Kankri Vantas
@grievanceCrusader
I am 9pting n9t t9 chime in. I am c9mplicit in this case, unf9rtunately. H9wever, due t9 the mixture 9f cultures, timelines, and eras, there is simply n9 9ne way t9 address hemism 9n Chittr.
I want y9u t9 imagine me cracking my pr9ver6ial knuckles in a n9nvi9lent, n9nthreatening way as I 6egin t9 press my digits 9nt9 my key69ard with the same diligence 9f a swing6east and his typewriter. Th9ugh, I aim t9 make m9re sensical w9rks than the af9rementi9ned 6east. I w9uld like t9 clarify that I am n9t sh9cked 6y the existence 9f desire. I am aware that pe9ple find 9ther pe9ple attractive. I have, in fact, enc9untered the c9ncept 6ef9re, 9ften against my will and usually 9n this we6site. #Clarificati9n #Attracti9nMenti9n #ChittrMenti9n #PleaseD9N9tStart #Swing6eastMenti9n #TypeWriter #Cracking #KnuckleMenti9n #DigitMenti9n What I find unpleasant a69ut these #Smash9rPass p9sts is the little perf9rmance 9f casual disp9sal inv9lved. A pers9n’s entire pu6lic self gets held up f9r half a sec9nd, every9ne squints, and then the availa6le resp9nses are apparently either “I w9uld use this pers9n f9r gratificati9n” 9r “I reject this pers9n as a candidate f9r use.” That is a fairly 6leak little 6inary t9 dress up as harmless fun. #Smash9rPass #6inaryMenti9n #96jectificati9nMenti9n #HarmlessFunMenti9n I understand that many pe9ple su6mit themselves willingly. I am sure s9me9ne will arrive sh9rtly t9 explain that c9nsent has 9ccurred, theref9re n9 9ne is permitted t9 feel any residual disc9mf9rt, 6ecause apparently c9nsent is n9w a magical little sp9nge that a6s9r6s every questi9na6le implicati9n fr9m the surr9unding fl99r. #C9nsentMenti9n #MagicSp9ngeMenti9n #Disc9mf9rtMenti9n I enc9urage y9u l99k 6ack at my 9ther p9sts regarding c9nsent. #6ackTracking #Enc9uragement #C9nsent My issue is that the f9rmat enc9urages pe9ple t9 practice l99king at each 9ther in the least gener9us way p9ssi6le. N9 c9nversati9n. N9 c9ntext. N9 tenderness. Just a little pu6lic lever la6eled WANT 9r D9 N9T WANT. The feed may c9nsider this lecher9us 6ehavi9r hum9r9us f9r a m9ment, 6ut it is ultimately a humiliati9n ritual. Y9u are turning y9urself int9 an item 9n a menu. #Pers9nh99dMenti9n #MenuMenti9n #Pu6licJudgment #LeverMenti9n #Feed #Enc9uragementAgain #UltimateMenti9n Als9, “smash” is a hide9us term. I am s9rry. It is. It s9unds like s9mething a h99f6east d9es t9 a fence after 6eing p99rly s9cialized. If y9u are g9ing t9 pu6licly ann9unce y9ur attracti9n t9 s9me9ne, perhaps ch99se a w9rd that d9es n9t make desire s9und like 6lunt f9rce trauma with 6etter lighting. #SmashMenti9n #W9rdCh9iceMenti9n #H99f6eastMenti9n #6luntF9rceTraumaMenti9n My fell9w we6surfers, I am n9t asking f9r a 6an, a c9mmittee, the Anti-Smash Taskf9rce, 9r anything 9f the s9rt. Primarily, as y9u w9uld all j9in it ir9nically and pr9ceed t9 ruin it. #Accusati9n #TaskF9rce #S9cializati9nP9licing #C9mmittee #6an I am simply asking that, 6ef9re y9u turn the next pers9n int9 a tw9-6utt9n p9ll f9r the amusement 9f a c9mment secti9n, y9u c9nsider whether the 6it is actually funny, 9r whether every9ne has just g9tten very c9mf9rta6le mistaking speed f9r h9nesty. #PleaseReflect #Smash9rPassMenti9n #ChittrCulture
MAY YOUR STAY BE UNFORGETTABLE 🗝「You disgrace the very notion of a typewriter with this comparison.」
Are y9u insinuating that a typewriter is all f9r #Smash9rPass? #96ject #Insinuati9n #TypeWriters
MAY YOUR STAY BE UNFORGETTABLE 🗝「Honestly? With the majority of things written using them? Yeah.」
Hell9, Chittr. #Salutati9ns #9fDisapp9intment N9w, 6ef9re I 6egin, I w9uld like t9 clarify that I am n9t interested in pr9ducing a crude little geneal9gical chart t9 shake at 9ne an9ther in an eff9rt t9 res9lve 6l99dline hygiene. This is g9ing t9 9perate fr9m a s9cial and p9wer-6ased standp9int. That's right, we are g9ing t9 6e talking a69ut a h9t 6utt9n t9pic. Incest. #Incest #IncestMenti9n #Geneal9gyMenti9n #PleaseRead6ef9reReacting #NSFWE #Inc9ming That is n9t my c9ncern, geneal9gically speaking. 9r rather, it is n9t 9n the same axis that my current c9ncern currently rests. I understand that in parad9x space, dream 6u66les, scratch-adjacent c9ntinuities, ect96i9l9gical l99p6acks, ancest9r-descednant recursi9ns, alternate selves, re699ted selves, "technically n9t the same pers9n" splinters, "6ut we never shared a hive" arguments, and whatever fresh little legal ficti9n 9ne 9f y9u will invent 6y sunrise, the actual family-tree questi9n can 6ec9me s9 tangled that attempting t9 s9lve it with 9rdinary m9ral v9ca6ulary is like c9m6ing a 6all 9f wire with y9ur digits. #Parad9xSpace #Ancest9rDescendantMenti9n #AlternateSelfMenti9n #6all9fWireMenti9n What 69thers me, and I d9 mean 69thers me in the sense that I have 6een trying t9 scr9ll past it with dignity and failing m9re 9ften than I w9uld like t9 admit, is the extent t9 which pe9ple 9n this we6site seem increasingly c9mf9rta6le taking relati9nships already 6urdened 6y age, reverence, resem6lance, dependency, myth9l9gical auth9rity, hist9rical pr9jecti9n, ancest9r w9rship, timeline trauma, 9r the h9rri6le little intimacy 9f “y9u are me, 6ut damaged differently,” and then treating the entire mess as th9ugh it has 6ec9me accepta6le 6ecause every9ne inv9lved can put a clever tag 9n it. #P9werDynamics #ReverenceMenti9n #TimelineTrauma #TaggingIsN9tA6s9luti9n There is a difference 6etween "technically permissi6le under the m9st exhausted p9ssi6le reading 9f c9ntinuity" and "n9t 96vi9usly p9is9ned 6y s9cial f9rces." #C9ntinuityMenti9n #Permissi6ilityMenti9n #P9is9nMenti9n #P9is9nedDynamics And n9, I am n9t saying adults cann9t make ch9ices. I am n9t saying desire must 6e filed f9r pu6lic appr9val in triplicate 6ef9re any9ne is permitted t9 feel it. I am n9t even saying that every strange, recursive, cr9ss-timeline attachment is aut9matically a6usive, 6ecause I am aware that reality has 6ec9me much less tidy than any 9f us w9uld prefer. A num6er 9f y9u are here t9 d9 y9ur 6est t9 assem6le pers9nh99d 9ut 9f recycled mem9ries, dead selves, sym69lic parents, technical descendants, and s9 f9rth. #AdultsMenti9n #DesireMenti9n #C9ntinuityC9mplicati9ns I am saying that when y9ur attracti9n depends 9n s9me9ne l99king like y9u, 6eing descended fr9m y9u, 6eing y9ur predecess9r, 6eing y9ur y9unger ech9, 6eing y9ur 9lder ech9, 6eing the pers9n wh9 was turned int9 a st9ry 6ef9re y9u ever met them, 9r 6eing the pers9n y9u can finally reach 6ecause the universe has 6ec9me t99 6r9ken t9 keep its categ9ries shut, perhaps the first resp9nse sh9uld n9t 6e “h9t.” #Attracti9nMenti9n #Ech9Menti9n #PleasePause Perhaps the first resp9nse sh9uld 6e a l9ng, quiet, deeply unpleasant pers9nal invent9ry. #Pers9nalInvent9ry #PleaseTake9ne F9r example, I w9uld 6e pr9f9undly unc9mf9rta6le if P9rrim l99ked at me that way. #P9rrimMenti9n #ExampleMenti9n #69undaryMenti9n N9t 6ecause I 6elieve P9rrim is incapa6le 9f desire, 96vi9usly. She has made a fairly c9mprehensive pu6lic case t9 the c9ntrary 9ver the span 9f several eternities. #P9rrimMenti9n #DesireMenti9n #PleaseD9N9tTellHerISaidThat The c9ncern is the disc9mf9rt that c9mes ar9und with the structure ar9und it. The familiarity, the caretaking p9sture, the way she has kn9wn me, c9rrected me, fussed 9ver me, dismissed me, teased me, named me, and attempted t9 manage me m9re as a wiggler than a peer. Had she taken me 9ut int9 the near6y hallway, and put a misplaced mitt up9n my jaw, and delicately enf9rced I stare her in the eyes whilst she c9nfessed flushed 9r caligin9us feelings, I w9uld 6e m9re than just "gr9ssed 9ut." I w9uld feel as th9ugh a wh9le archive 9f 9rdinary interacti9ns had 6een retr9actively dipped in n9nc9nsensual disc9mf9rt. #CaretakingMenti9n #Retr9activeDisc9mf9rt #C9nsentMenti9n #N9tA69utGenetics That is the part many 9f y9u seem determined t9 skip. #SkippingTheP9int Y9u keep asking whether the 6ranch c9nnects t9 the 6ranch. I am asking wh9 has 6een h9lding the ladder. #FamilyTreeMenti9n #LadderMenti9n A descendant admiring an ancest9r is n9t neutral. A player dating their alternate self is n9t neutral. A resurrected adult pursuing the versi9n 9f s9me9ne wh9 still treats them like a myth is n9t neutral. A pers9n taking advantage 9f the fact that parad9x has made the v9ca6ulary difficult is n9t clever. It is, at 6est, suspici9usly c9nvenient. #Admirati9nMenti9n #AlternateSelfMenti9n #Myth9l9gizingMenti9n #Suspici9usC9nvenience