unfortunately it's πΏ π΄ time
and believe me when i say i am not interested in going the total opposite direction and saying you can only consume the most morally pure gruel. i'm a star wars fan for god's sake. if you go through the original trilogy and drink every time there's something problematic, you're gonna go to the hospital with alcohol poisoning.
however.
"it's just a story, stop saying it can affect people" is a bullshit line of reasoning.
unfortunately it's πΏ π΄ time
mostly because what got my goat about the 'anti-anti' position as often espoused on tumblr was the inconsistency.
listen, if you're pushing for positive representation - that's great. but you're also acknowledging media affects people, that media reflects and affects society around it.
at that point you can't go "well it's just a story" when people raise objections about the type of affect a story is having and what agenda it is pushing.
unfortunately it's πΏ π΄ time
so in the category of Things That Will Disappoint People, But I Feel Must Be Said
if you believe me to be a tumblr refugee because i am fleeing 'the wrath of the antis', and that i am proudly 'anti-anti', you're going to be disappointed.
my true horse in that race is "both sides are wrong in their own unique ways", but quite frankly i found myself arguing the 'anti' side more often when it actually came up lol.
Animation by Edward Gorey for the opening credits of the PBS series βMystery!β http://pipedreamdragon.tumblr.com/post/182054766771/starrywisdomsect-animation-by-edward-gorey-for 10/10
tossing bombs in the last 5 sec of a #splatoon2 match while on 2000% drama: ππ¬ π±π₯π’ π©ππ°π±, β π€π―ππππ©π’ π΄π¦π±π₯ π±π₯π’π’; π£π―π¬πͺ π₯π’π©π©'π° π₯π’ππ―π±, β π°ππ©ππ± ππ± π±π₯π’π’ -
and in this case (in chiss) means not actually in csilla, but a) very politely and with appreciation for meticulous consideration for detail and also art, b) while having no visible pupils
maybe even time to write a very self indulgent chapter of a very self indulgent already fanfiction that's basically just
au darth vader accidentally stumbles into some part of the afterlife to meet thrawn and cipher nine as they yell BOOOOOO! BOOOO BLONDIE YA AIN'T SHIIIIIIIIIT at him (in chiss)
hand masks from lush are good praxis i mean good self-care because they are good for interrupting when you are getting mad on the internet. you have to go boil water, fix a bowl of stuff, wait for it to cool down, and then dunk your hands in it for 15 minutes. and when you're soaking your hands in something, you can't type to be angry on the internet.
and then you have soft hands!
win-win
USA politics
@Sapphicgiraffic@snouts.online i can only take refuge in the fact that many of these folks will, i hope, make it to the pearly gates to be met with one hell of a "buddy.... sit down. we need to talk."
i mean i try to not wish people to go to hell but i think that would actually be worse.
or according to my sister maybe it ends up hell IS just god having an "i'm not angry just very disappointed" talk with you? who knows
anyway, fuck those guys
in which a wigglytuff tires of πΏ π΄
tldr if you treat your anti-religion sentiment as just another tool to "win" with, you are not actually correcting these abusive power structures
you just pulled out a cricket bat instead of a two-by-four to beat people with
how revolutionary. well done you.
30 y/o - token cishet - tumblr refugee. spoonie/15 chronic conditions in a trenchcoat/actual cyborg. just hangin' in there 