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fandomsecrets2014-04-22 06:51 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2014-04-22 06:51 pm
[ SECRET POST #2667 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2667 ⌋
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(Anonymous) 2014-04-22 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)SFW version
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Is there some factor I'm missing? Some flaw in that idea that would make it not work? I'm serious, I really don't know why it isn't done more.
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(Anonymous) 2014-04-23 12:14 am (UTC)(link)no subject
Petition that could help people in another country? Spread that shit around! Misogynistic article written by some loser? Shut up about it because if you show it to other people it gets hits and people talking. Some things you need to starve of all attention. Unfortunately if you suggested this on tumblr you'd get someone accusing you of "silencing oppressed people" . (Silencing? No you numbskulls, I'm trying to give you advice on how to WEAKEN the "oppressor" of the week)
But, then again its Tumblr. Numerous people have made comics or posts pointing out flaws in their system and what do they always get? Tons of hate , and a bunch of people spreading it around that they're the devil incarnate.
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(Anonymous) 2014-04-23 08:23 am (UTC)(link)I tell myself that tumblr is full of angry little kids, though, and if they're little kids then they'll outgrow it, so there's hope for humanity yet.
And then I add a few more phrases to tumblr saviour and hunker down in the Richard II and A. J. Raffles fandoms because everywhere else is too full of babies with flamethrowers.
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I have met people, both IRL and online, who honestly think that "cis" is a slur and means something like "transphobic" or "insensitive ass" instead of "not trans" because of this sort of nonsense.
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There is kind of a big difference between telling people to stay silent and not speak for themselves, and telling them to USE THEIR WORDS like adults. It's kinda sad when people are all telling them to be a grown up about it but all they get out of it is "YOU'RE TRYING TO SILENCE ME". It's like a parent trying to correct a child and the child keeps screaming "YOU HATE ME".
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Edit: But they'll probably just accuse you of "internalised [whatever]ism" and continue to wreck things for the more reasonable folks.
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But you know (and I'd have to bring this up), the thing is, they're always accusing people of being things so that people go on the defensive. "But let's look at you for a minute. Why are you doing this? I think I know why. It's because deep down, you feel powerless, and that makes you angry. So you get on the internet and play Sim Save The World by yelling at people who you know won't fight back. You say to them all the things you think, you wish you could say to a real life racist, sexist, homophobe, what-have-you, but in real life, you're terrified of face-to-face confrontation. But online, you can rally your friends or go anon and talk and reblog and vent, and never have to face the reality that you have not ever helped a single oppressed person by behaving like that. You contribute nothing. You help no one. You progress nothing. You sew only hate and you reap only mistrust. You solidify us vs. them mentality. Here, try this one on- insult comic Lisa Lamponelli sent a message to the Westboro Baptist Church that for every protester that showed up to her show, she would donate one thousand dollars to Gay Men's Health Crisis. Fifty protesters showed up, resulting in fifty thousand dollars. That means that the WBC has literally done more for the rights of a minority group than you have."
((It's all up here in my head, but like I said in the comment below... I'm not proud of my cowardice, trust me, and I am working on getting past this.))
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It's kinda sad that on tumblr you have to have at least "X" number of oppression points to even be taken seriously.
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Damnit, I just need to do it. Once someone does, other "oppressed" people will speak up and besides that, it'll be good for allies to see to remind them to pay no attention to the name-callers and rude, hateful people.
((Then again since we're being all honest here, I'm actually a little terrified of the follow-up work that'll go with it, because, you know, you can't just say these things and expect it to sit. I'd probably be flooded with responses. ... More excuses, more excuses.))
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(Anonymous) 2014-04-23 01:24 am (UTC)(link)"yeah this song is totally about two old men on the side of the road hollering at women" interview played. Blech.
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