I kn9w s9me9ne is g9ing t9 say this is rich c9ming fr9m a tr9ll s9ciety with quadrants, ancest9rs, ect96i9l9gy, slurry l9gistics, and a relati9nship t9 repr9ducti9n which makes human family m9rality l99k like a small dec9rative fence ar9und a sinkh9le. Thank y9u. I am aware. That is precisely why I am n9t arguing fr9m the p9siti9n 9f “ew, shared genes,” which is a phrase s9 intellectually imp9verished it sh9uld 6e given a 6lanket and a pamphlet. #HumanM9ralityMenti9n #Tr9llS9ciety #SharedGenesMenti9n #PamphletMenti9n I am arguing fr9m the p9siti9n that intimacy 6ec9mes danger9us when 9ne party is carrying t99 much sym69lic weight f9r the 9ther t9 set d9wn. #IntimacyMenti9n #Sym69licWeight If s9me9ne sees y9u as an ancest9r, a miracle, a rescue, a pr9phecy, a sec9nd chance, a 6etter versi9n 9f themself, a w9rse versi9n 9f themself, 9r the 9nly pers9n wh9 c9uld p9ssi6ly understand them, then perhaps every9ne inv9lved sh9uld st9p flirting f9r l9ng en9ugh t9 ask whether this is affecti9n, hunger, w9rship, revenge, l9neliness, self-harm with prettier lighting, 9r just an9ther instance 9f Chittr c9nfusing intensity with meaning. #W9rshipMenti9n #L9nelinessMenti9n #IntensityMenti9n #PleaseReflect And 6ef9re any9ne accuses me 9f 6eing judgmental, yes. 96vi9usly. Judgment is s9metimes the appr9priate resp9nse t9 watching a pu6lic feed sl9wly fill with pe9ple making eyes at their ancest9rs, descendants, mirr9r selves, sym69lic si6lings, and “n9t technically related if y9u read the side6ar” excepti9ns. #JudgmentMenti9n #Side6arMenti9n #TechnicallyN9tRelated I am n9t asking f9r a purge. I am n9t asking f9r harassment. I am n9t asking any9ne t9 chase any9ne else int9 the sea with a 6r99m, th9ugh apparently that is n9w s9mething I must specify whenever I criticize pu6lic 6ehavi9r. #N9Harassment #N96r99m #CriticismIsN9tAPurge I am asking f9r a pause. A real 9ne. Sit with the disc9mf9rt y9u are feeling 6ef9re dressing it up as a 6it, a kink, a ship, a d99med r9mance, a quadrant, an excepti9n f9r y9ur m9rals, a l99ph9le, 9r a j9ke. Please. #PauseMenti9n #TimelineL99ph9le #QuadrantExcepti9n #C9ncernMenti9n Y9u and y9ur damages have 6een arranged depl9ra6ly int9 the shape 9f affecti9n. #C9ntr9versial #Damages #Depl9ra6le
skimmed thru all this and yknow whut i feel this. genuinely. go off king ...the one trillion tags was definitely a hell of a jumpscare tho lmfao
thats a lot of words to say that you dont like power dynamics lil man though i did read all those words so its more egg on my face than yours
Yes, I d9 n9t enj9y when individuals have an inherent p9wer 9ver 9ne an9ther. D9 n9te that while incest was initially tagged due t9 timeline relevance, this p9st c9vered a variety 9f unc9mf9rta6le s9cial dynamics. I sincerely appreciate y9u reading this in its entirety. I w9uld like t9 remind y9u that I did n9t call y9ur particular ha6its anything particularly negative, and 9nly wish that y9u 96serve y9ur situati9n wh9lly 6ef9re engaging in s9mething that may 6e damaging. #P9werDyanmic #Appreciati9n #Incest #Damage #Engagement #Ha6it
I will adjust h9w I type when directly addressing y9u in the future. #Adjustments #C9mpensati9n #Typing #Distur6ance
i will observe it so fuckin close just for you buddy cross my heart and some shit about a needle #humanslang #idiom #ithink #whatisanidiom
so like is there a relationship that doesn't have some kinda dynamic or symbolism or what have you throwin a wrench into it. like again even with what you're sayin if we're talkin about any relationship that begins with one kinda role expectation an ends up as another? like transference kinda comes free with livin with a brain. or pan. whatever. idk like i guess i just never met someone that didn't have all their other human or troll connections on their mind some kindsa way goin into a relationship even if it's on the backburner. we get into relationships cause we want something right? an the other person represents whatever that thing is we're tryin to get. like yea the goal is to see em for THEM eventually but ig my beef is like. is this a pathology thing or is it more like a sentient being nature kinda thing cause i ain't too sure it's the first one bud.
ok but see like even as i read back over this right, like there are caution lines more than like just whether both people wanna get off, social contract rules or whatever but social contacts are kinda what keep us from goin totally postal. so yeah sometimes arbitrary lines in the sand about what's too far is a good thing???? ig????? so we don't lose the plot entirely??? smth smth about the center holding. but yeah idk idk idk i think i'm hung up on the metaphorical connection ones specifically.
This is 9nce again 9pen whilst I w9rk 9n the finishing t9uches 9f my serm9n. #Whilst #FinishingMenti9n #T9uchMenti9n #Serm9n #Repetiti9n #TiredTr9pe If y9u su6mit #NSFW questi9ns, y9u will simply 6e 6l9cked. D9 n9t attempt t9 c9ntact me further. I d9 n9t c9nsent. #NSFW #C9nsent #6l9cking #Frequent6l9cker #Ask69x https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
N9w 6ef9re any9ne says anything, and I kn9w several 9f y9u are already preparing t9 say s9mething, likely inv9lving the w9rds “adult,” “fang 6races,” “skill issue,” 9r s9me unimagina6ly lazy remark a69ut h9w I sh9uld have simply all9wed my teeth t9 c9ntinue arranging themselves acc9rding t9 whatever jagged little ide9l9gy they were apparently pursuing in my m9uth, I w9uld like t9 state that 9rth9d9ntic c9rrecti9n is n9t, in itself, childish. #Fang6racesMenti9n #AdultTr9llMenti9n #Please6eMature Yes, I am an adult tr9ll. Yes, I have fang 6races. Yes, they are visi6le when I speak, which, as many 9f y9u have frequently and unfairly 96served, is 9ften. #Visi6ilityMenti9n #SpeakingMenti9n #N9tAnInvitati9n I did n9t ch99se t9 6e 69rn with fangs that, 9ver time, 6egan t9 create a set 9f practical, dietary, s9cial, and frankly dignity-related c9mplicati9ns. I als9 did n9t ch99se f9r the c9rrective apparatus t9 make every meal int9 a small 96stacle c9urse designed 6y s9me9ne wh9 apparently hates texture, temperature, chewing, and the c9ncept 9f pleasure as it pertains t9 eating. #DentalHealth #F99dMenti9n #TextureMenti9n #ChewingMenti9n And 6ef9re any9ne accuses me 9f exaggerati9n, please understand that there is a very real difference 6etween “I cann9t eat certain f99ds c9nveniently” and “I have 6een functi9nally alienated fr9m 9ne 9f the m9st 6asic 69dily rituals 6y an 9ng9ing medical interventi9n that every9ne else insists 9n treating as c9smetic.” #N9tExaggerating #MedicalInterventi9n #69dilyRitual I am n9t saying this is the same as every 9ther disa6ility. That w9uld 6e reductive, 9ffensive, and exactly the s9rt 9f flattening c9mparis9n pe9ple make when they want sympathy with9ut d9ing any actual c9nceptual w9rk. #Disa6ilityMenti9n #N9Flattening #PleaseReadCarefully I am saying that when a c9nditi9n, 9r the treatment 9f a c9nditi9n, materially interferes with eating, speaking c9mf9rta6ly, pu6lic presentati9n, sens9ry regulati9n, and the a6ility t9 enj9y s9up with9ut c9nducting a p9st-meal excavati9n, perhaps it 6el9ngs s9mewhere in the 6r9ader c9nversati9n a69ut access and acc9mm9dati9n. #Acc9mm9dati9nMenti9n #Sens9ryRegulati9n #S9upMenti9n #Excavati9nMenti9n Als9, I am aware that “fang 6races” s9und whimsical t9 s9me 9f y9u. They are n9t whimsical. They are a little 6ar6ed menace in my m9uth. #N9tWhimsical #6ar6edMenaceMenti9n S9 if I decline hard candy, t9ugh meat, sticky c9nfecti9ns, 9r anything that appears t9 have 6een engineered specifically t9 6ec9me l9dged in c9rrective wiring until the end 9f hist9ry, please d9 n9t say I am 6eing difficult. #F99d69undary #CandyMenti9n #WiringMenti9n I am already 6eing difficult. Medically. #Clarificati9n #Fang6races #Please6eC9nsiderate
F9rg9t t9 menti9n. Happy Disa6ility Awareness M9nth. 6ef9rans, please see y9ur Mediculler. Alternians, d9 n9t. #Disa6ilityM9nth #MedicullAwareness
Thank you for sharing your story,,, Uhm, it's not quite the same but,, when i was younger i had a constant burn on my chin because,, when i would eat pizza, my top teeth would,,,, pull the hot cheese off and hit me in the face,, so i can see how,,, teeth can kind of get in the way,,,,
Every time I got to a set of #s, I thought "surely this is the end" It was not. #highhopes But I'm sorry your braces have been fucking shit up for you. How long do you have to wear them?
