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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 50m

First they cant stop thinking about you, now they put you in a dress... this is the start of some force-feminization toxic yaoi fanfiction If I've ever seen it.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

If the fact its taboo is a myth, it needs to be dispelled as the disinformation is harmful, well meaning or no. But if it is taboo, I need a primary source. Not a "trust me bro". Furthermore why should one culture's story be prioritized as the de-facto over others? I don't know what the answer is.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know the answer is. If something is a-okay in one tribe, but condemned by another (allegedly) who has the definitive version? (I know there's serious beef between tribes and cultures with similar languages and stories over whose story is definitive-- to ethnonationalist levels of extreme)

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

---even before Europeans, multicultural entities. Sometimes they were giants a feature absent from other Algonquin speaking cultures. If that tumblr post is correct, and their tribe does consider it taboo--- So does one person get to be the arbiter of almost a dozen different cultures?

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

At least with the Navajo, their entity, is hyper specific to their culture (although apparently you can be granted permission to speak of it? Allegedly the author of the Dresden Files who featured one was friends with a Navajo chief) but Wendigos are---

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

--- in that person was taught in their specific household that the word is taboo. Okay, does that invalidate the other cultures where it isn't? Do the Ojibwe who archived and shared their own folklore and stories so they can get retold matter less than some random person on tumblr?

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

And I wonder if that's the case here. Where something thats more accepted on reservation is treated by taboo by younger members of the culture, especially those in online spaces or with an activist mindset. But for sake of argument, Lets say all those tumblr posts are correct---

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

It reminds me of a video I watched by CGP Grey (and kind of experienced myself) that raised the disassociation between those who live on reservations and those who live off, namely in how reservations prefer the word "indian" whereas those who aren't use the more commonly used "native american".

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

Like I don't want to be insensitive. If there is credible reason for Wendigo to be taboo or that speaking it is bad, I'd want to respect that. But the only evidence I'm finding is hearsay from people claiming to be belonging to specific cultures and the internet treating them as gospel.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

You aren't allowed to speak of Coyote *at all* in certain seasons. Because that one cultural taboo, does that mean we're not allowed to talk about the folkloric figure across America? Because the one source mentioned in the reddit comes from not referring to Wendigo in winter specifically---

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

--- and a reddit post whose just as bewildered as I am: www.reddit.com/r/folklore/c... Even before European contact, colonization, appropriation, etc. The Wendigo story was a staple of multiple tribes in different ways, the same way Coyote stories are. In the Nisenan culture in Sacramento---

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

Its almost like if the idea that the speaking of the Wendigo taboo itself is a myth in of itself, like it crossed the streams with the Navajo entity and everyone, well meaningly, assumes its the same! Most I can find is a citation lacking Wikipedia blurb which mentions a Wendigo taboo dance---

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

Even if they were. People aren't a monolith. The Wendigo is not exclusive to just one culture, both Cree and Ojibwe and other Algonquin speaking cultures have Wendigo stories, all of them different! One person on tumblr isn't an authority for their whole culture even if the post was true.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

--- and I can't find *anything* to suggest Wendigos are taboo to speak of. Many accounts from Ojibwe folklorists speak of it rather plainly. Most I can find is a *tumblr* post of someone claiming to be Algonquin saying its taboo and lecturing people for it. Which hardly qualifies as reputable.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

I have seen so many leftist youtubers get corrected over mentioning it or just not saying its name and acting like its common knowledge that Wendigo is a taboo thing to talk about... and this has only been in the last few years, so naturally I'm trying to find a primary source---

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 4h

So, I'm an anthro-nerd working on a story where one of the conceits is all myths are real. Which invariably invites handling how to approach native American entities, I know for a fact that a certain shape-shifting-witch from Navajo folklore is explicitly a taboo to speak of... but: Wendigos?

