People can and will say things online about Warrior Cats that you will disagree with.
What you can't feasibly do is change their mind by arguing with them about it.
It's not your job to crusade against them and to tell them how wrong they are— You are not the end all, be all self-elected moral arbitrator of the fandom.
I can count on my hands and toes the amount of times I have strongly disagreed with another fan over their interpretation of the books—
I block them, and move on.
It's not a world ending scenario if someone on tumblr thinks Cinderpelt can't be a Warrior with her broken foot, or that Queens don't do anything but sit on their asses all day.
And it's also, not a personal attack against you, it's their opinion on a book series, devoid of any relation to you.
—You are not the center of their universe, their life does not revolve around yours, and Warriors is made-up! It's fake! Not real!
Put the phone or tablet or computer down and go outside. The Internet is not real life. And there is zero reason to treat it like it is.
To make my stance clear.
I don't think anyone should be able to decide, for someone else—
—What accessories are and are not allowed on a fictional cat they drew, what couples they are or are not allowed to ship, and whether or not their interpretation of the books is 'valid'.
No one— Not the creators of the franchise, and not other fans.
And if you think you should be able to decide that for someone else—
Then you're an asshole.
It seems like it's just a recent development in the fandom, but I've never thought mentor and apprentice couples were inappropriate.
Has the zeitgeist really shifted so much that any deviation from the norm can be considered problematic? What happened to 'live and let live' or 'don't like, don't read'?
Living in America is so bleak. Every other post on my dash is asking me to donate to someone or other to help them cover their bills. And they're all Americans.
Literal shithole country. I hate living here, what the fuck.
Kayne fans who now hate him after 52 are FAKE. I love it when he’s an evil bastard :)
TRUEEEEEE I LOVE KAYNE AND THE SOUNDS OF HIS BARE FEET SLAPPING THE FLOOR
Even with John stating outright that she's conventially attractive, I still picture Lilith as looking more like Jeff the Killer than Morticia Addams, lmao.
Scrolling through the Malevolent tag and I'm so happy to see that Kayne is so many people's favorite character. I love him so much. (John is my close second favorite).
With Antoine following in third—
I think the thing I like best about John and Arthur's dynamic is Arthur's fundamental inhumanness vs John's humanity.
There's absolutely nothing wrong with John or Arthur being canon straight guys in a bromance. I'm totally cool with that.
But, as a fan of the series since like— season two I have always shipped them, lol.
I feel like Harlan Guthrie is the opposite of a queer baiter.
John and Arthur are being pushed as being almost aggressively straight and platonic in the last few episodes so that no one can ship them anymore.
He's two steps away from declaring that John and Arthur share a brother bond or are like father and son, lol.
You must unapologetically, and thoroughly curate your own online experience. You choose with whom and with what you interact with online.
There is no shame in blocking, or quitting relationships / communities. It is just a part of being alive.
You would leave a party if the crowd made you uncomfortable, wouldn't you? Online is the same.
You can't change the hearts or minds of others, only your own.
Policing other people's problematic behavior, opinions, and content does nothing.
You must learn to ignore it.
I don't have it in my heart to get into an argument online, but Spottedleaf's Heart (2017) came out like almost a decade later from Bluestar's Prophecy (2009).
I just don't care about it, it is a pointless retcon, that reframes Spottedleaf, and Thistleclaw's entire character arcs.
I don't think anyone should be forced to interact with it as canon if they don't want to.
my ponysona Champion :)
I don't care for anyone on social media who compares their lives to others, unprompted, as some sort of 'gotcha' moment.
This is the Internet, if someone online says they are struggling, it is not for you to say otherwise. Have some courtesy.
If it were face-to-face, I guarantee your reaction would not be, "Well, I have it so much harder!" It is precisely because we are online that you can throw those opinions out there emboldened by being behind a screen.
Shame on you.
@anon from downdetector, feel free to follow me, all I post is warriors though :P
Drew myself as a Warrior Cat to celebrate the release of the second graphic novel! :3 Jingle / Jester, the kittypet.
I can't wait until it gets here. I can't believe I have another four days to wait.
OMG SO PRETTY. THANK YOOOOU!! ☺️❤️❤️
I've never read WoF, I have no idea why I'm here, anyway here's me as a dragon, lol. I think the snowy ones are called Icewings, so her name is Shard.
Her horns are sharp and shiny. She breathes ice breath and guards a secret door at the bottom of a dark cavern that has a lot of gold behind it.
I've never read WoF, I have no idea why I'm here, anyway here's me as a dragon, lol. I think the snowy ones are called Icewings, so her name is Shard.
Her horns are sharp and shiny. She breathes ice breath and guards a secret door at the bottom of a dark cavern that has a lot of gold behind it.
I can't wait until it gets here. I can't believe I have another four days to wait.
please be patient !
I'm still getting the hang of tumblr.