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[Deconstructed] TF meme
13 years ago
Apparently this has been going around for awhile. TF is a genre I have some interest in, so let's tear it up!
(Which I mean in a "I'm really not in the target audience for this meme" way.)
I Like TF Art - 2/5
Depends. I can certainly appreciate TF when it's done well, but Sturgeon's Law says....
I Like TF Stories - 1/5.
Does the TF serve a larger purpose to the narrative it appears in, or is the whole story basically just a TF sequence in written form? Please, count me OUT of the latter.
I like to roleplay TF - (N/A)
Do not roleplay. Next!
I've had TF dreams while sleeping - 1/5
I think maybe once I had a dream that was Transformers-themed but not TF themed in general.
I wish TF was possible in real life - 1/5
All things considered I will simply say "no" and leave it at that. Perhaps that's what makes it so interesting, the fact that it's not actually possible.
If TF was possible in real life and reversible, I'd want to try it regardless of how painful it could ever be - 3/5
Given the condition that it was reversible then it could be fun to "experiment" with it, knowing that unless something catastrophic happens you can still return to the 'you' you were beforehand.
If TF was possible into the form that I've always wanted, but I knew I could never go back, I'd take it - (No)
I think the appeal in nonhuman "forms" lies in the inescapable fact that we will never truly know what it's like to call them our own. Say whatever you will about what you believe yourself to be "on the inside", but you were born in a human body, you will die in it too.
If I could turn into any animal in real life, it would be...
A bird. Who wouldn't want to be able to fly solely by their own arms?
I daydream about TF when there is downtime - 1/5
I may daydream about a lot of things, but TF generally isn't one of them.
I like goo-based/latex/inanimate TF - 1/5
I can't see any worthwhile difference between any of these details so I'm just going to lump them together and rate them as a whole.
I like animal TF - 3/5
I like anthro TF - 2/5
I have to give a very slight nod to full-animal transformations as opposed to anthropomorphic ones, even though the choice of target species doesn't actually factor very much into whether I like or hate a given TF sequence.
I like TG (no)
Except for this. Enough with all those damned Gender Benders already.
TF has always been an interest for as long as I can remember (yes)
I grew up as a Transformers kid, so I've always had a spot for transforming robots, at least.
TF is instead an interest a friend/community brought me to
(N/A)
Favorite Parts (Tail growth, head, hands/feet, skin, wings, size) - 1/5
My favorite part of a TF isn't a "part" at all. In fact, all the "part"-y details bore (and too often, just plain disgust) me.
I like group TF
I like TF that occurs in front of people
I like when the person transforming is resisting/not enjoying it
I like when the victim loses his human mind
I like FORCED TF
Answer for all the above: Like I even need anything else to bring back memories of the first time I saw Willow... you never look at something quite the same way again after it scares the living crap out of you.
I like clothing restraint in a TF
I like blood in a TF
I like bondage during a TF
No commentary for any of these fetishy details, moving on.
I like TF that occurs in less than 5 minutes - 3/5
More like "five seconds". Less harrowing and angst, more "what the heck just happened to me?"
I like TF that takes much longer - 1/5
Please, get it over with. Stop milking the angst cow, time to grind it up for that backyard summer angstburger barbecue already.
I like magic-based TF - 4/5
All things considered, "a wizard did it" is far and away the cleanest trigger you have out there. It's also a plus if it's a recurring ability, e.g. the character is a shapeshifter - where the TF is simply one facet of their overall identity, and it isn't a big deal.
I like injection-based TF - 1/5
I like other TF methods - 2/5
I'm going to award the "other" category a free point for having the benefit of doubt.
I don't care how a TF is started - 5/5
I couldn't agree more. It is not really the sequence itself I care for, so much as the surrounding context and purpose for which it occured. Which means...
There are too many questions - 4/5
Not only that, but it's missing a really key question, too: What happens after the TF is said and done. What kind of consequences (shown or implied) does it pose to the individual. Ninety-nine percent of TF sequences are standalone events with no beginning or end, no other reason for the TF to exist than ... having a TF in the first place. Food for the fetish genre and nothing for general audiences.
- - -
I am a TF artist
No, but ...
I am a TF writer
Oddly, all of my five Nanowrimo novels have some degree of a TF theme in them somewhere. 2007 (and the 2011 sequel) focus on a race of symbiotes who view their fusion as a transformation of sorts; 2010 was Pokemon themed (and Pokemon metamorphose into different forms as they grow); 2009 was based on Final Fantasy 6 (though I never actually got to the part where Terra gets turned into an Esper), and 2008 saw the MC getting turned into an animal as its central premise. In addition, I have ideas for a Nano based on my playthrough of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (which, you may know, involves the MC being a human turned into a Pokemon). So yeah....
