I know this is asking people to like, have basic empathy and therefore asking way too much, but I'd just really love if before you [general] comment anything on the current Israel/Palestine situation, you considered how you would react if the roles were reversed.
If, for example, Israeli extremists raped and butchered their way through Gaza (or the West Bank) killing 1200 Palestinian men, women, and children who had been peacefully hanging out observing a religious holiday or sleeping, and especially if they had caught the whole damn thing on film and broadcasted it and celebrated it as if this was some huge win for Jews instead of the biggest chillul Hashem possible - just think about how people would have reacted. And what if they hadn't? What if the entire Western left, up to and including the United fucking Nations had denied the sexual violence and torture? Y'all would be pretty rightfully livid, no?
And let's be honest about how the global Jewish community would react if 23,000 Jews were killed for literally any reason whatsoever. Even if they were all adult male soldiers in active combat, never mind if they were non-combatants or children? We'd shit bricks. It would not feel neutral or not targeted, no matter how objectively true that might be. As it is, every Jew I know is one degree or less of separation from someone directly affected by the October 7th attacks and that's a with a maximum of 1500 casualties and hostages involved. Can you imagine if it were 23,000? We would all be sitting shiva, with no one to answer amen during Kaddish. The reality is that killing a large amount of people from a small minority that has been persecuted throughout its history cannot be a neutral act.
Anyway please I'm begging people to reverse the roles for four seconds to re-humanize the people on the "other" side. Because the truth is that there is no "other side" - there's just the everyday people who want to live in safety, dignity, freedom and justice with their families and friends. And then there's the small minority of very powerful groups and individuals who actively benefit from the conflict continuing. And the faster that those of us who aren't Israeli or Palestinian realize this, the sooner we will be able to effectively support the people on the ground seeking lasting solutions that benefit the majority of the population.
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Through the Cracks Lies a Painting
HEJ HEJ GAYS YOU KNOW WHAT DAY IT IS!! THAT'S RIGHT IT'S WIP WEDNESDAY LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO
Sniping @yewphoric @thequeenofthewinter @umbracirrus @blossom-adventures @bostoniangirl21 @kookaburra1701 @matri4rch @stormbeyondreality @avantegarda AND YOU. POINTS. To share your lovely beautiful gorgeous WIPs~ No pressure of course uwu <33
Still making very slow progress on my chapter . . . however. WE'RE GETTING THERE. And this moment of Serana is simply too serene and beautiful to not share, like a wistful painting. It's a rare moment from our favourite angry redhead too and I'm losing my mind over it. Truly, my Evil PlansTM are just going to cut that much deeper. ENJOY THIS WHILE YOU STILL CAN <3333
Vigdis abruptly stood up and departed the dining hall. When she stepped into the rotunda to check for any sign of the persimmon-eyed vampire, she paused.
Serana sat precariously on the stone edge that lined the rounded walls on the other side, her left leg propped up and a book pressed against her thigh, her pale fingers splayed across the open pages. Her other leg draped down so that her boot rested on the floor, motionless. Her head was tilted towards the wall, and the back of her free hand absentmindedly brushed against her pale lips as her eyes darted back and forth, completely engrossed in the story before her.
Vigdis folded her arms and casually leaned against the archway with a soft, amused huff. She supposed she should’ve expected to find her like this, tucked away and lost in a book. Yet the hunter was reluctant to call her name; to rip her away from a rare moment of peaceful serenity.
She exhaled slowly as a familiar pessimistic dread sunk its sharp claws into her already heavy shoulders. Reality would always come to shatter that blissful dream, whether she wanted it to or not.
Her mouth parted too easily.
“Serana.”
