I asked my mom because her first language is in Spanish and her answer was “I don’t even know. I don’t even know if I think”
I spoke to a neurologist about this, and he told me that bilingual people have a drastically different thought process than monolinguals.
The way he explained it, monolinguals think in patterns that represent the words they’re thinking of, whereas bilinguals think in a completely different language (an internal ‘third’ language if you will) and then translate from that third language to either one of their native languages.
that makes sense. like… i think in concepts? then i have to decide what language to put it in, depending on the situation. that’s the only way i can think to describe it.
This is the coolest thing I have read in months.
Uh…how does that apply to polylinguals?
Yeah, how this applies to a polyglot person? Like someone who knows at least 4 languages at all
I don’t find it’s that we’re rare, we’re just quiet. I have a bundle of similar Sam-focused Destiel fans I speak with, but they’re just a lot less vocal than I am. I’ve recently pulled @casgirlsam out of her dark hermit hole to get more vocal for example, but it’s sort of a dark art to find those of us who have been badgered into silence. At least once a month I get tagged into something where I’m being referred to someone looking for more Destiel-positive Sam fans by another Destiel-positive Sam fan looking for similar minds.
Part of the problem comes with the contagious infestation of aggressive tinhats or *ncest shippers that infect lanes. It’s goddamn impossible to completely avoid them turning up in notes or reblogs and if this content is problematic to you or people you know, it makes it really difficult to find. And if you’re not a natural content creator for things like gifs or art (for example, I’m more text based, ratings and literary, etc), you really don’t just get to brew up your own content. I’m not a skilled gif maker. It is a literal art.
But we’re out here. Generally, I find Sam fans that are pro-Destiel or at least Destiel-supportive are some of the best fans out there. Because by nature they love all parts of the crew, and all the central characters, even if they more emotionally ID with someone like Sam. But yeah, we exist. We’re just quiet, and tired of catching bullshit from every lane. Then you get the ones like me that don’t give a fuck and come locked and loaded.
you really did drag me LMAO
but yes ALL OF THIS. like you said, it feels rare because everyone hides.
i’ve not only learned to say “fuck it”, ive been downright contrary. people told me to stop tagging ship stuff in the main tags? fuck it i’m doing it anyway. people tell me i don’t love the bro bond? i talk positively about it more often.
re: content: this is exactly why i learned how to make gifs and even spent $3 on a gif app because sam content that doesn’t come from a completely toxic source is scarce. and it’s not because people hate sam. it’s because, as previously mentioned, it attracts the gross people in the fandom.
on a related note, i know someone that gets several anons a day asking why she hates sam when she writes stories that heavily involve him in some way. and it’s been that way for years.
anyway
I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE A “FUCK IT” ATTITUDE AND JOIN US
Yes, come join us in the Fuck It bin.
Honestly, while my blog isn’t really about spn, but about things that I enjoy in general, I REEEEALLY agree with intelligentshipper and casgirlsam. We ain’t rare, we’re just quiet and wanna enjoy things in peace. Tbh, I’d like to make a Spn blog, but when I see all the hate that others get, just for being a decent human being? I’ll pass.
yeah i feel that. that was me before the start of s13. i saw a looooot of gross vile hatred thrown at people and i opted to nope the fuck right out for my mental well-being for years
do what you gotta for your own health, friend. know that there’s those of us that work hard to shout the assholes down so you don’t have to. ❤
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