#support ur girl ))):

[inkskinned]

one of the things that i think we should pay attention to, socially, about the disney v. desantis thing is that it is really highlighting the importance of remembering nuance.

in a purely neutral sense, if you engage in something problematic, that does not mean you are necessarily agreeing with what makes it problematic. and i am worried that we have become... so afraid of any form of nuance.

disney isn't my friend, they're a corporate monopoly that bastardized copyright laws for their own benefit, ruin the environment, and abuse their workers (... and many other things). this isn't a hypothetical for me - i grew up in florida. i also worked for the actual Walt Disney World; like, in the parks. i am keenly aware of the ways they hurt people, because they hurt me. i fully believe that part of the reason florida is so conservative is because it's been an "open secret" for years now that disney lobbies the government to keep minimum wage down, and i know they worked hard to keep the parks unmasked and open during the worst parts of Covid. they purposefully keep their employees in poverty. they are in part responsible for the way the floridian government works.

desantis is still, by a margin that is frankly daunting, way worse. the alternative here isn't just "republicans win", it's actual fascism.

in a case like this, where the alternative is to allow actual fascism into united states legislation - where, if desantis wins, there are huge and legal ramifications - it's tempting to minimize the harm disney is also doing, because... well, it's not fascism. but disney isn't the good guy, either, which means republicans are having a field day asking activists oh, so you think their treatment of their employees is okay?

we have been trained there is a right answer. you're right! you're in the good group, and you're winning at having an opinion.

except i have the Internet Prophecy that in 2-3 months, even left-wing people will be ripping apart activists for having "taken disney's side". aren't i an anti-capitalist? aren't i pro-union? aren't i one of the good ones? removed from context and nuance (that in this particular situation i am forced to side with disney, until an other option reveals itself), my act of being like "i hope they have goofy rip his throat out onstage, shaking his lifeless body like a dog toy" - how quickly does that seem like i actually do support disney?

and what about you! at home, reading this. are you experiencing the Thought Crime of... actually liking some of the things disney has made? your memories of days at the parks, or of good movies, or of your favorite show growing up. maybe you are also evil, if you ever enjoyed anything, ever, at all.

to some degree, the binary idealization/vilification of individual motive and meaning already exists in the desantis case. i have seen people saying not to go to the disney pride events because they're cash grabs (they are). i've seen people saying you have to go because they're a way to protest. there isn't a lot of internet understanding of nuance. instead it's just "good show of support" or "evil bootlicking."

this binary understanding is how you can become radicalized. when we fear nuance and disorder, we're allowing ourselves the safety of assuming that the world must exist in binary - good or bad, problematic or "not" problematic. and unfortunately, bigots want you to see the world in this binary ideal. they want you to get mad at me because "disney is taking a risk for our community but you won't sing their praises" and they want me to get mad at you for not respecting the legit personal trauma that disney forced me through.

in a grander scheme outside of disney: what happens is a horrific splintering within activist groups. we bicker with each other about minimal-harm minimal-impact ideologies, like which depiction of bisexuality is the most-true. we gratuitously analyze the personal lives of activists for any sign they might be "problematic". we get spooked because someone was in a dog collar at pride. we wring our hands about setting an empty shopping mall on fire. we tell each other what words we may identify ourselves by. we get fuckin steven universe disk horse when in reality it is a waste of our collective time.

the bigots want you to spend all your time focusing on how pristine and pretty you and your interests are. they want us at each other's throats instead of hand in hand. they want to say see? nothing is ever fucking good enough for these people.

and they want their followers to think in binary as well - a binary that's much easier to follow. see, in our spaces, we attack each other over "proper" behavior. but in bigoted groups? they attack outwards. they have someone they hate, and it is us. they hate you, specifically, and you are why they have problems - not the other people in their group. and that's a part of how they fucking keep winning.

some of the things that are beloved to you have a backbone in something terrible. the music industry is a wasteland. the publishing industry is a bastion of white supremacy. video games run off of unpaid labor and abuse.

the point of activism was always to bring to light that abuse and try to stop it from happening, not to condemn those who engage in the content that comes from those industries. "there is no ethical consumption under late capitalism" also applies to media. your childhood (and maybe current!) love of the little mermaid isn't something you should now flinch from, worried you'll be a "disney adult". wanting the music industry to change for the better does not require that you reject all popular music until that change occurs. you can acknowledge the harm something might cause - and celebrate the love that it has brought into your life.

we must detach an acknowledgment of nuance from a sense of shame and disgust. we must. punishing individual people for their harmless passions is not doing good work. encouraging more thoughtful, empathetic consumption does not mean people should feel ashamed of their basic human capacities and desires. it should never have even been about the individual when the corporation is so obviously the actual evil. this sense that we must live in shame and dread of our personal nuances - it just makes people bitter and hopeless. do you have any idea how scared i am to post this? to just acknowledge the idea of nuance? that i might like something nuanced, and engage in it joyfully? and, at the same time, that i'm brutally aware of the harm that they're doing?

