One Of The Most Important Things To Unpack And Unlearn When You’re Part Of A White Supremacy Saturated

One of the most important things to unpack and unlearn when you’re part of a white supremacy saturated society (i.e. the global north) and especially if you were raised in an intensified form of it (evangelicism, right wing politics, explicit racism) is the urge to punish and take revenge.

It manifests in our lives all the time and it is inherently destructive. It makes relationships and interactions adversarial for no good reason. It undermines cooperation and good civic order. It worsens some types of crime. It creates trauma, especially in children.

Imagine approaching unexpected or unacceptable behavior from a perspective of "how can this be stopped, and prevented" instead of "you’re going to regret this!”

Imagine dealing with a problem or conflict from the perspective of “how can this be solved in a way that is just and restorative” instead of “the people who caused this are going to pay.”

How much would that change you? How much would that have changed for you?

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Hehe Couldn't Resist 😊💖 Based On That One Photo Of Daiki And Nobuhiko

Hehe couldn't resist 😊💖 Based on that one photo of Daiki and Nobuhiko

3 months ago
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i’ll admit, i don’t know anything about dabbing

but i feel like bakugou would do this

(it’s probably not good for his ears)

1 month ago

Himiko Toga would’ve been such a good hero if her parents weren’t wimps

like facilitate her needs and you got a potential hero who can identify dead bodies, and if a criminals blood was found she could identify them that way too

no dna data base needed if she can transform into them

1 month ago

I feel like a thing I wish was more generally acknowledged across fandoms is that "I don't find this character sympathetic" and "This character was not intended to be sympathetic" are obviously connected but are, ultimately, two completely different statements that may not overlap at all.

Ultimately what you think about any given character is a completely subjective issue that has no right or wrong answer. The narrative may be trying to evoke sympathy for them, and you may just feel that it flat-out was not successful in doing that. You may look the author straight in the eye and say "Nope, I see what you're trying to do, but f*ck this guy actually, he's The Worst and that's all there is to it". And no one can tell you that you're wrong for doing so.

But when it comes to picking up on what the story is trying to do, whether you ultimately think it did a good job or not, I would argue there's at least some measure of objective reality. And I feel like people sometimes end up conflating them, so you end up with these posts like "I can't believe people sympathize with this character when the story clearly just wants you to hate them!" and it's like... yeah, I think people sympathize with this character because the story is very clearly and intentionally painting them as sympathetic. I could point you at a dozen different scenes that are clearly meant to evoke sympathy for This Character. You don't have to have found any of it compelling, but at a certain point recognizing it's there is a simple matter of reading comprehension.

1 month ago

All Might : Have you ever wondered what would happen if my quirk... hypothetically speaking... could be, I don't know... transmitted?

Present Mic : Well, technically that would be live experimentation on a human subject. I would arrest the monster who did that on the spot.

All Might : !!!

Eraserhead : I mean, if the subject is consenting, I guess that would be okay? Unless it's an easily manipulable kid, of course. That's child grooming, and, man... I could easily MURDER someone who did that, can you imagine?

All Might : [nervous sweating]


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3 months ago
Dad Might And Smol Son

dad might and smol son

2 months ago

me carrying a stuffed animal around while being disabled is not "infantilizing disability"

I am an actually disabled person who carries a stuffed animal as comfort bc disability is hard

what's "infantilizing disability" is assuming that just bc I carry a stuffed animal I'm not capable of making decisions for myself. or that having a stuffed animal makes me a less serious, adult person than you are.

2 months ago
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"He's a hopper for sure!" -Tsuyu

3 months ago
I Ain’t Ever Seen Anyone Do This Yet. That’s Messed Up, Guys.

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