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May. 7th, 2017
tickpickwick:oh, what, and you’re the
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tickpickwick:
oh, what, and you’re the world’s foremost expert on all things me?
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tickpickwick:
oh, what, and you’re the world’s foremost expert on all things me?
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princesconsuela:
MAY 6TH, 2004 - the last episode of FRIENDS aired 13 years ago
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MAY 6TH, 2004 - the last episode of FRIENDS aired 13 years ago
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For the original ask, requesting the definition of squick, please see this post.
Squick is a fun term that was often used as both a noun and a verb. Either X was one of your squicks, or X squicked you, or squicked you out, or squicked you hard.
It was often used in fic exchanges. They would ask for a list of your squicks so that the gifting author would know not to include any hint of them. It was also used in casual conversation with fandom friends, authors, artists, etc. It could be left in comments, or as a reason you just didn’t read your best fandom friend’s latest fic. “Sorry, bff, you know I love your writing, but you have X tagged at the top, and that just squicks me out.” “Hey, no worries, best reader friend! I totally get it. Give this one a pass, but I’ll send you a note when I post my next one! I promise it will be totally X-free!”
Here’s the thing though. In your example, you explain why X is your squick with Y. But the beauty of squick was that (at least in my experience) no explanation was necessary. Not only was it not necessary, it was rarely asked for. A squick is a squick, and there doesn’t have to be any rhyme or reason. In fact, why would you have a rational, bullet-pointed, well-thought-out argument as to why something squicked you out? Very often it’s a visceral reaction, and if you don’t like the thing, you’re likely not going to sit and do deep meditation on why not.
Squicks were respected by fandom. You don’t like the thing, okay, we will tag the thing appropriately, you do not have to read the thing, no judgments on either side. There was no fandom policing, only respect.
And this, I think, is super important, because fandom policing is a problem, especially when it comes to triggers. “Trigger” has become so overused, so all-encompassing, that people feel they have to defend their legitimate triggers. If X triggers you, it triggers you, and you DO NOT need to provide an explanation. But because “trigger” is so often used in place of “squick,” some people feel they have the right to “call out” those who use the word. They want explanations, they want you to tell them what that triggering concept does to you, so they can call bullshit and feel superior. You don’t have to explain either your squicks or your triggers, but using the correct word stops the fandom police from feeling as though they have the right to ask.
Bring “squick” back, people. Don’t devalue triggers, which are horrible, nasty, dangerous things.
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For the original ask, requesting the definition of squick, please see this post.
Squick is a fun term that was often used as both a noun and a verb. Either X was one of your squicks, or X squicked you, or squicked you out, or squicked you hard.
It was often used in fic exchanges. They would ask for a list of your squicks so that the gifting author would know not to include any hint of them. It was also used in casual conversation with fandom friends, authors, artists, etc. It could be left in comments, or as a reason you just didn’t read your best fandom friend’s latest fic. “Sorry, bff, you know I love your writing, but you have X tagged at the top, and that just squicks me out.” “Hey, no worries, best reader friend! I totally get it. Give this one a pass, but I’ll send you a note when I post my next one! I promise it will be totally X-free!”
Here’s the thing though. In your example, you explain why X is your squick with Y. But the beauty of squick was that (at least in my experience) no explanation was necessary. Not only was it not necessary, it was rarely asked for. A squick is a squick, and there doesn’t have to be any rhyme or reason. In fact, why would you have a rational, bullet-pointed, well-thought-out argument as to why something squicked you out? Very often it’s a visceral reaction, and if you don’t like the thing, you’re likely not going to sit and do deep meditation on why not.
Squicks were respected by fandom. You don’t like the thing, okay, we will tag the thing appropriately, you do not have to read the thing, no judgments on either side. There was no fandom policing, only respect.
And this, I think, is super important, because fandom policing is a problem, especially when it comes to triggers. “Trigger” has become so overused, so all-encompassing, that people feel they have to defend their legitimate triggers. If X triggers you, it triggers you, and you DO NOT need to provide an explanation. But because “trigger” is so often used in place of “squick,” some people feel they have the right to “call out” those who use the word. They want explanations, they want you to tell them what that triggering concept does to you, so they can call bullshit and feel superior. You don’t have to explain either your squicks or your triggers, but using the correct word stops the fandom police from feeling as though they have the right to ask.
