#part of the unique mormon experience is hearing all these ridiculous things and of course its used by the church as a tool

[cyeayt]

Enough about kolob, enough about cain/Bigfoot, enough about secret languages and creepy occult shit that sure, might be believed in flds cults down in the south of the state but that aren’t that relevant to wider church culture. The only similar thing that should be talked about is polygamy, and not in a "oh those crazy mormons i bet they all still do it hardehar har" but in a way that reminds everyone that the founders of this religion were horrible men and the whole thing has been sexist from the very beginning,

lets talk about soaking, about repression, about feeling trapped and making what seems like the biggest decision of your life at eight years old, even when you all know its not really your choice. lets talk about how impossible it is to be rude, when rudeness is considered saying no to anyone or not talking to people who make you uncomfortable. lets talk about the racist and colonialist foundations of the church, how no one will say it but technically yes our children are taught that native americans are the descendants of the evil race who killed all of our heroes. lets talk about missions as a tool of colonization and power and how they're not only a way to beat down the young people who go on them to solidify the idea that the world hates them and only the church is safe, but also to assimilate and collect money from people all over the world. lets talk about all the shit that makes this religion a horrible oppressive environment to grow up in, the way that afab people are taught from like three years old that one day they will grow up to be mothers, and everything else that i cant type all of because its really just a whole horrible culture of fear and shame packed into beige carpeted walls and squeaky gym floors.

tldr, the stuff that makes Mormonism bad isnt that different than any other religion, its mostly sexism racism homophobia and transphobia, and of course the terror of polite manners and the implications thereof.

this post is actually supposed to be funny because me and my cousin couldn't stop cracking up about soaking, like, a couple on a dating app looking for a third but its not for a threesome its for soaking, cmon its hysterical. anyway,,,,

#exmo #part of the unique mormon experience is hearing all these ridiculous things and of course its used by the church as a tool #like #“oh they misunderstand us but we are right and in the final day they will all look foolish” #blarge #the mormon churches massive throbbing victim complex #exmormon #apparently soaking isnt supposed to involve movement at all so the people doing the jumping are an unprecedented part of the equation #pov my other cousin came up while we were talking and they thought soaking was like #getting 'fluids' on your clothes then having the other person wear them? thats not it btw but it was funny #anyway my cousin went to a byu camp and got flyers for their virginity club #so if i ever make a joke like #"let me stop you there. virginity is the coolest thing on this planet #and in 20 years when you're sad and depressed and the only thing you have is gonorrhea #ill have saved myself for a strong #loving marriage #pr following that template #i am referencing a business card for the byu virginity club #which logically soaking cant disqualify you from otherwise people would just have real sex right? #idk byu students are strange creatures