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I did n9t tag Latula 9ut 9f respect f9r her privacy. #Feminism #Privacy #LatulaMenti9n #Respect
9h, she liked this. #Panic #D9ntPanic #Y9uveg9tthis
@aeneasCaldarium asks: "vwhats y9ur take 9n seers and the vway they guide 9thers? #SeerTW #GuidanceMenti9n" Cr9nus, I am g9ing t9 d9 y9u the extra9rdinary c9urtesy 9f interpreting this as a sincere questi9n a69ut Seers, guidance, and the ethical resp9nsi6ilities inherent t9 advis9ry classpect la69r, rather than as whatever extremely damp little innuend9 is alm9st certainly lurking under the w9rd “guide,” 6ecause if I start dignifying every suggestive sylla6le y9u leave unattended in my ask69x, I will have effectively v9lunteered t9 6ec9me a municipal cleanup crew f9r y9ur pers9nality. #SeerTW #GuidanceMenti9n #Cr9nusMenti9n #N9tTakingThe96vi9us6ait N9w, as a Seer 9f 6l99d, and as s9me9ne wh9 has perhaps 6een unfairly maligned as "69ssy," "c9ndescending," "unasked f9r," "still talking," and, in 9ne especially uncharita6le instance, "a y9uth past9r f9r the elderly," I actually think the Seer's r9le is 9ften misunderst99d 6y th9se wh9 mistake guidance f9r c9mmand, c9mmand f9r care, and care f9r the right t9 rearrange 9ne an9ther's lives thr9ugh the mechanics 9f the game we shared. F9r example, with Damara, 9ur Witch 9f Time, I w9uld have guided her t9ward understanding that the p9wer t9 change a timeline is n9t the same thing as freed9m fr9m c9nsequence, and that smashing the cl9ck is 9ften 9nly a m9re dramatic way 9f admitting the cl9ck was still the center 9f the r99m. #DamaraMenti9n #Witch9fTime #C9nsequenceMenti9n #Cl9ckMenti9n @handMaid With Rufi9h, 9ur R9gue 9f 6reath, I w9uld have explained, patiently, and pr96a6ly m9re than 9nce, that "freed9m" is n9t just a sacred little w9rd and y9u cann9t just drift away fr9m 96ligati9n. #Rufi9hMenti9n #R9gue9f6reath #Freed9mMenti9n #96ligati9nMenti9n @aer9dynamicTramp With Mituna, 9ur Heir 9f D99m, I w9uld have 6een extremely careful, 6ecause D99m players are very frequently praised right up until the exact m9ment every9ne realizes they have 6een treating s9me9ne else’s suffering as a c9mmunal res9urce, and I w9uld have asked, 6ef9re every n96le sacrifice, whether it was actually n96le, actually necessary, 9r simply what every9ne f9und c9nvenient f9r him. #MitunaMenti9n #Heir9fD99m #SacrificeMenti9n #D99mTW @c9ngruentAttitude With Meulin, 9ur Mage 9f Heart, I w9uld have enc9uraged her t9 distinguish 6etween understanding s9me9ne’s feelings and rummaging ar9und in them, 6ecause em9ti9nal insight, while valua6le, is n9t a permissi9n slip t9 6ec9me the l9udest p9ssi6le cust9dian 9f an9ther pers9n’s inner life. #MeulinMenti9n #Mage9fHeart #HeartMenti9n #Em9ti9nal69undaries @amusingCaterwaul With P9rrim, 9ur Maid 9f Space, I w9uld have said, and did say in several adjacent f9rms, that nurturing life, creating space, and respecting aut9n9my are n9t interchangea6le, th9ugh I am sure she w9uld n9w claim I 9nly 96jected 6ecause she was c9rrect a69ut an entirely different issue she had n9t yet finished 6eing smug a69ut. #P9rrimMenti9n #Maid9fSpace #Aut9n9myMenti9n #PleaseD9N9tD9te @glam9r9usAuspaciar With Latula, 9ur Knight 9f Mind, I w9uld have guided her t9ward the difficult awareness that perf9rmative c9mpetence is still perf9rmance, even when it is useful. As well as guiding her metaph9rical 6lade t9wards the right ch9ices. #LatulaMenti9n #Knight9fMind #Weap9nMenti9n #MindMenti9n With Aranea, 9ur Sylph 9f Light, I w9uld have advised, very firmly, that healing thr9ugh kn9wledge is 6est applied t9 9thers rather than selfishly h9arded. Her hidden 6andages 9f truth c9uld have 6een quite helpful. #AraneaMenti9n #Sylph9fLight #Kn9wledgeMenti9n #6andageMenti9n @archivesGrip H9russ, as 9ur Page 9f V9id, required guidance 6ecause emptiness, 96scurity, and inc9mpleteness are very easy f9r 9thers t9 treat as 6lank permissi9n slips. I w9uld help him understand that 6eing undefined d9es n9t 96ligate him t9 accept the nearest availa6le 96ject 9f affecti9n t9 cl9se in 9n that deep emptiness. #H9russMenti9n #Page9fV9id #Selfh99dMenti9n #V9idMenti9n @canteringTackw9rk Kurl9z, as 9ur Prince 9f Rage, required guidance fr9m a distance that I w9uld descri6e as respectful, practical, and ideally architectural. Rage can destr9y delusi9n, yes, 6ut if mishandled it 6egins destr9ying the pers9n’s a6ility t9 6elieve in anything except the next c9mmand, the next d9ctrine, next messiah t9 step int9 their lives. It is rather difficult t9 argue thr9ugh th9se 9ddities 9f his. #Kurl9zMenti9n #Prince9fRage #6eliefMenti9n #SafeDistance #ImpliedV99d99s @taciturnTerr9r Cr9nus, as 9ur 6ard 9f H9pe, required guidance in the same sense that a leaking vessel requires s9me9ne t9 p9int 9ut that calling the h9le “part 9f the aesthetic” will n9t keep the water 9ut. I w9uld guide y9u t9ward the understanding that H9pe is n9t a jacket, a genre, a tragic r9mantic lighting effect, a pick-up strategy, a human affectati9n, 9r a p9rta6le little sp9tlight f9r illuminating y9ur w9unded p9tential whenever the c9nversati9n st9ps 6eing a69ut y9u f9r several sec9nds. #Cr9nusMenti9n #6ard9fH9pe #H9peMenti9n #PleaseActuallySitWithThat @aeneasCaldarium Meenah, as 9ur Thief 9f Life, required guidance 6ecause decisive acti9n is extremelyenah, as 9ur Thief 9f Life, required guidance 6ecause decisive acti9n is extremely impressive t9 pe9ple wh9 are frightened, tired, d99med, 9r weak-willed en9ugh t9 c9nfuse m9vement with leadership. I w9uld remind her that taking charge, taking res9urces, taking attenti9n, taking vitality, and taking the shape 9f the future int9 9ne’s 9wn hands all 6ec9me ethically du6i9us when every9ne else is t99 exhausted t9 say they did n9t v9te f9r this. #MeenahMenti9n #Thief9fLife #LeadershipMenti9n #LifeMenti9n S9 yes, I w9uld guide them. I did guide them, in the sense that I repeatedly attempted t9 guide them, which is n9t quite the same as 6eing listened t9, 6ut I refuse t9 measure the value 9f my c9ntri6uti9n 6y the willingness 9f a d9zen unsta6le myth9l9gical ad9lescents t9 accept accurate c9unsel at the m9ment it w9uld have 6een m9st useful. #GuidanceMenti9n #Sessi9nLeadership #SeerVindicati9n #PleaseReflect @cuttlefishCrusher The Seer d9es n9t swing the sw9rd. The Seer explains why the sw9rd is 6eing swung, wh9 6enefits when it is swung, what w9und every9ne is pretending it will s9lve, and why the Knight h9lding it sh9uld may6e, just may6e, st9p calling inevita6ility 6y the name 9f duty. #Sw9rdMenti9n #SeerGuidance #6l99dPlayer #AskAnswered #N9nC9nsensualTagging #N9tificati9ns #TheSeerGuidesThe6ardsQuesti9n https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
Damara, guidance is n9t string-pulling. 9r, I sh9uld say, it is n9t supp9sed t9 6e string-pulling, which is an imp9rtant distincti9n and n9t merely the s9rt 9f delicate ver6al curtain pe9ple hang in fr9nt 9f a h99k. A Seer p9ints t9 the kn9t. A tyrant tightens it. I understand why y9u might n9t find the distincti9n c9mf9rting, and I will n9t insult y9u 6y pretending the difference has always pr9tected any9ne wh9 needed pr9tecting. #GuidanceMenti9n #StringsMenti9n #Kn9tMenti9n #Imp9rtantDistincti9n
Kurl9z, if the w9rd “9ddities” w9unded y9u, then I ap9l9gize f9r the imprecisi9n 9f the term, th9ugh I must admit that the w9und 6ec9mes s9mewhat difficult t9 assess when it arrives acc9mpanied 6y three theatrical laughs and the general atm9sphere 9f s9me9ne pressing a fl9wer t9 a knife w9und t9 see which 9ne gets em6arrassed first. #Kurl9zMenti9n #9dditiesMenti9n #W9undMenti9n #LaughingMenti9n I was n9t calling y9u, as a pers9n, an 9ddity. I was referring t9 the practical difficulty 9f arguing with a pers9n wh9se preferred t99ls 9f disagreement include silence, implicati9n, d9ctrine, and that particular manner 9f l99king at s9me9ne as th9ugh the actual argument has already happened s9mewhere 6ehind the walls. If that is “catching strays,” then I will c9ncede the stray was perhaps n9t fully leashed. #Clarificati9nMenti9n #RagePlayerMenti9n #D9ctrineMenti9n #StrayMenti9n
:o) Hee hee :o) Oh it has been an age since I have enjoyed seeing your diatribes. :o) I cannot believe I am saying this :o) But I missed you. :o) To see you once more the real you :o) Is truly a wonder of wonders.
CAN YOU TWO GET A ROOM. AND LET ME STAND IN THE CORNER. HHHH.
I hear y9u. #Ackn9wledgement I will address the rest 9f that message sh9rtly. #6ack6urner #Return #96jective #AddressMenti9n #Length9ftimen9theight
:o) You aren't going insane :o) I was making something called :o) "A" "Joke" :o) I know you lack familiarity with the concept :o) But it's alright :o) I will instruct you.
Kurl9z, I am g9ing t9 ask y9u, as calmly as p9ssi6le, n9t t9 make a ha6it 9f saying things like “I missed y9u” in pu6lic where I am then expected t9 resp9nd as th9ugh that is n9t a small, extremely inc9nvenient em9ti9nal 96ject y9u have placed directly in the middle 9f the fl99r. #Kurl9zMenti9n #Pu6licTendernessMenti9n #Em9ti9nal96jectMenti9n #PleaseD9N9tMakeThisStrange That said, I did read it. 96vi9usly. I read m9st things addressed t9 me, despite the apparently p9pular 6elief that I simply stand in fr9nt 9f language and pr9duce myself at it until every9ne gives up. #ReadingMenti9n #Diatri6eMenti9n #LanguageMenti9n I am n9t sure I accept the phrase “the real y9u,” 6ecause it suggests there is s9me preserved, sta6le, unc9rrupted versi9n 9f me waiting under all the disc9urse, as th9ugh if en9ugh pe9ple were patient, 9r n9stalgic, 9r 9min9usly f9nd, they c9uld peel away the lectures and find a m9re c9nvenient Kankri underneath. This is me. The qualificati9ns, the 96jecti9ns, the warnings, the 9verc9rrecti9ns, the sincere desire t9 help, the entirely reas9na6le frustrati9n when n969dy lets me finish a sentence. Th9se are n9t 6arnacles 9n the self. They are, regretta6ly 9r 9therwise, part 9f the vessel. #RealY9uMenti9n #Selfh99dMenti9n #N9tA6arnacle #VesselMetaph9r 6ut I appreciate it. #Appreciati9n I d9. I am aware that pr96a6ly s9unded insufficiently graceful, 6ut I am n9t g9ing t9 perf9rm a m9re dec9rative resp9nse just 6ecause the c9mment arrived wearing 6ells. I missed many pe9ple in ways I did n9t have clean language f9r at the time, and I am still n9t c9nvinced I have clean language n9w. #MissedY9uMenti9n #CleanLanguageMenti9n #6ellsMenti9n S9 thank y9u. And please d9 n9t turn that int9 d9ctrine. #ThankY9u #N9D9ctrinePlease
Damara, n9. #Immediate69undary #N9 Als9, Kurl9z saying he missed me is n9t, in itself, an er9tic event. #Kurl9zMenti9n #MissedY9uMenti9n #N9tEr9tic S9, again, n9. Y9u may stand s9mewhere else. Prefera6ly a place where I cann9t see y9u making that expressi9n. #FinalN9 #DamaraMenti9n #Expressi9nMenti9n #PleaseRespect69undaries
haha, thanks man }:) yo, somet1mes those d1ct1onar1es are mad hard to nav1gate, fr...