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SaurianCYH @sauriancyh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

21st century retrosaurs 9. Abyssosaurus nataliae

A plesiosaur with giant bulging eyes crawling on a sandy beach, leaving crawl marks in the sand. It's moving away from the pov, but the long slender neck curves backwards, pointing right towards the frame, making the head seem gigantic.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

... and you created a good mix of horror. To this day there's always some part of me thats terrified that if I look out the window at night, there'll be a pair of glowing eyes looking back at me that both invokes the uncanny valley and that "what if its real" in ways no other horror movie can.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Abominable. Yes, the schlocky Bigfoot movie. Cryptid horror is and has been my favorite subgenre of horror as the "what if its real" looms over your head the whole time more so than other horror. Add in an impressionable monster loving tween in the early 2000's...

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Which sucks as some of the main characters from my story setting is *from* NZ so my disability makes me feel like a poser when something slips my mind DX

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington right off the top of my head. I'm usually good at geography but I *also* have really bad short-term memory problems so I often need to have my memory jogged in a "know when i see it sense' good for multiple choice, bad for off the cuff.

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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Redclaw 🐉👑VILLAIN ARC @redclawdraws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

2 years ago, started coming up with a silly Godzilla AU idea, 2 years later I think I've FINALLY decided on a permanent design for him. I present my fangoji, AbyssGoji 3.0! #fangoji #godzilla

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not necessarily a selection of my favorite media, of these lists, but here's a lot of the most formative ones all the same. (THE GAMES ONE DOESN'T HAVE FUCKING AVP EXTINCTION THOSE BASTARDS) Had to make some tough calls on some of these and including some series that aren't good but formative :v

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princess zandra but kinda chinese @spacehunterm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I always manage to forget how CREATURE begins with this really terse and effective summation of how Earth was formed and life began, as it was understood by science at the time. Leaves a lot to the imagination.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Q: What famous cinematic character is a recurring rival of S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Dum Dum Dugan? A: Godzilla.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Gonna give it a whirl on this account, lets see if I get any bites :3

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Ash (new non-binary flavor!) @seatopian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Beyond the great monster fighting, there's such great imagery going on in the Seatopia sequences of Godzilla vs. Megalon.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You are not your fandom. The question isn't what is your fandom, but rather, what specific niche of your fandom you find yourself in. Identity not with the city your from, but rather the neighborhood you choose in said city.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The trick is not attaching yourself to the entire fandom of how many tens of thousands or more people... but rather finding a specific niche in that fandom of like-minded people who like the thing in the same way you do. Humans inherently self-sort and congregate to like-minded people.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It doesn't matter *what* group that is. The same is true with Political parties, same is true with religion, same is true with academia, and the same is true for fandoms. If you look at any large group of people past a certain size... they will all be toxic to some extent.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Every group of human beings, once it reaches a certain number, demographically, there's going to be bad apples. People who gatekeep, people who predate, people who form cliques, bully one another, or abuse the social dynamics of the group to consolidate their own social power, capital, etc.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I still have my OG OC who was a digimon badguy who I made when I was seven who has changed and evolved until now for my works. I am 33 now xD But yeah its always nice to look or be reminded of your old work and think "how I can I adapt or salvage them for now..."

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I figured there was a rub! I was just recollecting an article I read from like ten years ago, thanks for the additional context!

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

(and even then the "good" is up for debate taking into account neocolonial power dynamics and all that--- so the only remotely not-net negative thing I guess? Damn word limits)

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The only good thing I heard recorded in interviews about is that they got an actual Amazonian tribe to act in it and they had a really good time of it, playing the heel. But that was *years* ago, and could have been just whitewashing of the on-set reality what became of it. 1/2

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SaurianCYH @sauriancyh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

21st century retrosaurs 8. Megapterygius wakayamaensis

A mosasaur chasing a hesprerornithine near the sea floor, next to a grove of sea grass, a school of ammonites, and a reptile skeleton, while two large fish loom above in the background.
The mosasaur has very big flippers, a dorsal fin, and is lined with triangular scales.

