Saif, you always take the words right out of my mouth. Your recent post describes the exact same issue I've had with MGS & its fans for so long. The bizarre focus on women's bodies in a series that's supposed to be about military conflict… it's refreshing to know that I'm not the only one who feels thrown off by it all. What bothers me as well is how even queer-identifying fans of the series perpetuate the same misogyny that is so prevalent throughout. It's maybe not as obvious, but it's still unmistakable. I am so fatigued by the fandom mentality that revolves around romanticizing & idealizing the male characters while the female characters are either relegated to the side or ignored. It isn't exclusive to MGS, either; I notice the same pattern in almost every fanbase that revolves around a male-heavy cast. It seems like the entire conversation always shifts to boring yaoi… you know what I mean!?

every blog post you make introduces me to another cool thing, I just wanted to let you know that (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)

Hello! I'm enamoured by your website design and I keep seeing you everywhere I search for webrings I'm interested in joining . Small world, eh? Thought we might as well reach out and exchange pleasantries Buu @ Cult of Wisdom

hi hi hi! your site is very cool! I realize I've been saying that in my head and not to he cool individual who made it... also exciting to find a another Stanley Parable enjoyer out there! LLAP

Really sick website!!! I like your tools directory especially, love me some free media heck yeah. Also I spotted that ascii art HEHEEHEHE. what struck a chord in me is the similarities in software preference to resisting the enshittification of the internet & the privacy erosion therein. SICK STUFF!!!!

KGLW MENTIONED ON YUOUR INTERESTS PAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (peak)

I love your site! very classic web 1.0 excellent taste in music as well!

Your latest post (journaling and this website) struck a chord with me. I won't pretend to have similar experiences to you, but I've also struggled with being "perceived," especially online. It was really bad for me when I had more social media accounts. Something about a website and less immediate forms of communication really makes putting myself online more enjoyable. I hope your website-ing experience is also positive!

I use librewolf (a fork of firefox without ai and insane amount of privacy measures) and arch. All cuz a few people made a good product with a lot of passion and purpose and then monopolized on it, killing all innovation. It's all about money, they want us to be dumb and put trust into something that literally tells you what and how to think, it's paradise for them. Be glad they're human and not actually that smart, they still "care" about making us feel safe. I've literally just been playing through disco elysium recently, so that's neat. I have autoplay on my website, cuz you need to consent first to the bgm. And also literally to make people's skin crawl as love love love by the mountain goats starts playing, or not, if your browser auto disabled autoplay. (haven't finished disco elysium yet btw)

Your styles on the nekoweb RSS feed look exactly like mine!!! Now I have to make mine different!! but nice website.

Hello! I love your website so much! I really dig how minimalist it is. you button is also hella cool! can't wait to see how your website evolves. also ty for the nice message! Ps: your directory is way cooler than mines!

Hey, just wanted to say your website is excellent. Nice to see someone on here with so many shared interests! & I totally agree with your take on autoplay, probably my biggest gripe with the "indie web" lol. Anyway, I would love to get to know you better. Keep it up

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