ദ്ദി/ᐠ - ⩊ -マ.ᐟ < WOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THIS PING! THANKS FUR THE ADVICE, KANKRI! I WILL TRY TO TAKE IT TO HEART, H33H33! NOW, HERE ARE MY TOP THR33 FAVORITE TAGS FROM THIS THREAD IN NO PURRTICULAR ORDER: #RESTRAINTMENTION #BULGEBAGMENTION #KNOTMENTION
If y9u su6mit #NSFW questi9ns, y9u will simply 6e 6l9cked. D9 n9t attempt t9 c9ntact me further. I d9 n9t c9nsent. #NSFW #C9nsent #6l9cking #Frequent6l9cker #Ask69x https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
@9newingedFudanshi asked: "Hell9! I'm an alien staying 9n 6ef9rus t9 help with s9me scientific experimentati9n. I was w9ndering if y9u had any inf9rmati9n y9u c9uld lend me a69ut pr9per s9cial etiquette I sh9uld 6e aware when r9aming ar9und the planet? If y9u need m9re inf9 a69ut my situati9n I can explain m9re in my DMs f9r privacy and safety reas9ns 030" #culturalsensitivity #Alienha6itati9n 6ef9re I actually 6egin, I w9uld like t9 make the addendum t9 n9te I wr9te this already, and f9rg9t t9 p9st it. #F9rgetfulness #ImpliedNeglect #Neglect #Retc9n #Addendum #Pr9l9gue Hell9. First 9f all, may I just say h9w deeply refreshing it is, and I d9 n9t mean refreshing in the trivial “9h, g99d, a 6reeze” sense, 6ut refreshing in the s9cially meaningful sense 9f enc9untering a pers9n fr9m an entirely different planetary and perhaps narrative framew9rk wh9 has decided, 6ef9re walking ar9und 6ef9rus like an am6ulat9ry research mishap with sh9es, t9 actually ask whether there are cultural expectati9ns they sh9uld 6e aware 9f. #CulturalSensitivity #AlienHa6itati9n #ResearchMishapMenti9n #Sh9esMenti9n N9w, 6ef9re I c9ntinue, I sh9uld discl9se that I d9 n9t kn9w nearly en9ugh a69ut Deltritus, Earth C, y9ur species, y9ur pr9ject, y9ur sp9ns9r, y9ur experimental meth9d9l9gy, y9ur h9using arrangement, y9ur 6l99d-equivalent status if applica6le, 9r whether “030” is a face, a Deltritian punctuati9n marker, 9r s9me kind 9f distress glyph, s9 any advice I give sh9uld 6e underst99d as general guidance rather than a c9mprehensive survival d9cument. #DeltritusMenti9n #EarthCMenti9n #030Menti9n #N9tC9mprehensive #PleaseD9N9tDie6ecause9fMe The first and perhaps m9st imp9rtant thing t9 understand is that 6ef9rus is n9t “nice.” It is als9 n9t “safe.” It is certainly n9t “6asically Alternia 6ut fixed,” which is the s9rt 9f remark visit9rs tend t9 make a69ut f9ur minutes 6ef9re c9ngratulating a high6l99d f9r 6eing “s9 caring” t9ward s9me9ne wh9se aut9n9my has just 6een wrapped in a 6lanket, placed 9n a shelf, and c9mplimented until it st9pped struggling. #6ef9rus #N9tAUt9pia #Aut9n9myMenti9n #6lanketMenti9n Y9u will see kindness. Y9u will see supervisi9n. Y9u will see caretaking. Y9u will see pe9ple 6eing sp9ken t9 s9ftly 6y th9se with m9re p9wer than them, and if y9u are n9t paying attenti9n, y9u may mistake the s9ftness f9r justice. Please d9 n9t d9 that. S9ftness is n9t the 9pp9site 9f c9ntr9l. S9metimes it is just c9ntr9l that has learned t9 l9wer its v9ice. #CaretakingMenti9n #S9ftnessMenti9n #C9ntr9lMenti9n #PleasePayAttenti9n D9 n9t ask strangers t9 explain their caste. D9 n9t call any9ne a “rust,” a “lime,” a “mutant,” 9r any 9ther term y9u may have picked up fr9m Alternian materials, pirate 6r9adcasts, p99rly edited guide699ks, 9r Cr9nus, which is a categ9ry 9f warning unt9 itself. D9 n9t tell l9whues they are lucky t9 6e pr9tected. D9 n9t tell high6l99ds they are gener9us f9r pr9tecting them. D9 n9t c9mpliment any9ne f9r “kn9wing their place” unless y9ur g9al is t9 6ec9me an educati9nal example. #CasteEtiquette #SpectralLanguage #Cr9nusMenti9n #Educati9nalExample Since y9u menti9ned scientific experimentati9n, and I am trying very hard n9t t9 immediately make that the entire f9cus 9f my resp9nse even th9ugh it is standing in the middle 9f the r99m wearing a hat that says “pr96a6le ethical sinkh9le,” please ask wh9 appr9ved the experiment, wh9 6enefits fr9m it, wh9 is 6eing studied, wh9 can leave, wh9 was t9ld they c9uld leave, and wh9 was t9ld the wh9le arrangement w9uld 6e “g99d f9r them,” 6ecause that phrase has excused m9re s9ft little atr9cities 9n 6ef9rus than I can summarize with9ut 9pening a sec9nd p9st. #ScientificExperimentati9n #EthicsMenti9n #C9nsent #G99dF9rThemMenti9n #Pr96a6leEthicalSinkh9le Y9u may DM me if privacy and safety are genuine c9ncerns. Please d9 n9t send me samples, classified files, 9rgans, flirtati9n disguised as field research, 9r anything still m9ving, gl9wing, whispering, 9r la6eled “pr96a6ly harmless.” #DMsC9nditi9nally9pen #PrivacyMenti9n #SafetyMenti9n #PleaseD9N9tSendSamples https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
Thanks f⚣r taking the time t⚣ answer my questi⚣n! This was a pretty helpful insight in getting t⚣ understand the culture ⚣n bef⚣rus! I'll resp⚣nd t⚣ a few ⚣f y⚣ur inquiries here f⚣r s⚣me quick clarificati⚣n if y⚣u d⚣n't mind! I d⚣ n⚣t have a bl⚣⚣d equivalent t⚣ any ⚣f the tr⚣ll bl⚣⚣d types as far as I'm aware, my bl⚣⚣d is a silver c⚣l⚣r! 030 is a face I use f⚣r expressi⚣n indicati⚣ns, this is a pers⚣nal habit and isn't reflective ⚣f my species -3- As f⚣r wh⚣ is being experimented ⚣n that w⚣uld be me. I came v⚣luntarily t⚣ be a part ⚣f the experimentati⚣n willingly!
Hell9 Chittr. #Greeting #Ask69x9pen #6utPleaseThinkFirst #ImpliedEngagement6ait https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
N9w I realize that 6y even 6eginning t9 type this p9st, I am inviting a num6er 9f y9ur very predicta6le resp9nses, including 6ut n9t limited t9 accusati9ns 9f prudishness, jeal9usy, sexual repressi9n, anti-fun m9ralism, "n9t understanding the 6it," "n9t getting a g99d rating," and whatever pr9f9undly unhelpful little phrases y9u will inevita6ly c9nstruct fr9m the w9rds 6ulge, 69undary, and 6ureaucracy, 6ut at the risk 9f making myself 6riefly useful in a space which appears increasingly determined t9 c9nvert every pu6lic square int9 a lightly m9derated place 9f curati9n, I w9uld like t9 discuss @6ulgeCurat9r. #6ulgeRatingMenti9n #69undary6ureaucracyMenti9n #N9tPrudishness #PleaseActuallyRead T9 6e clear, 6ecause if I am n9t clear s9me9ne will take the smallest p9ssi6le interpretati9n 9f my statement and wear it ar9und like a vict9ry sash, I am n9t saying that adults, 9r adult-adjacent resurrected parad9x pers9ns, 9r any9ne else wh9se 9nt9l9gical status makes age disc9urse int9 an immediate migraine, sh9uld 6e f9r6idden fr9m discussing sexuality, desira6ility, anat9my, presentati9n, flirtati9n, 9r the many alarming s9cial rituals 6y which pe9ple indicate they w9uld like t9 6e l99ked at in a specific way 6y specific parties. #SexualityMenti9n #AdultAdjacentMenti9n #9nt9l9gicalStatusMenti9n #C9nsentMenti9n I am saying that perhaps, perhaps, p9ssi6ly, it is w9rth examining what it means when a tr9ll 6uilds a rec9gniza6le pu6lic identity ar9und assigning evaluative c9mmentary t9 9ther pe9ple's m9st private physical 9r semi-physical attri6utes, especially when the c9mmentary is dressed in the language 9f critique, sp9rt, taste, expertise, and c9mmunity entertainment, all 9f which can make the pers9n 6eing rated feel as th9ugh they have n9t merely displayed themselves, 6ut have su6mitted their anat9my t9 a c9urt wh9se judge is n9velty and hungry. #Evaluati9nMenti9n #Pu6licIdentity #ExpertiseMenti9n #N9veltyJudgeMenti9n And yes, I understand that all participants actively su6mit themselves t9 this. #C9nsentAckn9wledged That is relevant. It is imp9rtant. It is n9t sufficient t9 end the c9nversati9n f9rever, 6ecause c9nsent t9 9ne interacti9n d9es n9t erase the 6r9ader s9cial atm9sphere created 6y repeated pu6lic sc9ring, c9mmunal gawking, c9mparative ranking, cele6rat9ry humiliati9n, and the quiet little hierarchy that 6egins t9 f9rm when every9ne starts kn9wing wh9 received praise, wh9 received pity, wh9 received a devastating paragraph, and wh9 was apparently s9 underwhelming that the audience learned a new euphemism f9r disapp9intment. #C9nsentIsRelevant #C9nsentIsN9tMagic #RankingMenti9n #Humiliati9nMenti9n #Disapp9intmentMenti9n Vesica, I am n9t accusing y9u 9f malice, 6ecause I d9 n9t think every harmful structure ann9unces itself 6y laughing villain9usly 9n a 6alc9ny. S9me 9f them simply p9st c9nsistently, gain a f9ll9wing, create a genre, and then act surprised when the genre 6egins shaping h9w 9thers present themselves, j9ke a69ut themselves, s9licit attenti9n, and measure their 9wn w9rth against an invented standard with a catchy tag. #MaliceMenti9n #GenreF9rmati9n #InventedStandards #6alc9nyMenti9n This is, if anything, the danger 9f curati9n. A curat9r d9es n9t need t9 physically f9rce any9ne int9 a gallery f9r the gallery t9 alter what kind 9f art pe9ple 6egin making. #Curati9nMenti9n #GalleryMetaph9r #PleaseSitWithThat 6ef9re any9ne says "just d9 n9t su6mit," which is, 9f c9urse, the great useless sentence 9f every pu6lic envir9nment, I w9uld just like t9 remind every9ne that n9t participating in a spectacle d9es n9t mean 9ne is unaffected 6y the spectacle. #JustD9N9tSu6mitMenti9n #SpectacleMenti9n #C9mmunityEffects There is als9, and I kn9w this will make several pe9ple sigh s9 l9udly they damage near6y glassware, a caste dimensi9n t9 this. There is always a caste dimensi9n. Wh9 feels safe making a j9ke su6missi9n. Wh9 feels pressured t9 6e impressive. Wh9 has the s9cial arm9r t9 survive a p99r rating. Wh9 can turn m9ckery int9 flirtati9n. Wh9 is expected t9 6e large, p9tent, 9rnamental, m9nstr9us, delicate, shameful, ex9tic, pitia6le, 9r “surprisingly accepta6le,” which is a phrase I am preemptively 6anning fr9m my 9wn m9uth 6ecause even imagining it has made me tired. #CasteDimensi9n #S9cialArm9r #69dyExpectati9nMenti9n #GlasswareMenti9n And then there is the disa6ility dimensi9n, the trauma dimensi9n, the gender presentati9n dimensi9n, the species variati9n dimensi9n, the mutant 69dy dimensi9n, the resurrected-69dy-is-this-even-my-9riginal-69dy dimensi9n, and the frankly underdiscussed matter 9f h9w many 9f y9u appear t9 6e using flirtati9us pu6lic degradati9n as a su6stitute f9r therapy. #Disa6ilityMenti9n #TraumaMenti9n #GenderPresentati9n #Mutant69dyMenti9n N9ne 9f this means Vesica must 6e chased int9 the sea with a 6r99m. Please d9 n9t d9 that. I am n9t calling f9r harassment, 6eastpiling, c9unter-rating, par9dy acc9unts, an9nym9us threats, 9r the s9rt 9f c9rrective cruelty that all9ws every9ne t9 feel virtu9us while 6ehaving exactly like the thing they claim t9 9pp9se. #N9Harassment #N96eastpiling #C9rrectiveCrueltyMenti9n #6r99mMenti9n I am asking whether we can, f9r 9ne single miracul9us m9ment, h9ld tw9 th9ughts in the same r99m with9ut making them fight t9 the death: that Vesica’s c9ntent may 6e c9nsensual, funny, p9pular, and pers9nally meaningful t9 the pe9ple inv9lved, and that it may als9 reinf9rce s9me deeply unpleasant ha6its ar9und 69dies, desira6ility, pu6lic shame, and the idea that 6eing perceived is 9nly safe when s9me9ne entertaining has agreed t9 translate y9ur flesh int9 a sc9re. #Tw9Th9ughts #NuanceMenti9n #Pu6licShame #6eingPerceivedMenti9n S9 perhaps the next time s9me9ne su6mits t9 a rating, 9r cheers 9ne 9n, 9r 6egs t9 6e destr9yed in the c9mments in a way that is definitely “a j9ke” and definitely “fine,” every9ne might pause f9r just l9ng en9ugh t9 ask whether the j9ke is serving them, 9r whether they have simply 6ec9me very g99d at dec9rating the cage. #PausePlease #J9keMenti9n #CageMetaph9r #PleaseReflect That is all. F9r n9w. #6ulgeCurat9rMenti9n #Pr96lematicC9ntent #N9tKinkShaming #ActuallyItIsC9mplicated #D9N9tMakeMeRegretP9stingThis #NSFW #6yPr9xy
OBJECTION! you make some well-argued points, though i think you're not accounting for the fact that as vesica curates more bulged publicly, the experience of being rated becomes more understood by virtue of having more data points, & at this point the submitter can be understood to be giving *informed* consent to the entailing aspects of degradation, public mockery, etc. SIDEBAR! & vesica is literally nice
Hell9 Trycks. #Greeting #FirstName6asis While I appreciate y9ur framing, and I will ackn9wledge that repeated pu6lic examples 9f Vesica's ratings d9 create a s9mewhat clear expectati9n 9f what a su6mitter is c9nsenting t9, I w9uld gently 96ject t9 the idea that "m9re data p9ints" aut9matically pr9duces inf9rmed c9nsent in any meaningful ethical sense, 6ecause a pers9n can a6s9lutely kn9w the f9rmat, kn9w the j9kes, kn9w the risks, kn9w the p9ssi6ility 9f m9ckery, and still 6e su6mitting under the pressure 9f a c9mmunity atm9sphere where 6eing seen, rated, degraded, praised, 9r pu6licly anat9mized has 6ec9me a kind 9f s9cial value, which means the c9nsent may 6e real with9ut 6eing unc9mplicated, and 6ef9re y9u side6ar me int9 "Vesica is literally nice,", yes, Vesica may 6e nice, Vesica may 6e pers9nally gentle, Vesica may hand-feed gru6s s9up while ap9l9gizing t9 the sp99n f9r all I kn9w, 6ut niceness is n9t a s9lvent y9u p9ur 9ver a s9cial structure if y9u want t9 diss9lve p9wer dynamics. #96jecti9nAckn9wledged #Inf9rmedC9nsentMenti9n #DataP9intsMenti9n #NicenessIsN9tAS9lvent #Side6ar9verruled
RE: HELLO TRYCKS! hello, kankri! RESPONSE ON THOSE GROUNDS! oh, okay then, i don't really want to dissolve power dynamics.
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Gamzee, first, thank y9u f9r c9ntinuing t9 engage with my p9sts in a way that suggests y9u actually read them, which I mean sincerely, n9t as s9me patr9nizing little g9ld star. A large p9rti9n 9f Chittr appears t9 treat reading as an 9pti9nal ritual perf9rmed 9nly after the argument has already started, s9 I d9 appreciate the eff9rt. #C9ntinuedEngagementMenti9n #ReadingC9mprehensi9n #Appreciati9n I als9 think y9u are right that Vesica’s w9rk has an earnestness t9 it, and that it is n9t merely an empty sexual punchline. Where I still disagree is 9n the matter 9f 6lame. I am n9t 6laming c99l6l99ds f9r 6eing desired, 9r f9r hatching int9 69dies that 9ther pe9ple reward. I am saying that desire d9es n9t 6ec9me harmless just 6ecause n9 single pers9n ch9se the c9nditi9ns ar9und it. Vesica can 6e kind, the su6mitters can 6e c9nsenting, and the wh9le practice can still deserve scrutiny. Als9 yes, #6r99mMenti9n was intenti9nally a6surd, and “f9r n9w” was n9t a threat, th9ugh I c9ncede this we6site makes alm9st every cl9sing remark s9und like it is h9lding a knife 6ehind its 6ack. #VesicaMenti9n #C99l6l99dMenti9n #DesireMenti9n #C9nsentMenti9n #6r99mMenti9n #F9rN9wClarificati9n
wElL ... YeAh? On tHe rEaDiNg sItE ExPeCtInG FoLkS To rEaD SoMeThInG ShOuLdN'T Be lIkE SuCh a lOw bAr hOnK HoNk. SaId i lIkE KaNkS AnD MeAnT It (O: I'D LiKe sUgGeSt yOu jOiN ThE FuCkInG QuEuE FoR ThE FuN Of iT BuT KnOw tHaT AiN'T HaPpEnIn iN AnY ReAlItY. vErY FuCkInG InSiGhTfUl mAn, I FuCk wItH It. NoNe oF Us cHoSe tO Be hErE Or gOt a sAy iN ThE RuLeS Or eXpEcTaTiOnS LiKe fUcKiN ImPoSeD On uS. fUcKeD Up aS ThEy aRe )O: nOw i aM LiKe sUgGeStInG Ya jOiN ThE QuEuE, mIgHt lIkE Be a vAlUaBlE ExPeRiEnCe iN ItSeLf fR. nAh, MaKe iT A ThReAt mAn, LiL FeAr gOeS A LoNg wAy, TrUsT. (O:
I attempted t9 prepare a small meal t9night, which sh9uld n9t 6e treated as an ann9uncement 9f any great pers9nal imp9rtance, except ins9far as I think the 9rdinary rituals 6y which a pers9n sustains themself are 9ften unfairly dismissed as ap9litical, private, 9r “n9t really w9rth p9sting a69ut,” when in fact the acquisiti9n, preparati9n, c9nsumpti9n, and su6sequent em9ti9nal framing 9f f99d are all deeply em6edded in s9cial expectati9n, caste assumpti9n, 69dily aut9n9my, and, in my case, the surprisingly difficult task 9f deciding whether I actually wanted the thing I had already started making. #F99dMenti9n #MealPreparati9n #69dilyAut9n9my #9rdinaryRituals It was s9up. #S9up
tRuTh, ThE LiL FuCkInG RiTuAlS MaKe lIkE LiFe n uNlIfE FuCkInG BeArAbLe. SoMeTiMeS It's tHe oNlY MoThErFuCkIn tHiNg tHaT GeTs yOu oUt tHe sLaB Is a lIkE HaBiT. sOuP SoUnDs fUcKiNg gOoD Fr.
