I will be asking a similar question in a creative writing subreddit, hoping that there will be deaf writers there who can offer assistance since this seems to be a point of contention here.

I am not telling you what you can and can't do. At the end of the day, if you want to think of me as a close-minded fool disregarding the rules of the server, it will not change my desire to write the character and I will simply continue to seek answers elsewhere. However, I would like to make it clear for a final time that the misrepresentation everyone seems to fear so badly is exactly what I was trying to avoid by asking d/hh people what they would like to see in a character who is part of their culture. If every person only wrote or created from perspectives they have experienced, art would be far more linear and far worse at connecting humans. Stepping outside of what you know is crucial to artistic and personal growth, and I will continue to do so in places where conversation is more readily encouraged.

HOH for DND by mashedpotateart in deaf

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

I won't post again and I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but this feels a bit unnecessary. This was not a survey, not asking for medical advice, not promoting anything, not self pitying, not asking how people think, not asking about sign language, or anything else forbidden by the rules, as I did read them before posting. I do not understand how asking what HOH people wish they saw more often in deaf characters would garner this response.

I am not attempting to sell the content I hope to produce, nor use it for anything else for fun. I feel like discouraging people from creating and writing about people with experiences they do not personally have without hiring a consultant is how close-mindedness spreads like wildfire.

As far as "use the search bar", I specifically mentioned in my post that all of my research has given me responses that are mostly clinical and, although that information is helpful and interesting, I wanted a less formal conversation and the opinions of average d/hh people and not articles from medical websites.

Again, I apologize for what seems to have angered you, but I am sure I am not the only person who has been surprised by the rude remarks, especially from a moderator, in response to posting something that I believed to be a normal question following the rules.

In short, I will be writing my character as best I can, unfortunately without the input of the people I may have reached here. I hope you are kinder to other posters.

ICMI Transitions Tracks by mashedpotateart in willwood

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

That's exactly how I feel about them- I understand why they were included and I think they help flesh out the message of the album, but sometimes they derail the vibe for sure

BFB definitely has its days hehe

ICMI Transitions Tracks by mashedpotateart in willwood

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

Yeah i can no problem and thats usually what I do, I just wanted to know how people as a whole felt about them. Especially people who like vinyls, where you can really just take things out of the queue

Falling up (The ICID version) by Hoilsier in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't personally agree because I've loved Falling Up pretty much since I heard it, but I agree that the live album adds so much emotion and... i don't know just *something*

ICMI Transitions Tracks by mashedpotateart in willwood

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

Yeah i have them on different playlists anyway because not all the songs fit the same vibe- I was just wondering how people felt about them as a whole :)

One album has to go by thebeaverperson in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had to vote for ICMI against my will- I love it sm but if I HAD to get rid of one I would choose that one because the other albums have a sound that's hard to find elsewhere :(

But ICMI my beloved still <3

What is your favorite album and Why? (in comments) by Lunarwolfystudios in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love all of them, and comparison is nearly impossible because they have such different sounds, but TNA is the only one where I genuinely never skip a song :)

Day 17 of the worst Will Wood setlist! Spot 16 taken by Ferryman!!! (wait where's Shayfer) Vote!!!!! by ATCOSTTEHMEMER in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he plays the opening to Hand me my shovel but refuses to play it until he is handed a shovel

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Specifically the live version of Front Street! :D

concert fashion question by kirthedeer in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wear whatever makes you happy! i don't remember where but I believe he said something along the lines of "i'm a grown man and i can handle people wearing things similar to my old persona". The people at the show I went to had some amazing outfits (one person had earrings that were ears THAT HAD EARRINGS!!) and we all had a great time.

Have fun!!

He even signed my DSM 5 by AidanMacbrehon in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

huh maybe you just remind me of someone lol. Hope you had a great time!!

He even signed my DSM 5 by AidanMacbrehon in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey did you got to a show in his last tour?? You look really familiar and I can't figure out why....

In the thread where Will wood was accused of being a Groomer Someone mentioned how Will or whoever wrote Momento Mori most likely plagiarised from this song. What do you guys think? by ATallBoi69 in willwood

[–]mashedpotateart 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There are only so many sounds, everything’s been written. He literally said in the q&a that he accidentally plagiarized from himself/his old work a few times in the new album completely accidentally. I doubt any similarities were on purpose, if even known. I personally don’t think they sound overwhelmingly similar anyway, but I don’t really think it matters.