Suspect that, roughly, tropes vs themes or, even more broadly, form vs content is a surprisingly close proxy for hugboxing vs scabpicking.
There was a post that said this more or less but I can’t find it so: it’s just the worst when you ask someone what their book is about and they’re like “It’s an NB/sapphic enemies to lovers with no bury your gays or fridging!” Ok bestie what’s it about though
December 5, 2023 at 9:19 PM
Suspect that, roughly, tropes vs themes or, even more broadly, form vs content is a surprisingly close proxy for hugboxing vs scabpicking.
Reminds me of this dichotomy
Hugboxing and Scabpicking
Once upon a time a friend sent me a tweet thread all about these two terms, which can be found here – For those unfamiliar with the terms, or perhaps familiar but familiar with multiple defin…
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March 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Reminds me of this dichotomy
Quote-posting a second time to put emphasis on "you should click and go read this!!" It has great thoughts in it.
While I do not cosign the binary of "hugbox // scabpicking"
I can admit I am probably more of a scab-picker queer creatively. I'm not sorry.
With love 💕🏳️🌈
While I do not cosign the binary of "hugbox // scabpicking"
I can admit I am probably more of a scab-picker queer creatively. I'm not sorry.
With love 💕🏳️🌈
ICYMI: Comics have been "political" ever since two Jewish teenagers invented Superman as a response to the rise of Hitler. So how are trans comic creators meeting the current fascist wave? I talked to a bunch of them to find out: xtramagazine.com/culture/how-...
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ANALYSIS: The world is growing increasingly hostile toward the LGBTQ2S+ community. We need superheroes now more than ever
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June 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Quote-posting a second time to put emphasis on "you should click and go read this!!" It has great thoughts in it.
While I do not cosign the binary of "hugbox // scabpicking"
I can admit I am probably more of a scab-picker queer creatively. I'm not sorry.
With love 💕🏳️🌈
While I do not cosign the binary of "hugbox // scabpicking"
I can admit I am probably more of a scab-picker queer creatively. I'm not sorry.
With love 💕🏳️🌈
I REALLY need people to read this because it’s EXACTLY what excoriation disorder (scab picking but worse) feels like in my brain. PLEASE. Someone. Anyone. #WritingCommunity #Writing #MyWriting #MentalHealthWriting #ScabPicking #ExcoriationDisorder
open.substack.com/pub/50shades...
open.substack.com/pub/50shades...
Hello #writers of the #writingcommunity . I know you’ve heard of excoriation and I’m sure you’ve seen it. The scab picker, etc.. you may have even wondered why they didn’t just stop. For those with the disorder, it’s not that easy. So I wrote #prose as though I were the disorder itself. #Poetry
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I REALLY need people to read this because it’s EXACTLY what excoriation disorder (scab picking but worse) feels like in my brain. PLEASE. Someone. Anyone. #WritingCommunity #Writing #MyWriting #MentalHealthWriting #ScabPicking #ExcoriationDisorder
open.substack.com/pub/50shades...
open.substack.com/pub/50shades...