Bring “squick” back, people. Don’t devalue triggers, which are horrible, nasty, dangerous things.
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lauranoncrede:
The pass Cesare Borgia had made for Leonardo da Vinci
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The pass Cesare Borgia had made for Leonardo da Vinci
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I have always loved Fiona Apple, in spite of her occasional stage breakdowns and her long absences between albums, because she is just so strange. Such a weird girl that she freaks people out, and despite the fact that she is tiny and beautiful, they have never been able to market her as such because she is too angry and too odd.
Watching her flail and growl onstage last week at her live show - the first time I’ve seen her and I believe her first tour in six years - I kept thinking about why Fiona Apple scares people so much. And she does scare people - to the extent that she represents female fury and honesty about how much relationships can ruin you, and also actual mental illness, with her alleged eating disorders and frequent disappearances and occasional interviews where she talks about being raped and not giving a shit what people think.
If Fiona Apple were a man, her idiosyncracies would be chalked up to her being unique, quirky, wild. She would be Tom Waits. Her strangeness would be part of the package, celebrated. But because she’s a woman she’s “unstable” and “depressed” and “crazy.” I’ve read articles that imply that men should watch out for Fiona, because she clearly hates men and sings about the bad things they do.
I am being unfair. There are plenty of men who like Fiona Apple, and it’s okay to like someone and be a bit afraid of them all at once. I’m a little afraid of Fiona Apple. She’s intense. She shouts and screams and pitch shifts all over the place and leaves you feeling unanchored, unsure of where she’ll strike next, raw.
Why is there such a fine line between angry and crazy for women? When I was a teenage girl who didn’t understand why boys were so stupid all the time, why they treated me like shit, I empathized with Fiona singing oh darling it’s so sweet you think you know how crazy how crazy I am, but that song (“Fast As You Can”) isn’t really about being crazy. It’s about being made to feel like you’re crazy because you’re pissed off.
”
- Sonia Belasco, On Fiona Apple and the Gender Politics of Crazy (via a-witches-brew)
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I have always loved Fiona Apple, in spite of her occasional stage breakdowns and her long absences between albums, because she is just so strange. Such a weird girl that she freaks people out, and despite the fact that she is tiny and beautiful, they have never been able to market her as such because she is too angry and too odd.
Watching her flail and growl onstage last week at her live show - the first time I’ve seen her and I believe her first tour in six years - I kept thinking about why Fiona Apple scares people so much. And she does scare people - to the extent that she represents female fury and honesty about how much relationships can ruin you, and also actual mental illness, with her alleged eating disorders and frequent disappearances and occasional interviews where she talks about being raped and not giving a shit what people think.
If Fiona Apple were a man, her idiosyncracies would be chalked up to her being unique, quirky, wild. She would be Tom Waits. Her strangeness would be part of the package, celebrated. But because she’s a woman she’s “unstable” and “depressed” and “crazy.” I’ve read articles that imply that men should watch out for Fiona, because she clearly hates men and sings about the bad things they do.
I am being unfair. There are plenty of men who like Fiona Apple, and it’s okay to like someone and be a bit afraid of them all at once. I’m a little afraid of Fiona Apple. She’s intense. She shouts and screams and pitch shifts all over the place and leaves you feeling unanchored, unsure of where she’ll strike next, raw.
Why is there such a fine line between angry and crazy for women? When I was a teenage girl who didn’t understand why boys were so stupid all the time, why they treated me like shit, I empathized with Fiona singing oh darling it’s so sweet you think you know how crazy how crazy I am, but that song (“Fast As You Can”) isn’t really about being crazy. It’s about being made to feel like you’re crazy because you’re pissed off.