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Sophie M. @sophiesaurus98.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pterosaurs: An Artistic History in Four Parts (Art by Joseph Smit, Zdenek Burian, John Sibbick, and @markwitton.bsky.social)

A mixed group of pterosaurs, all with slick, featureless skin and pointed, swooping wings. Some soar with outstretched limbs, others cling frog-like to a stony cliff, and others perch with their feet flat on the rock.

A Pteranodon with a plump, bat-like torso and short, stumpy legs drops a mouthful of fish to a group of sprawled, leathery-skinned young which are strewn about the top of a stony seaside cliff. In the distance, two other giant pterosaurs can be seen soaring toward the sea below.

Two huge ornithocheirid pterosaurs with rounded crests at the end of their snout soar over coastal waves, while a smaller, duller pterosaur with no crest feeds its well-developed youngster in a bird-like fashion.

Two enormous azhdarchids with slender builds and erect, upright stances scavenge the carcass of a dead Triceratops beside a pond. One stands tall, while the other is mid-launch, carrying a strip of meat in its beak.

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SaurianCYH @sauriancyh.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

21st century retrosaurs 7. Hatzegopteryx thambema

A winged mammalian creature standing on a rocky mountaintop, with a skeleton at its feet. Behind it are hills, the sea, and a starry night sky.
The creature has a long snout with a pair of fangs sticking out at the end, wolf-like ears, and a small dog like tail. Its wing is made up of membranes between its forelimbs, its long fourth finger connected to the ankle, and the trunk. It stands upright on its hindlimbs like a person.

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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Interior magazine art for some of Robert Bloch's stories 1938-1940 (Artist: Jay Jackson, Paul Orban, Julian S Krupa and HR Hammond):

Interior magazine art for Robert Bloch's "Secret of the Observatory"

Interior magazine art for Robert Bloch's "The Sorcerer's Jewel" [as by Tarleton Fiske]

Interior magazine art for Robert Bloch's "The Strange Flight of Richard Clayton"

Interior magazine art for Robert Bloch's "Queen of the Metal Men"

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I really wish I could browse anywhere without seeing angry vitriolic people catastrophizing over every single new thing that happens. :/ Discord Age Verif, Discord gambling adds, CSP removing/privating assets, just ANYTHING political oriented--- its exhausting.

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Sir K's WANDER Society HQ @sirkofwander.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And I reckon a lot of those views are either bots or poor news station interns who need to be glued to it to see if something happens. ;/

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FUYUMIKAN @fuyumikan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Skeb scenery only.[2026.09.23] そういえば暫く上げていなかったskeb背景まとめ1。 #illustration #背景

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浅井拓馬 Takuma Asai @asai526.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

バラン対マグマ

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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

HG Wells sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/wells_... was born on this day, so here's some of the cover art for "The Time Machine" (Artist: Paul Lehr, Alan Lee, [couldn't decipher signature on right hand image] and [couldn't identify]):

The cover to a 1968 omnibus of HG Wells' "The Time Machine" and "The War of the Worlds"

The cover to a 1978 edition of HG Wells' "The Time Machine"

The cover to HG Wells' "La macchina del tempo e le altre avventure di fantascienza" from 1980 (though seems to illustrate The War of the Worlds)

The cover to the 1924 Italian magazine 'Il Romanzo d'avventure' featuring HG Wells' "La macchina del tempo", plus an interior illustration.

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SF Encyclopedia @sfencyclopedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Some interior magazine artwork for sf magazine reprints of HG Well's stories: 1-3 for 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' and 4 for 'A Story of the Stone Age' (Artist: 1-3 Lawrence, 4 Frank R Paul):

Interior magazine artwork for HG Well's 'The Island of Dr Moreau' from Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1946

Interior magazine artwork for HG Well's 'A Story of the Stone Age' from Amazing Stories, November 1927

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