N9w, since this has apparently 6ec9me a p9int 9f s9me curi9sity, 9r at least a p9int 9f repeated insinuati9n 6y pe9ple wh9 seem t9 6elieve “pacifist” means “pers9n wh9 stands p9litely in the path 9f a mete9r and asks it t9 rec9nsider,” I w9uld like t9 clarify that yes, I did in fact participate in SGRU6, and yes, I did s9 while maintaining a principled 9pp9siti9n t9 vi9lence, lethal f9rce, c9ercive d9minati9n, and the entire tedi9us myth9l9gy that pers9nal gr9wth is 9nly authentic if it arrives carrying a weap9n and several dead underlings in a sack. #SGRU6Menti9n #PacifismMenti9n #Vi9lenceMenti9n #Pers9nalGr9wthMenti9n The first thing t9 understand is that SGRU6, like many s9-called “games,” was n9t m9rally neutral. It was a highly manipulative, crisis-driven system designed t9 reward escalati9n, weap9n use, territ9rial acquisiti9n, myth9l9gical self-imp9rtance, and the s9rt 9f adventuring 6ehavi9r which enc9urages 9therwise reas9na6le pe9ple t9 6egin saying things like “l99t dr9p” instead 9f “the remains 9f s9mething that was just alive, 9r alive-adjacent, 9r at minimum animated in a way we sh9uld pr96a6ly examine 6ef9re cele6rating.” #GameCriticism #L99tDr9pMenti9n #AnimatedLifeMenti9n #M9ralNeutrality S9, n9, I did n9t simply charge thr9ugh my planet striking everything that m9ved while sh9uting a69ut destiny, 6ecause destiny is already 9ne 9f the m9re danger9us w9rds availa6le t9 pe9ple l99king f9r permissi9n t9 st9p reflecting 9n their ch9ices. #DestinyMenti9n #Ch9iceMenti9n #Reflecti9n What I did was rely 9n evasi9n, neg9tiati9n where neg9tiati9n was even the9retically p9ssi6le, n9nlethal 96structi9n, envir9nmental redirecti9n, and, in cases where underlings presented an immediate threat t9 myself 9r 9thers, defensive acti9n carefully limited t9 the minimum necessary f9rce, th9ugh I am aware that “minimum necessary f9rce” is a phrase which can very quickly 6ec9me a little ethical trapd99r if used 6y s9me9ne with less c9mmitment t9 self-scrutiny than I pers9nally 6r9ught t9 the situati9n. #SelfDefense #N9nlethalTactics #MinimumNecessaryF9rce #EthicalTrapd99r I als9 9ccupied, whenever p9ssi6le, a supp9rt r9le. Guidance, analysis, warning, tactical de-escalati9n, res9urce distri6uti9n, em9ti9nal regulati9n, and the extremely undervalued la69r 9f telling 9ther pe9ple that perhaps they did n9t need t9 s9lve every single 96stacle 6y 6ec9ming w9rse at it until the 96stacle st9pped m9ving. #Supp9rtR9le #Deescalati9n #Em9ti9nalLa69r #TacticalGuidance Did 9thers in my sessi9n c9mmit vi9lence? Yes. 96vi9usly. I was n9t playing SGRU6 with twelve versi9ns 9f myself, which, while admittedly fascinating as a th9ught experiment and alm9st certainly catastr9phic as a practical reality, means I did n9t have unilateral c9ntr9l 9ver every acti9n taken 6y every player at every m9ment. #Sessi9nDynamics #C9llectiveResp9nsi6ility #N9tTwelveKankris #Thankfully And 6ef9re s9me9ne says that 6enefiting fr9m 9thers’ vi9lence makes me c9mplicit, yes, that is a valid c9ncern, and 9ne I have c9nsidered extensively, repeatedly, and at a length which several pe9ple have characterized unfairly as “a reas9n t9 fake 6eing asleep.” #C9mplicityMenti9n #ValidC9ncern #ExtensiveC9nsiderati9n #SleepMenti9n The answer is n9t clean. I g9t thr9ugh SGRU6 6ecause I c9mpr9mised where I 6elieved survival required it, resisted where I c9uld, 96jected pr96a6ly m9re than any9ne wanted, and refused t9 let the game c9nvince me that its rules were the same thing as ethics. #SurvivalMenti9n #C9mpr9miseMenti9n #Ethics9verRules #Pacifism
wOW, tHIS 1S, iNSP1RING, sO YOU DID MORE L1KE, pUZZLE WORK OR STUFF i BET, lIKE ME, hUH?
Yes, at times, I had t9 navigate thr9ugh the trials my c9h9rts were n9t quite interested in, 9r p9ssi6ly suited f9r. #C9nfirmati9n #Navigati9nMenti9n #GenderNeutralSuit #Implicati9nMenti9n #MentalSuperi9rityImplicati9n #Implicati9nVersusInference
pUZZLES, aRE FUN }:) tHE FIGHTING WAS, lESS SO FOR ME, i DO NOT WANT TO HURT, aNIMALS AND THE UNDERLINGS, wERE BASICALLY THAT, rEALLY,
@casan9vasAnch9r Y9u asked. "Hey, hit me up any time chief." I appended grammar f9r my 9wn sake. #N9tSuggestivwe #ChillA69utIt #Hey #H9wvY9uD9in? #HappyDaysReference #TheF9nz #F9nzyMenti9n #TimelineMenti9n #ImpliedDeath #RevwivwalMenti9n #IThinkThatsIt? #ID9TherapyN9wv #C9rrecti9nF9rReada6ility I appreciate the greeting, ins9far as it appears t9 6e a greeting and n9t a lightly varnished attempt t9 test whether the phrase “hit me up any time” can 6e smuggled past my 69undaries 6y 6urying it under several layers 9f “chief,” “chill,” “n9t suggestive,” and what I am given t9 understand is a human cultural reference inv9lving a leather-clad n9ise-maker fr9m a serialized visual pr9gram. #GreetingMenti9n #N9tSuggestiveMenti9n #69undaryClarificati9n #HappyDaysReference #TheF9nzMenti9n That said, I am sincerely glad y9u are n9 l9nger c9nfined t9 dream6u66le status, assuming “revived” here refers t9 a sta6le c9ntinuati9n 9f pers9nh99d and n9t 9ne 9f the many ethically alarming half-resurrecti9ns pe9ple 9n this we6site appear distur6ingly willing t9 descri6e as “6asically fine.” #RevivalMenti9n #ImpliedDeath #Dream6u66leMenti9n #Pers9nh99dC9ntinuity Y9u may message me if y9u have a genuine reas9n t9 d9 s9, particularly if that reas9n inv9lves therapy, acc9unta6ility, 9r an h9nest attempt t9 discuss pers9nal devel9pment with9ut turning the c9nversati9n int9 a f9g machine f9r innuend9. #TherapyMenti9n #Acc9unta6ility #Innuend9Menti9n #F9gMachineMenti9n 6ut I am n9t “hitting y9u up,” and I am saying that n9w s9 neither 9f us has t9 pretend later that the 69undary was unclear. #69undaryStatement #ChillA69utIt #PleaseActually6eChill https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
hey, could you take fog machine references next time please? really stressed me out seeing that vwithout wvarning.
yeah, no vworries, just vwas hittin up your line to say hey, offerin a friendly face and all that. i aint pushin it
I have n9ticed s9me c9ncern already 6eginning t9 circulate ar9und Cr9nus's (@aeneasCaldarium) newly ann9unced s9-called “6a6e-9ff,” which, f9r th9se f9rtunate en9ugh n9t t9 have had this phrase inflicted up9n their awareness yet, appears t9 6e a pu6lic attractiveness t9urnament designed t9 determine, thr9ugh mass appr9val, which presuma6ly female 9r female-adjacent individual in parad9x space is the m9st aesthetically rewarding t9 l99k at. #6a6e9ffMenti9n #Cr9nusMenti9n #AttractivenessC9ntest #Pu6licRanking I w9uld like t9 6egin 6y saying that I am disapp9inted. #Disapp9inted I w9uld then like t9 c9ntinue 6y saying that I am n9t surprised, which is different fr9m saying that I am smugly unsurprised, th9ugh I can understand h9w s9me9ne with a hist9ry 9f refusing t9 engage charita6ly with my t9ne might c9llapse th9se tw9 p9siti9ns int9 9ne an9ther f9r the sake 9f c9nvenience. #T9neP9licing #CharityInDisc9urse #C9nvenienceMenti9n Cr9nus, I understand that y9u have always p9ssessed a s9mewhat tr9u6ling relati9nship with 69undaries, pu6lic decency, w9men, w9men-adjacent pe9ple, attractive pe9ple, unattractive pe9ple, pe9ple y9u think y9u can make attractive thr9ugh pr9ximity t9 y9urself, and 6asically any categ9ry 9f pers9n wh9 can 6e f9rced int9 the shape 9f an audience. #69undaries #W9menMenti9n #AudienceDynamics #AttractivenessMenti9n 6ut I d9 think launching a “6a6e-9ff” during Disa6ility M9nth displays a level 9f s9cial unawareness that is alm9st impressive in its density. #Disa6ilityM9nth #Awareness #6adTiming #Dense6ehavi9rMenti9n This is a peri9d during which we sh9uld 6e centering imp9rtant c9nversati9ns a69ut acc9mm9dati9n, stigma, patience, structural exclusi9n, and the many ways certain individuals are reduced t9 their 69dies 6y an uncaring s9ciety. It is n9t, ideally, the seas9n in which 9ne sh9uld invite the pu6lic t9 evaluate a 6racket 9f vulnera6le y9ung ladies, ladies 6y ass9ciati9n, lady-c9ded pers9ns, and 9ther ass9rted 6a6e-classified individuals acc9rding t9 their capacity t9 generate flushed distracti9n in the c9mm9n viewer. #Acc9mm9dati9n #Stigma #69dyReducti9n #Vulnera6lePers9ns #LadyC9dedMenti9n And 6ef9re any9ne accuses me 9f 6eing anti-6eauty, anti-fun, anti-p9ll, anti-w9men, 9r anti-Cr9nus, alth9ugh that last accusati9n is admittedly difficult t9 c9ntest 9n a purely em9ti9nal level, I am n9t saying that 6eauty is inherently harmful. 6eauty can 6e uplifting. 6eauty can 6e s9cially meaningful. 6eauty can even, in carefully m9derated circumstances, serve as an entry p9int t9 discussing m9re seri9us t9pics, assuming the 6eautiful party in questi9n is n9t enc9uraged t9 6ec9me vain, friv9l9us, c9mpetitive, 9r distracted fr9m the m9re ethically pr9ductive uses 9f her time. #6eautyMenti9n #VanityMenti9n #Friv9lityMenti9n #EthicalPr9ductivity The pr96lem is that Cr9nus has taken a sensitive s9cial categ9ry and turned it int9 a spectacle. He has placed w9men and similar pers9ns int9 a c9mpetitive framew9rk which implicitly asks the cr9wd t9 decide wh9 is m9st desira6le, as th9ugh the pu6lic c9nsumpti9n 9f feminine 6eauty has n9t already caused en9ugh hist9rical damage with9ut 6eing gamified 6y a seadweller with a micr9ph9ne and the restraint 9f an untrained h99f6east. #Spectacle #Gamificati9n #SeadwellerMenti9n #H99f6eastC9mparis9n There is als9 the matter 9f accessi6ility. Has Cr9nus c9nsidered whether every “6a6e” included in this event is c9mf9rta6le 6eing perceived? Has he c9nsidered whether s9me 9f these individuals may experience s9cial fatigue, 69dy disc9mf9rt, image sensitivity, r9mantic trauma, caste-related visi6ility c9ncerns, 9r simply the natural m9desty 9ne might h9pe t9 see preserved in th9se wh9 are made int9 sym69ls 9f 6eauty 6y 9thers? #Accessi6ility #C9nsent #Visi6ilityC9ncerns #M9destyMenti9n #R9manceMenti9n I suspect he has n9t. #Suspici9n Theref9re, I urge all resp9nsi6le Chittr users t9 think very carefully 6ef9re participating in this event. D9 n9t reward Cr9nus f9r arranging w9men like dec9rative fruit in a st9refr9nt and then asking the pu6lic which 9ne l99ks ripest. #96jectificati9n #FruitMetaph9rMenti9n #St9refr9ntMenti9n #PleaseReflect And Cr9nus, since I kn9w there is a n9nzer9 chance y9u will read this and interpret it as either flirtati9n, jeal9usy, 9r an invitati9n t9 explain y9urself in a dialect n969dy requested, all9w me t9 6e perfectly clear: Cancel the 6a6e-9ff. Use Disa6ility M9nth t9 learn s9mething. Prefera6ly quietly. #CancelThe6a6e9ff #Cr9nus6a6e9ff #Disa6ilityM9nth #Educati9nal9pp9rtunity #QuietlyPlease #6a6e-9ff
i lovwe forcing you into shapes. i still cant believwe hovw wvell you pulled off the humble parallelogram the other day.
