leaving this right here…
you’re still bigoted if you’re indifferent to the pain and suffering of people different from you though.
it’s not just “i hate Brown/Black/lgbt/Muslim/Jewish people”; it’s also “I’m able to turn a blind eye to their suffering because i don’t consider it important. i only recognize and care for the pain of others like me”.
“you’re acceptable collateral damage”
Which is why the subsequent “we’ve survived worse” is all the more infuriating. You’ve already written marginalized folks off for whatever reason, because you’re hoping for the rose in this pile of shit
Tag: things to remember
margotkim: There’s a lot of posts and conversations going on about the relation of old people to politics that make me uncomfortable and angry because they are based on the unspoken assumption that everyone over the age of 65 is white, moneyed, able-bodied, secure, and therefore conservative. The elderly population are full of people who… Continue reading
violethyena: fuckyeahilike: telepwen: licieoic: impossiblewolves: inkinmytea: Current annoyance: I keep clicking kudos button on AO3 and then that fucker announces: I don’t care. Some things just deserve more kudos. Comments are also effective… I just thought of something. A lot of people say they don’t leave comments because they can’t think of anything to say… Continue reading
oh daniel..
pushingbandcandy: shit-myteachersays: fierysuggestion: just because it still makes you cry doesn’t mean you aren’t moving on reblogging because I needed this today and someone else might too. @paradiddly
onemuseleft: Just because people don’t like the thing you like does not mean: they don’t like you they think you’re dumb for liking it they are dumb for not liking it the thing is bad What it does mean: Those people didn’t like the thing And if they like the thing you hate that means:… Continue reading
Why activism is a terrible hobby
notimpossiblejustabitunlikely: icecoldcaffeine: gingerautie: I recently saw a post where someone commented that the incredibly charged issue they were arguing about followed them home, and they couldn’t escape it. And it reminded me why this pattern I see of people (especially young people) where the majority of their downtime is spent on tumblr, and their tumblr… Continue reading Why activism is a terrible hobby
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Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies
Monsters' Queen 