#anywawys i keep going on off topic tangents in these asks

[mariaiscrafting]

Well, I wouldn’t say it was that shitty! More so a joke that was very poorly received by almost everyone cause it seemed like Tommy was undermining what Schlatt has done/said. Landed bad and now this whole situation happened.

tbh I feel for the guy, I really do. He seems willing to be educated on these pressing matters (when he in no way has to do that because he is a 16/17 year old cishet white male) and why some things shouldn’t be said, can’t really do that when you get mobbed after making a mistake or wording something wrong.

Nope, I actually think that he has some kind of moral obligation to learn about them, precisely because he is a cishet, white guy, and marginalized people his age already do know about these things, but not of their own volition. When I bring up Tommy's demographic, it's not to say he doesn't have to educate himself; it's to say that he doesn't need to already have been educated because we can't expect privileged people to just automatically know things that seem obvious to marginalized people. Things that are obvious to us are obvious because it is imperative to our survival, or because we were pushed into positions of oppression that forced us to learn them. Therefore, every privileged person absolutely has an imperative to learn about the shit they're uneducated about, no doubt.

But anyways, I agree with the rest of your ask, anon. The only thing I wish out of this movement of mcytblr stans (and hopefully at least some mcyttwt stans) finally coming out to say that you can't just mob a CC and expect them to learn from their errors immediately and without repercussions to their mental health, is that it'd come sooner, when concerning CCs that are less beloved than Tommy. Remember Andi? I remember that entire night, during which she was bombarded with hate for the most vague of bigoted jokes, or worse yet, out-of-context quotes that weren't actually offensive. I wish this sentiment had been shared back then, concerning a much smaller, less privileged CC who wasn't at all helped or educated by the swathes of people coming out to attack her, jfc. Or even Eret, who now might be given leeway and empathy from mcyt stans, but certainly wasn't back when they were cancelled repeatedly.

But better late than never, amirite?

#anywawys i keep going on off topic tangents in these asks #im just so full of too many thoughts today bc i havent talked to my friends or bf today and im mildly annoyed ab various things #lol #now yall get to deal with the emotional fallout good luck! #asks #/neg #discourse #fandom critical #tommyinnit #mcyttwt