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anxiety has been building up over the past couple days and it feels like it's winding itself evermore tighter around me and immobilizing me or as if i were a coil that's being stretched to its maximum capacity and about to snap
i've been feeling paralyzed ever since i woke up
my mind keeps circling back to things i said or did months ago but it's not just social interactions it's a general feeling of anxiety
a shower hasn't helped i've tried physically shaking it off i keep making weird noises to drown out my thoughts but nothing is helping
and i am this close to tears
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Fuck it deranged "I just woke up" character analysis
I think it's interesting that in the movie it feels like Leo is more determined to NOT be serious whereas in the series, despite being lazy, he was also (mostly) the most reasonable
A lot of ppl believe Leo was doing this to shirk responsibilities of being a leader (which while I do think is VERY possible, don't think was what was happening)
Considering how much at the beginning Leo pushes "we defeated the Shredder" I believe it was moreso "We just underwent a very traumatic event the last thing I wanna do is start training and getting strict with things"
Rise Leo shirking responsibility? Possibly, but with how much he prevents his brothers from biting off more then they can chew and how integral "why does nobody trust me?" is apart of his character? Harder for me to believe
Him avoiding serious "hero" work bc he went through a traumatic event and as he does so it's repeated "its not about you" when he decides to be selfish and tries to just have fun instead? Far more likely, it's also interesting that Raph never tells Leo "when are you going to be a leader" leadership isn't really ever mentioned in the movie
Just Raph saying "when are you going to take things seriously", I also think Mikey and Donnie aren't really on anyone's side, afterall they're participating in Leo's shenanigans at the beginning, they're the ones participating in the "you said heroes" game, breaking the pizza record
But at the same time now Donnie has Donnie Pods, which is assumably after Shredder's attack (unfortunately we don't have a clue what Mikey might've been doing before the Kraang, but I'm assuming since Leo is the one getting bitched at the most, Mikey was doing some training as well), they have taken some things seriously, more then Leo, but not to the degree Raph is
Anyway but imagine trying to avoid thinking about how everyone you love nearly died and trying to just enjoy time with them while you can and prove that things are going to be okay, there won't be another Shredder only to fuck up so badly that there's something worse then Shredder, and so you go "I can fix it look this future guy says I can fix it he's supporting me" *falls in a hole* *gets told he sucks* "Nvm I guess I don't got this!"
I think this also supported by how Raph mentions trying to prevent your team from getting hurt and the change of Leo's face only to IMMEDIATELY goad Raph into a fight
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I repeat:
I absolutely defend the art of self-distraction and enjoying frivolous things in times of crisis. Yes, even if "other people do not get to." Me or you suffering a mental breakdown isn't exactly going to be of help to people in war zones.
In fact, I dare say, if you want to be fresh for the latest protest or to write or call your asshole congresscritters again or to do anything else to actually try to *help* - you need to be in good enough mental shape to do so. Sometimes (most times) that means distracting yourself from the horrors for a hot second so you don't overload.
There is a point where the obsession with "Awareness" turns into "Here, in your face all the time until you develop compassion-fatigue and a doomer attitude."
We cannot "first solve all of the world's problems" before we get to enjoy anything. If we worked that that, Humanity wouldn't enjoy anything, ever. The world is always ending - for someone. Crises never end.
Sometimes you HAVE to drink your coffee and say "this is fine." Maybe the coffee perks you up enough to help you reach for the fire extinguisher (you forgot where you left it).
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What’s the canonical age gap btwn clarkson lol? I need to know before I endorse it just bc Mr Clarke always seemed like a younger teacher to me and Wayne is hella old in my head. Not that it’s wrong but I get squicky about larger age gaps.
It would be nice to ship Wayne tho. I haven’t seen one that I’m 100% for
Ooh that's a valid question! I kinda assumed that Scott would be in his mid-forties and Wayne in his early fifties but I can't find any canonical ages for them. Turns out Joel Stoffer (who plays Wayne) was born in '65 and Randall Havens (Scott) in '77, but I like to think Scott is a bit of a health freak while Wayne is actually younger than he looks due to smoking like a chimney, eating canned food all the time and ya know just generally not being able to afford living a healthy life. So yeah idk when an age gap would be too big for you, but I think it's safe to assume that Scott isn't exactly a "younger teacher" anymore and an age gap of 5-10 years would be a probable scenario. But i'd love to hear other people's thoughts on this one! (I myself don't really mind big-ish age gaps but i totally understand that it may not be for you!!)
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