”
- Sonia Belasco, On Fiona Apple and the Gender Politics of Crazy (via a-witches-brew)
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matialonsorphoto:
I don’t want to wake up
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matialonsorphoto:
I don’t want to wake up
by matialonsor
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malebimbos:
Natural Born Killers (1994)
She asked the snake, “Why have you done this to me?” And the snake answered, “Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake.“
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malebimbos:
Natural Born Killers (1994)
She asked the snake, “Why have you done this to me?” And the snake answered, “Look, bitch, you knew I was a snake.“
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alisonhastings:
i’ll meet you halfway with one foot in the grave
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alisonhastings:
i’ll meet you halfway with one foot in the grave
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everett-darren:
The Flash: Andrew Kreisberg, Darren Criss and Candice Patton discuss “Duet.”
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everett-darren:
The Flash: Andrew Kreisberg, Darren Criss and Candice Patton discuss “Duet.”
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deanbenny:
Well, thanks for stopping by, Charlie. Always wanted to get Tron’ed. What’s next for you?
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deanbenny:
Well, thanks for stopping by, Charlie. Always wanted to get Tron’ed. What’s next for you?
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stardustsam:
Okay so last night, that Super Mario power up crap… That wasn’t Cas
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stardustsam:
Okay so last night, that Super Mario power up crap… That wasn’t Cas
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jessicachastein:
things i remember from 2012 mcu fandom
loki apologists
#coulsonlives
poptarts
sjw tony stark
THOR YELLING IN EVERY SENTENCE
clint crawling in vents
tony curing steve’s problems with his dick
steve curing tony’s problems with his dick
peggy and pepper being beards
superfamily
tonyfeels
steve and tony not approving of their son’s motorcycle driving boyfriend, wade wilson
clintcoulson (where the hell did that come from i STILL DON’T KNOW)
bucky being abusive to steve (lmao yeah that was a popular thing)
lokitony
steve being an old fart who knows nothing about technology
fury saying “motherfucker” at every conceivable moment
shawarma
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jessicachastein:
things i remember from 2012 mcu fandom
loki apologists
#coulsonlives
poptarts
sjw tony stark
THOR YELLING IN EVERY SENTENCE
clint crawling in vents
tony curing steve’s problems with his dick
steve curing tony’s problems with his dick
peggy and pepper being beards
superfamily
tonyfeels
steve and tony not approving of their son’s motorcycle driving boyfriend, wade wilson
clintcoulson (where the hell did that come from i STILL DON’T KNOW)
bucky being abusive to steve (lmao yeah that was a popular thing)
lokitony
steve being an old fart who knows nothing about technology
fury saying “motherfucker” at every conceivable moment
shawarma
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“For no reason, & certainly without any explanation.
I remember looking down at a pair of singular tracks
Made in a light snow the night before, at how they were
Gradually effacing themselves beneath the tires
Of the morning traffic, & thinking that my only other choice
Was fire, ashes, abandonment, solitude. All of which happened
Anyway, & soon after, & by divorce. I know this isn’t much.
But I wanted to explain this life to you, even if
I had to become, over the years, someone else to do it.”
- from “My Life in a Late Style of Fire,” Larry Levis (via sashayed)
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“For no reason, & certainly without any explanation.
I remember looking down at a pair of singular tracks
Made in a light snow the night before, at how they were
Gradually effacing themselves beneath the tires
Of the morning traffic, & thinking that my only other choice
Was fire, ashes, abandonment, solitude. All of which happened
Anyway, & soon after, & by divorce. I know this isn’t much.
But I wanted to explain this life to you, even if
I had to become, over the years, someone else to do it.”
- from “My Life in a Late Style of Fire,” Larry Levis (via sashayed)
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mymadnesswon:
I’m not superstitious. I believe in plenty when there’s reason and evidence to believe. I don’t believe in anything I can’t see. I feel like there’s a fucking axe hanging over my head. I can’t see it, but I b e l i e v e it.
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mymadnesswon:
I’m not superstitious. I believe in plenty when there’s reason and evidence to believe. I don’t believe in anything I can’t see. I feel like there’s a fucking axe hanging over my head. I can’t see it, but I b e l i e v e it.
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