"so what do i do?" ... well, often there isn't a right answer. i mean in this case, i hope mickey chops off ron's head and then does a little giggle. but truth be told, often our opinions on nuanced subjects will differ. you might be able to engage in things that i can't because the nuance doesn't sit right with me. i might think taylor swift is a great performer and a lot of fun, and you might be like "raquel, the jet fuel emissions". we are both correct; neither of us have any actual sway in this. and i think it's important to remember that - the actual scope of individual responsibility. like, i also love going to the parks. Thunder Mountain is so fun. you (just a person) are not responsible for the harm that Disney (the billion dollar corporation) caused me. i don't know. i think it's possible to both enjoy your memories and interrogate the current state of their employment policies.

there is no right way to interrogate or engage with nuance - i just hope you embrace it readily.

#does this make sense #to do be deleted probably yikes #(takes a swing at a wasp's nest) #like i think ppl have started to just be really quiet when they like something 'problematic' #and im like... u can be like - #girl tswift NEEDS to just TAKE A BUS . LIKE????????????????????? #while also being like. #''she's a lot of fun'' #if ur personal policy is that u don't support her for that reason that's great #but it's like. eating meat??? #like yeah some people won't bc the environment. but the fact i eat meat doesn't mean i hate the earth #like i can say that i think the meat industry is HORRIFIC and also downright cruel to its employees #but like. still enjoy a chicken nugget.... #there are people who choose otherwise. it's okay . we are people. i make like no money. u probably don't either #us fighting about whether or not it's Right To Eat The Chicken Tender just distracts from like. #actually turning your ire on the corporation #i hope it's clear what i'm saying here is like. when we fight each other for Purity Reasons #we are just doing the work of corporations . for free. like they WANT us to be doing this lol #it's the fucking DREAM of the upperclass that now ALL forms of responsibility fall on the individual

[canongf]

sometimes you love a character so loudly that it becomes how people find you, how people connect with you, how people know you. and then. sometimes you fall in love with a new character. and you think "but the first character is how people know me, i can't change how people know me. i can't love a new character." but i am here to tell you that connection is actually a very resilient thing and the people that care about you will happily learn you over and over and over again if you give them the chance. just do what you wanna do.

#v specific post but i'm making it anyway baby!!! #sometimes u get stuck in this weird thing of like. but this is my Brand. #and actually u can do whatever u wanna do and ur friends will support u. v cool :) #self ship #self shipping #self ship community #self shipping community #mine.txt #positivity.txt #like i used to be the bucky girl #and i still love bucky v v much #but i fell in love w eddie!!! #and things shifted and feelings shifted!!! #and my friends were like 'so cool we love this for you' and everything is great :)

[stuckinapril]

[flowerflowerflo]

⊹˚. ♡ true beauty

──★ ˙ ̟🎀 what being kind does to you

heightened self esteem

increase empathy and compassion

tend to be healthier in all areas

helps form new relationships

better mental health

decrease blood pressure and cortisol

increase serotonin, dopamine & oxytocin

contrary to popular belief kindness is not something that should be overlooked. we've been taught to be kind hundreds of times and yet some of us never actually do it.

one epiphany i've had recently is that humans are such bigoted creatures. we think we have the right to do whatever we like just because we're the dominant species on this earth. we are top of the biological hierarchy, so therefore we have the right to do whatever we like.

another thing i've found is that that fact often bleeds into people's attitudes. people are so fucking rude nowadays honestly. maybe it's the fact i live in england, maybe it's the fact people are so entitled in this day and age they think they can do whatever they like to everything and everyone with no repercussions, but kindness seems scarce nowadays.

how is food made? by the people who take their time to make it for you, be it your local supermarket or your loved ones slaving away in the kitchen all day.

how do we sleep? because we care enough about ourselves to make sure we get rest to be energised and refreshed the next day and for the days to come.

how do we have clothes on our back? because people care enough to weave pieces of fabric together just so we aren't walking around bare and naked every day.

you want to become more likeable? be sweet. be kind. don't sacrifice yourself for anybody, but take the time out of your day to do something for someone. it will make their day i promise, even if it doesn't then you've still made yourself happy 😭 ♡

🐰𓂃 ࣪˖ little kind things you can do

send a letter to someone

bake or make something for someone

compliment someone every day

have a clear out and donate to charity

smile at everyone and anyone

greet someone you might see often but don't really talk to

promote a friend's work

get someone to go on a spontaneous adventure with you!!!

hide a list of things you love about someone in their things if you're too shy to just give it to them

offer to take someone's photo if they're struggling like a couple or a family

do something sweet for your neighbours

learn how to say hello in multiple different languages

encourage and listen to someone even if you don't know them that well

talk to someone who looks lonely and chat with them, don't leave them out

make something random for someone who was nice to you for no reason

sit down and have a chat with someone struggling with homelessness

put a surprise note or cute drawing on someone's desk or workplace

we are so sweet at heart!!! everything we know is born from love!!! everyone is born good!!! it's only circumstances that make people stray from that.