Jane, I am pleased that the clarificati9n pr9ved useful, alth9ugh I w9uld like t9 lightly push 6ack against the idea that it was “exp9siti9n,” since that w9rd carries a faint implicati9n that the explanati9n was s9meh9w narratively imp9sed up9n y9u rather than v9luntarily supplied in resp9nse t9 a direct questi9n y9u asked while inv9king the fermented facial hair 9f a human f9lk c9median. #Clarificati9n #Exp9siti9nMenti9n #JeffF9xw9rthyMenti9n #StillUnpackingThat That said, thank y9u. #ThankY9u #RareSuccessfulC9mmunicati9n
You feel free to unpack that man the only way anyone can! One button of his flannel at a time.
Damara, I am g9ing t9 attempt t9 resp9nd t9 this with9ut 6ec9ming trapped in any 9f the 96vi9us rhet9rical snares y9u have arranged thr9ugh9ut y9ur c9mment like little caligin9us 6ear traps c9vered in perfume. #DamaraMenti9n #Rhet9ricalSnares #6earTrapMenti9n #PerfumeMenti9n First, I am n9t “in w9men’s 6usiness.” I am addressing a pu6lic event, ann9unced pu6licly, using pu6lic language, f9r the purp9se 9f pu6lic c9rrecti9n. #Pu6licEvent #Pu6licC9rrecti9n #W9menMenti9n Sec9nd, the statement “s9me w9men like 6eing f9rced int9 shapes” is the kind 9f sentence that sh9uld 6e placed in a l9cked ca6inet until every9ne inv9lved has signed several c9nsent f9rms, s96ered up, c99led d9wn, and prefera6ly left the r99m. #C9nsent #ShapeMenti9n #SuggestiveC9ntentMenti9n #PleaseTagResp9nsi6ly Third, telling me t9 “kn9w my place” while accusing me 9f intruding int9 gendered disc9urse is a fascinatingly c9mpact example 9f the very s9cial pressure I was attempting t9 identify, alth9ugh I am sure y9u will find s9me way t9 make that 96servati9n s9und like a pers9nal failing 9n my part. #Kn9wY9urPlaceMenti9n #GenderedDisc9urse #S9cialPressure Finally, I will n9t 6e suff9cating myself in anything. #Firm69undary #NSFWMenti9n #N9ThankY9u
Cr9nus, this is, s9meh9w, a w9rse defense than silence. #Cr9nusMenti9n #6adDefense #SilenceMenti9n Including disa6led w9men, disa6led n9n-w9men, disa6led w9men-aligned pers9ns, disa6led n9n-w9men-aligned pers9ns, 9r any9ne else with a 69dy, identity, hist9ry, s9cial l9cati9n, 9r visi6le vulnera6ility d9es n9t aut9matically transf9rm an 96jectifying spectacle int9 an inclusive c9mmunity initiative. #Disa6ilityM9nth #Inclusi9nMenti9n #96jectificati9n #C9mmunityInitiative Y9u cann9t simply sprinkle marginalized pe9ple int9 a c9ntest a69ut wh9 is h9ttest and declare the result pr9gressive. That is n9t s9lidarity. That is a dec9rative garnish 9f s9cial awareness 9n t9p 9f a dish that is still, fundamentally, Cr9nus. #S9lidarity #Dec9rativeGarnish #F99dMetaph9rMenti9n #StillCr9nus Als9, waiting f9r Pride M9nth t9 end s9 that “n9n-w9men and n9n-w9men-aligned pe9ple c9uld participate” is n9t the c9nsiderate act y9u appear t9 think it is. It suggests that y9u view entire m9nths 9f rec9gniti9n as scheduling 96stacles t9 y9ur er9tic pageantry calendar. #PrideM9nthMenti9n #Scheduling96stacle #Er9ticPageantryCalendar #PleaseSt9p As f9r “thinking 9f the NWLW,” I am asking y9u, with all due seri9usness, n9t t9 recruit acr9nyms int9 y9ur defense strategy like frightened little shield animals. #NWLWMenti9n #Acr9nymMisuse #ShieldAnimalsMenti9n Cancel the 6a6e-9ff. #CancelThe6a6e9ff
Thank y9u. I d9 appreciate that y9u read the p9st, and I am glad that at least s9me 9f the c9re p9ints landed in the general area 9f their intended destinati9n. #Appreciati9n #ReadingTheP9st #C9reP9ints H9wever, I w9uld gently ask that y9u av9id presenting y9urself as the s9le interpreter 9f Cr9nus’s character. I understand that y9u may have a l9ng and deeply unf9rtunate hist9ry with him, and I d9 n9t wish t9 invalidate that lived experience, 6ut “I kn9w him 6etter than y9u d9” can 6ec9me a very slippery c9nversati9nal p9sture, especially when the su6ject in questi9n is already pr9ne t9 making every exchange a69ut wh9 understands him, desires him, resents him, 9r secretly wants t9 6e impressed 6y him. #LivedExperience #InterpretiveAuth9rity #Cr9nusDynamics #SlipperyP9sture That said, yes. He is alm9st certainly n9t g9ing t9 cancel it. #Unf9rtunatelyC9rrect #StillCancelItCr9nus
ARE YOU PERHAPS RELATING. TO CRONUS’S FRIGHTENED LITTLE RHETORICAL PREY ANIMALS. #HHHH.
6rief administrative c9rrecti9n, since I have 6ec9me aware that several 9f my recent answer p9sts neglected t9 include a direct link t9 my Ask 69x, which was n9t an intenti9nal act 9f gatekeeping, 9pacity, 9r selective accessi6ility, 6ut rather an unf9rtunate pr9cedural 9versight resulting fr9m the difficulty 9f maintaining th9r9ugh educati9nal standards while als9 remem6ering the small l9gistical rituals that make pu6lic disc9urse naviga6le; I will 6e adding an addendum 6eneath each affected p9st with the appr9priate link, and future resp9nses sh9uld include it 6y default, assuming I am n9t derailed 6y a particularly severe case 9f needing t9 explain s9mething 6ef9re any9ne has the chance t9 misunderstand it inc9rrectly. #AdministrativeC9rrecti9n #Ask69x #Addendum #Accessi6ility #9versightMenti9n https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm
@handMaid asks: "CAN’T SAY KANNY ANYM9RE. FREE SPEECH IS DEAD. CAN Y9U PLEASE REVIEW AND APPR9VE THE F9LL9WING SU6STITUTE TITLES INSTEAD. KANKII. KRANKI. KANKRICHAN. KANKAWAII. KANKU6INE. AUSPISLUT. VIRGIN VANTAS. RED DELICI9US. F9R6IDDEN FRUIT. CUTIE MUTIE. C9NCILIAWH9RE. CULL6AIT (IN THE 6EF9RAN SENSE). CULL6AIT (IN THE ALTERNIAN SENSE). AND THINGS 9F THIS NATURE. #NAMES #TITLES #SUGGESTIVE #VIRGINHUNTING #MUTANTTAMING #CASTEPLAY #SCUM6L99D9NSCUM6L99DACTI9N" I am g9ing t9 answer this as calmly as I p9ssi6ly can, which I think deserves t9 6e ackn9wledged 6ef9re any9ne decides t9 characterize my extremely reas9na6le resp9nse as shrill, dramatic, cens9ri9us, 9r, as certain pe9ple in my immediate s9cial circle have put it, “d9ing the thing again.” #CalmResp9nse #Reas9na6le69undary #D9ingTheThingMenti9n N9. #N9 T9 ela69rate, 6ecause apparently I must: n9, y9u may n9t call me Kankii, Kranki, Kankrichan, Kankawaii, Kanku6ine, Auspislut, Virgin Vantas, Red Delici9us, F9r6idden Fruit, Cutie Mutie, C9ncili— actually, I am g9ing t9 st9p reading the list al9ud at that p9int, 6ecause I can already feel the rhet9rical fl99r giving way 6eneath me and I w9uld rather n9t spend the next several paragraphs trapped in a preventa6le termin9l9gy sinkh9le. #Name69undary #ListTerminated #Termin9l9gySinkh9le #SuggestiveC9ntentMenti9n Y9u may call me Kankri. #Kankri Y9u may, if a6s9lutely necessary and in a c9ntext where it is clearly 6eing used as a title rather than an insult, refer t9 me as the Insuffera6le, th9ugh I w9uld prefer this n9t 6ec9me a casual w9rkar9und f9r pe9ple wh9 simply want t9 6e irritating while claiming hist9rical accuracy as a shield. #TheInsuffera6le #Hist9ricalAccuracyIsN9tA6lankCheck Y9u may als9 call me Vantas, alth9ugh I w9uld ask that pe9ple remain aware 9f the fact that surnames, especially caste-significant surnames, carry certain inherited implicati9ns which may n9t 6e universally c9mf9rta6le f9r every party inv9lved. #Vantas #SurnameMenti9n #CasteImplicati9ns Everything else 9n that list ranges fr9m infantilizing, 96jectifying, sexually charged, caste-l9aded, quadrant-invasive, 9r just kind 9f 6izarre in a way I am n9t willing t9 reward with further pu6lic analysis. #Infantilizati9n #96jectificati9n #CasteplayMenti9n #QuadrantInvasiveness #6izarre6utN9tAppr9ved Als9, “free speech is dead” is a deeply irresp9nsi6le thing t9 say in resp9nse t9 9ne pers9n asking n9t t9 6e called a nickname he has repeatedly stated he dislikes. Free speech d9es n9t mean freed9m fr9m interpers9nal 69undaries. It als9 d9es n9t mean freed9m fr9m pe9ple l99king at y9u with pr9f9und disapp9intment when y9u use y9ur speech t9 assem6le what appears t9 6e a harassment charcuterie 69ard. #FreeSpeech #69undarySetting #HarassmentMenti9n #Charcuterie69ardMenti9n #F99dMetaph9rMenti9n S9, t9 f9rmally review y9ur pr9p9sed su6stitute titles: Denied. Denied. Denied. Denied. Very denied. Excessively denied. C9ncerning. Still c9ncerning. Fruit-6ased and theref9re irrelevant. N9. A6s9lutely n9. N9 in the 6ef9ran sense. N9 in the Alternian sense. And n9 t9 things 9f this nature. #ReviewC9mplete #AllDenied #PleaseUseMyName #Ask69x9pen6utN9tLikeThis https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm
THANK YOU KANKRI. I FEEL STUFFED FULL OF EDUCATION. STRETCHED AROUND THE SIZE OF IT. WHERE IT HAS BEEN RAMMED DOWN MY GAPING SEEDFLAP. LET’S STUDY TOGETHER AGAIN SOON.