(Which I mean in a "I'm really not in the target audience for this meme" way.)
I Like TF Art - 2/5
Depends. I can certainly appreciate TF when it's done well, but Sturgeon's Law says....
I Like TF Stories - 1/5.
Does the TF serve a larger purpose to the narrative it appears in, or is the whole story basically just a TF sequence in written form? Please, count me OUT of the latter.
I like to roleplay TF - (N/A)
Do not roleplay. Next!
I've had TF dreams while sleeping - 1/5
I think maybe once I had a dream that was Transformers-themed but not TF themed in general.
I wish TF was possible in real life - 1/5
All things considered I will simply say "no" and leave it at that. Perhaps that's what makes it so interesting, the fact that it's not actually possible.
If TF was possible in real life and reversible, I'd want to try it regardless of how painful it could ever be - 3/5
Given the condition that it was reversible then it could be fun to "experiment" with it, knowing that unless something catastrophic happens you can still return to the 'you' you were beforehand.
If TF was possible into the form that I've always wanted, but I knew I could never go back, I'd take it - (No)
I think the appeal in nonhuman "forms" lies in the inescapable fact that we will never truly know what it's like to call them our own. Say whatever you will about what you believe yourself to be "on the inside", but you were born in a human body, you will die in it too.
If I could turn into any animal in real life, it would be...
A bird. Who wouldn't want to be able to fly solely by their own arms?
I daydream about TF when there is downtime - 1/5
I may daydream about a lot of things, but TF generally isn't one of them.
I like goo-based/latex/inanimate TF - 1/5
I can't see any worthwhile difference between any of these details so I'm just going to lump them together and rate them as a whole.
I like animal TF - 3/5
I like anthro TF - 2/5
I have to give a very slight nod to full-animal transformations as opposed to anthropomorphic ones, even though the choice of target species doesn't actually factor very much into whether I like or hate a given TF sequence.
I like TG (no)
Except for this. Enough with all those damned Gender Benders already.
TF has always been an interest for as long as I can remember (yes)
I grew up as a Transformers kid, so I've always had a spot for transforming robots, at least.
TF is instead an interest a friend/community brought me to
(N/A)
Favorite Parts (Tail growth, head, hands/feet, skin, wings, size) - 1/5
My favorite part of a TF isn't a "part" at all. In fact, all the "part"-y details bore (and too often, just plain disgust) me.
I like group TF
I like TF that occurs in front of people
I like when the person transforming is resisting/not enjoying it
I like when the victim loses his human mind
I like FORCED TF
Answer for all the above: Like I even need anything else to bring back memories of the first time I saw Willow... you never look at something quite the same way again after it scares the living crap out of you.
I like clothing restraint in a TF
I like blood in a TF
I like bondage during a TF
No commentary for any of these fetishy details, moving on.
I like TF that occurs in less than 5 minutes - 3/5
More like "five seconds". Less harrowing and angst, more "what the heck just happened to me?"
I like TF that takes much longer - 1/5
Please, get it over with. Stop milking the angst cow, time to grind it up for that backyard summer angstburger barbecue already.
I like magic-based TF - 4/5
All things considered, "a wizard did it" is far and away the cleanest trigger you have out there. It's also a plus if it's a recurring ability, e.g. the character is a shapeshifter - where the TF is simply one facet of their overall identity, and it isn't a big deal.
I like injection-based TF - 1/5
I like other TF methods - 2/5
I'm going to award the "other" category a free point for having the benefit of doubt.
I don't care how a TF is started - 5/5
I couldn't agree more. It is not really the sequence itself I care for, so much as the surrounding context and purpose for which it occured. Which means...
There are too many questions - 4/5
Not only that, but it's missing a really key question, too: What happens after the TF is said and done. What kind of consequences (shown or implied) does it pose to the individual. Ninety-nine percent of TF sequences are standalone events with no beginning or end, no other reason for the TF to exist than ... having a TF in the first place. Food for the fetish genre and nothing for general audiences.
- - -
I am a TF artist
No, but ...
I am a TF writer
Oddly, all of my five Nanowrimo novels have some degree of a TF theme in them somewhere. 2007 (and the 2011 sequel) focus on a race of symbiotes who view their fusion as a transformation of sorts; 2010 was Pokemon themed (and Pokemon metamorphose into different forms as they grow); 2009 was based on Final Fantasy 6 (though I never actually got to the part where Terra gets turned into an Esper), and 2008 saw the MC getting turned into an animal as its central premise. In addition, I have ideas for a Nano based on my playthrough of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (which, you may know, involves the MC being a human turned into a Pokemon). So yeah....
