dancingadopteethoughts

Hello! You can see how I'm sorting my tags below:

Queue - everything I post except for my adoptee writing

Shared thoughts - entries where I share and summarize articles, resources, videos, music, etc. from outside Dreamwidth; will probably be reshared from my Darcy Directory journal or be related to social worlds/adoptee experiences

About - entries relating to information about me, my experiences/opinions/etc., or the journal; will try to keep it related to social worlds/adoptee experiences when possible

Monthly Updates - my monthly update posts

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Writing tags:

Essays

Reviews

Fanfiction

Short Stories

Screenplays

Poems

Journal Background:

• I originally created this journal to share my adoptee-related writing and while I still post my adoptee-related writing here, what I post has developed over time, so in this entry, I hope to clarify what potential viewers can expect from this journal


• I am an adult and will occasionally be posting things related to adulthood and adult themes

What I will be posting:

• Check out my Tags Masterlist to see a breakdown of my tagging system


• As I stated above, this journal was originally created to share my adoptee writings, so you can expect entries that include essays, book reviews, fanfiction, short stories, short screenplays, and poems I have written that will touch upon topics of mental health, family, racial and gender identity, and more and how they relate to adoptee experiences


• In this journal, my non-adoptee writing entries will relate to social worlds and adoptee experiences and these entries will touch on topics such as racism, attitudes towards family, and cultural significance of art


• All of my entries, unless I have tagged them otherwise as NSFW (not-safe-for-work), will be non-graphic and/or SFW (safe-for-work) besides the occasional swearing


• I will occasionally post things related to current events and politics as a left-leaning person, so if that makes you feel uncomfortable, you are welcome to block me


• At the same time, please don't take my occasional entries on current events/politics to be representative of everything I am doing or believe regarding a particular issue; of course, I'm not perfect and I have my blindspots, but I have a life outside of Dreamwidth and if I post something about a particular topic here, it does not mean that I am ignoring other issues or not doing other things to support particular movements in my life outside of Dreamwidth


• I like talking about my identity, particularly as an adoptee, as such, you can expect some content on that topic; once again, if that makes you uncomfortable, I do not mind if you block me

Notes about NSFW tagging:

• In this journal, I will tag entries NSFW if they describe or show sex, violence, gore, severe wounds, nudity, slurs, and pornography in extremely graphic detail


• For me, non-graphic means that entries can still mention directly or indirectly any of the above as long as it is not shown/described in extreme detail, so I still encourage you to block me if you feel uncomfortable


• Just because I tagged something NSFW does not mean I believe the original entry to be bad; I am just protecting potential viewers who may be coming to my journal with histories and backgrounds I have no idea about


• If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding how I tag NSFW content, please send me a message; I am happy to discuss and listen

What I would appreciate from viewers:

• Please do not repost my essays, book reviews, fanfiction, short stories, short screenplays, and poems without permission to other sites or copy and paste them into a separate Dreamwidth entry; you are, of course, welcome and encouraged to comment on them though if you choose to


• If you’re confused about something I wrote or shared, I encourage you to send me a message; I am always happy to clarify and listen to concerns made in good faith


• This should go without saying, but you don’t have to agree with me; it’s okay to comment on my entries with counter-arguments, ignore an entry I wrote, or, as stated above, reach out to me for clarification because like everyone else in this world, I’m not perfect and I am always happy to learn from different perspectives


• On that note, if you are arguing with me that people of certain races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual/romantic orientations, religions, etc. don’t deserve to exist, be respected, or fight for their liberation or rights without any intention of listening to and learning from the perspectives of people from marginalized backgrounds, then I will not engage in dialogue with you; in other words, racism, xenophobia, sexism, anti-trans bigotry, ableism, classism, colorism, or any other form of bigotry will not be tolerated


• Critical thinking is so important to me and I completely believe you do not need a college degree to take a few moments and think through context, emotions, evidence, etc. to make a strong argument and critique others’ (including mine!!)


• Another thing that should go without saying is that you are welcome to block me if any of my entries make you uncomfortable; I don’t know your history and background and while I try to be sensitive in what I post, I know I’ll make mistakes without realizing it, so please do what you have to in order to protect yourself