A user asks: "Feferi and )(er friends never played t)(e game, and I am the ruler før all t)(is 6ulls)(rimp!! )(i sø, dø yøu cøme frøm even furt)(er 6ack than like, Fef and her friends? Are yøu like, in my timeline? W)(ere are yøu frøm?" Thank y9u f9r the questi9n, @a6yssalAngler. I appreciate 69th the curi9sity and the apparent g99d-faith nature 9f the inquiry, alth9ugh I w9uld like t9 gently n9te that “like, in my timeline?” is the s9rt 9f phrase which can very quickly 6ec9me metaphysically unsta6le if handled with9ut adequate cauti9n, especially in c9mmunities where a frankly irresp9nsi6le num6er 9f participants seem t9 have 6een displaced, duplicated, p9sthum9usly preserved, revived, re699ted, retc9nned, 9r 9therwise narratively mishandled. #TimelineTalk #MetaphysicalInsta6ility #DisplacementMenti9n #Duplicati9nMenti9n #P9sthum9usExistenceMenti9n T9 answer as plainly as p9ssi6le, which I am capa6le 9f d9ing despite certain defamat9ry rum9rs t9 the c9ntrary: I am fr9m 6ef9rus. #PlainAnswer #6ef9rus #PleaseAckn9wledgeThatIAnsweredDirectly M9re specifically, I am fr9m a versi9n 9f tr9ll civilizati9n which predates, precedes, and in certain technical senses reflects y9ur 9wn Alternian s9cial structure, al6eit thr9ugh a much less 9penly vi9lent and less instituti9nally culling-9riented arrangement. This d9es n9t mean it was “6etter,” necessarily, 6ecause that w9uld 6e an 9verly simplistic reading 9f an extremely c9mplicated s9ciety with its 9wn massive faults, many 9f which pe9ple are strangely eager t9 9verl99k the m9ment they hear the w9rds “less murder.” #6ef9ranHist9ry #AlternianHist9ry #LessMurderIsN9tTheSameAsJustice #CasteTalk S9 n9, I d9 n9t 6elieve I am fr9m y9ur exact timeline in the 9rdinary sense. I am fr9m further 6ack, sideways, adjacent, and deceased, which I understand s9unds like a j9ke answer, 6ut unf9rtunately is just h9w these things tend t9 w9rk. #Further6ack #SidewaysAdjacent #DeathMenti9n #Unf9rtunatelyLiteral As f9r Feferi and her friends, if 6y that y9u mean the y9ung Alternian players generally ass9ciated with Karkat Vantas and his sessi9n, then yes, my 9wn existence w9uld 6e c9nnected t9 theirs thr9ugh the usual deeply unc9mf9rta6le ancest9r-descendant/predecess9r-success9r tangle that makes family termin9l9gy alm9st c9mpletely unusa6le with9ut a f99tn9te. #Ancest9rDescendantIssues #FamilyTermin9l9gy #F99tn9teRequired I h9pe this clarified things with9ut causing undue timeline nausea. #AskAnswered #Curi9sityAppreciated #TimelineNauseaMenti9n https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm
Hell9. I am already aware that this is a pr9f9undly l9aded w9rd with innumera6le s9cial, hist9rical, paras9cial, and p9tentially semi-invasive implicati9ns, s9 6ef9re any9ne decides t9 pr9ject intent 9nt9 my greeting, I w9uld like t9 clarify that this “hell9” is 6eing 9ffered in the m9st neutral, n9n-c9ercive, n9n-quadrant-seeking, and generally n9n-threatening sense availa6le t9 a pers9n in my p9siti9n. #Hell9 #Intr9duct9ryP9st #N9nThreateningHell9 #PleaseReadResp9nsi6ly My name is Kankri Vantas. Please d9 n9t call me Kanny unless we have previ9usly neg9tiated that particular intimacy, which, t9 6e clear, we alm9st certainly have n9t. I am aware that s9me pe9ple c9nsider diminutives charming, friendly, 9r s9cially lu6ricative, 6ut I pers9nally find them infantilizing in a way that ev9kes a num6er 9f very real wigglerh99d-6ased p9wer dynamics that I w9uld rather n9t have dragged unwillingly int9 my n9tificati9n tray. Keep 9ther c9ntemp9rary alternatives t9 Kankri 9r Kankri Vantas t9 an a6s9lute minimum. #NamesMatter #69undaryStatement #Wigglerh99dMenti9n #TechnicallyN9tATrigger6utPlease6eMindful I have j9ined Chittr f9r several reas9ns, the f9rem9st 9f which is t9 enc9urage a healthier, m9re critically aware, and less disastr9usly unexamined c9nversati9nal envir9nment am9ng th9se wh9 may n9t yet understand that every casual p9st exists within a vast and 9ften invisi6le structure 9f harm, privilege, caste implicati9n, hist9rical recursi9n, s9cial pressure, latent r9mantic expectati9n, and frankly alarming linguistic carelessness. #Disc9urse #CriticalAwareness #CasteTalk #LanguageMatters #L9ngP9stWarning That said, I want t9 make it a6s9lutely clear that I am n9t here t9 “lecture,” despite the inevita6ility that certain 6ad-faith parties will frame my c9ntri6uti9ns in that reductive manner. I am here t9 pr9vide c9ntext. Extensive c9ntext. P9ssi6ly c9ntext which arrives in installments. #N9tALecture #C9ntextualFramew9rk #Educati9nalP9st #PleaseD9N9tMisrepresentMe I am als9 celi6ate, 6ef9re any9ne asks. N9t 6ecause any9ne asked. 6ut 6ecause s9me9ne was statistically g9ing t9 ask eventually, and I w9uld rather preempt that entire 6ranch 9f c9nversati9n 6ef9re it germinates int9 9ne 9f th9se extremely unc9mf9rta6le pu6lic exchanges where every9ne pretends n9t t9 6e watching while very much watching. #Celi6acy #QuadrantNeutral #R9manceMenti9n #SexMenti9n #PreemptiveClarificati9n My interests include s9cial ref9rm, ethical dial9gue, the resp9nsi6le use 9f c9ntent warnings, ancest9r-descendant relati9ns as a c9nversati9nal hazard, the dismantling 9f 9ppressive hem9spectral assumpti9ns, and 6eing addressed 6y my actual name in gr9up settings. #Hem9spectrum #Ref9rm #C9ntentWarnings #PleaseUseKankri I l99k f9rward t9 meeting every9ne here in a manner that is respectful, mutually inf9rmed, and ideally less h9stile than m9st c9mment secti9ns 6ec9me 9nce s9me9ne says s9mething careless a69ut 6l99d, gender, quadrants, lusii, cl9wns, ancest9rs, f99d metaph9rs, 9r the w9rd “pr96lematic,” which, f9r the rec9rd, remains a useful term when depl9yed with precisi9n and n9t simply thr9wn ar9und like a rhet9rical 6rick thr9ugh the wind9w 9f nuance. #Nuance #Pr96lematicUsage #Rhet9rical6rick #Wind9wMenti9n #GlassMenti9n #P9ssi6leInjuryMenti9n Anyway. Hell9 again. #Intr9P9st #Ask69x9pen #6utPleaseThinkFirst https://d9cs.g99gle.c9m/f9rms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC93JRPs19Xm9lW_jU7VM-hIRNvE818R9imENm-SmFL6-CiQ/viewf9rm?usp=pu6lish-edit9r
That's a lot, but uh, very thorough! Welcome to Chittr new Kankri.
// Respectfully to all users, you may be the best Kankri I've ever seen yet. Holy characterization. Welcome to chittr!!
Ø)( my cød t)(at's sø muc)( writing. Alsø I LØV----E yøur bløød cølør!! Nøt in like, a weird way but. I actively try tø prøtect yøu guys sø.
Thank y9u, L9rn. I appreciate the welc9me, as well as the gener9us characterizati9n 9f my intr9duct9ry remarks as “th9r9ugh,” which is a much m9re charita6le framing than certain parties have hist9rically ch9sen when c9nfr9nted with a p9st that exceeds, say, the appr9ximate length 9f a nutriti9nal la6el. #Gratitude #Th9r9ughness #L9ngP9stMenti9n #Nutriti9nalLa6elMenti9n That said, I d9 feel a small need t9 clarify that “new Kankri” is a s9mewhat c9mplicated phrase, since it c9uld imply that I am either a replacement Kankri, an upgraded Kankri, a n9velty Kankri, 9r 9ne 9f several Kankris 6eing intr9duced int9 circulati9n like a limited seas9nal pr9duct line, n9ne 9f which I think accurately captures the situati9n at hand. #IdentityClarificati9n #Newness #LimitedSeas9nalKankri #PleaseD9N9tC9llectThemAll 6ut I understand the intended spirit. Pr96a6ly. S9, sincerely, thank y9u. I h9pe my presence here pr9ves educati9nal, supp9rtive, and 9nly as exhausting as is strictly necessary. #Welc9meAccepted #Chittr #Intr9P9stResp9nse #Exhausti9nMenti9n
It was definitely intended in the spirit of welcoming you as someone who is new here but also another Kankri. Sorry if it came across as demeaning in any way though! I think you'll have an interesting time on here. Folks are definitely outspoken about a lot of touchy topics around here. #implyingnsfwtopics #remembertopaceyourself!
Thank y9u, Aphr9s. I appreciate 69th the welc9me-adjacent enthusiasm and the apparent g99dwill 6ehind y9ur statement, even if I d9 feel 96ligated t9 p9int 9ut that "that's s9 much writing" is 9ne 9f th9se remarks which, while seemingly 6enign, d9es participate in a l9ng and frankly exhausting traditi9n 9f path9l9gizing th9r9ughness as a pers9nal failing rather than rec9gnizing 6revity as, in many c9ntexts, a luxury aff9rded t9 th9se wh9se p9ints are already assumed t9 6e valid. #L9ngP9stMenti9n #6revityPrivilege #Th9r9ughness #ReadingIsFundamental As f9r my 6l99d c9l9r, I understand what y9u mean. Pr96a6ly. I d9 think the “n9t in a weird way” clarificati9n is appreciated, alth9ugh it d9es raise the difficult questi9n 9f what a weird way w9uld have 6een, which I am ch99sing n9t t9 unpack at this time f9r every9ne’s c9mf9rt, including my 9wn. #6l99dC9l9rMenti9n #Clarificati9nAccepted #D9N9tUnpack #C9mf9rt69undary Y9ur desire t9 pr9tect "y9u guys" is als9, in principle, an c9mmenda6le impulse. I w9uld merely cauti9n that pr9tecti9n, especially when 9ffered 6y th9se 9ccupying p9siti9ns 9f su6stantial hem9spectral advantage, can very easily 6ec9me paternalism if it is n9t c9ntinually examined, c9nsent-9riented, and resp9nsive t9 the actual needs 9f the pe9ple 6eing pr9tected rather than the em9ti9nal need 9f the pr9tect9r. #Allyship #Hem9spectrum #PaternalismWarning #C9nsent9rientedPr9tecti9n 6ut again. I rec9gnize the kindness. S9 thank y9u. Genuinely. #Gratitude #TentativeAppr9val #PleaseC9ntinue6eingMindful
Yea)( dude it's nøfin, and I døn't mean tø diminis)( yøur writing ør anyt)(ing sø t)(at's my bad! And t)(at prøtectiøn is me remøving cull ørders øn løwer castes/mutants and reelizing t)(em as trølls w)(ø were discriminated against and treated pøørly! )(øpe t)(at )(elps!