please don't stop giving, please don't stop caring, please don't stop loving with your whole heart; hold the door open for someone, give someone something, smile at someone, pet an animal, do something just to bring joy and love into the world a little more. the world is filled with so many people who have strayed from the path of innocence and we need those people back.

to have a kind heart is to be beautiful. true beauty is not found in the skin, but in the mind. the more you give, the more you love, the more you learn, the more you smile, the more you enjoy, that is what makes the world beautiful, and that is what makes you beautiful <3

the most beautiful people are always the kindhearted ones who will live the most and make the most out of their lives. love is the only thing that holds this world together. please don't stop giving it, ever; it is the most beautiful thing this world has to offer

all my love 🫶💝

#it girlism ୨𖹭୧ #half rant half girly post today!!! #had some thoughts #so i thought id give them to u for ur viewing pleasure #pink pilates princess #girlblogging #it girl #wonyoungism #girlhood #girly tumblr #this is what makes us girls #im just a girl #girly stuff #dream girl #dream life #mental heath awareness #mental health support #mental illness #mental health #girl things #girl thoughts #song jia #thewizardliz #girlcore #self care #self growth #self love #self improvement #kindness #beauty

[chryblossomjjk]

#NO LITERALLY #like the way i am treated now vs when i was fat is fucking insane #like it’s insane how many of my friends viewed me as an emotional support mule who has no life outside of them lol #also like how many of them enjoyed me being the fat friend in comparison to them #also trigger warning but i was assaulted as a fat person and i could absolutely tell my #feminist girls girl friends #didn’t take me seriously bc the man who assaulted me was conventionally attractive and i was not #so there’s that lol #also girls girl goes out the window when woc receive opprotunities buttttt #nobody wants to talk about that either lol #the whole avantika situation and ppls response is so telling likeee #if ur feminism doesn’t include all women fuck u genuinely

[hashtagnevermore]

the dark background and glowy eyes make this scene feel HIGHLY threatening

#highkey scared yall #but they’re still kinda hot iwbh #we got ur back lenore #girls supporting girls 4lyf #nevermore webtoon #nevermore #deans nevermore #lenore nevermore #lenore

[makeitlookdecent]

I have all the strats. Time has passed, we can come back and do it better!!! we can BE better!!! We have new ops, they will surely lead us to victory!!!!

hey come back here;;!! stop running!!!

#arknights #arknights doctor #arknights amiya #arknights specter #arknights elysium #arknights thorns #londinium outskirts; my love <3 #aka the only one im kinda-not-really confident about doing because i keep abusing the cannon :) which is a valid strat :) #remember to do ur daily stages kids for those sweet sweet cc ops/skins/mats if ur bad at management like me <3 #also mr steal ur girl is there because he was the one who keep witnessing the cannon fire that keep shooting thorns back then #was using his skill to reveal those little drones on left side #anyway thorns graduated from left side to hold right side with a friends support vigil because i wanted to abus-use the wolf cannon strat #it really works!! i didnt think it would :D

[nat-20s]

Every Doctor has their own unique cocktail of gender. That being said every single Doctor I would look at and be like "girl WHAT?!?" and "oh my god girlie no!"

#doctor who #the doctor #the doctor truly is the girl of 'girl help' fame. #girl/girlie/girlie pop is completely gender neutral to me in the same way that babe is romantically neutral lol #which is to say if you dont like being called babe or girl for aby reason i will immediately stop #because i dont want to show affection in a way that isnt actually affectionate!!! ur supposed to feel the love and support in these things!!

[galedekkarios]

"how could anyone ship bloodweave they make no sense at all" did you think about their stories, their motives, their ailments, their shared hobbies, the subtle progression of their relationship throughout the acts, and how very similar they can be despite being different. i know that you didn't but if you had then perhaps you would understand why some people might ship them, especially since a) you can successfully romance them in an origin run thus making it possible, b) astarion already tries flirting with gale unprompted in act 1, and c) you can romance astarion with a good-aligned pc and romance gale with an evil-aligned pc. so, like. what's not clicking

#bloodweave #<- fuck it . look at my post fellow bloodweavers #you don't have to ship it yourself. but to pretend it's so whacky and outrageous and insane and a total crackship..... #cmon. you can easily take crumbs and make something out of it. you can easily take all of these similarities and force them to see them #and act on them in a way that the game doesn't. astarion comes on to him in act 1 and gale comes around later. you can easily #take that and run with it. ascended astarion being super ambitious meets the literal god of ambition. #like..... again.... you don't have to ship it..... but it's not insane lol. #and gale is good-hearted but he Does support some questionable things in the name of power bc thts his blind spot. #i just . You Can Just Say You Don't Personally Like It. that's a fine and dandy thing to say #i very much did not like st3ddi3 but i understood why ppl liked it even if it wasn't my cup of tea. #anyway. it's 3am and tumblr only ever wants to recommend me untagged anti-bw posts instead of actual bw content LMAO 😭😭😭 #like girl why did u think i would enjoy that......... how is ur ai this bad bro like cmonnnnnnnnnn

[rexscanonwife]

Also regarding my transfem Utonium hc this is exactly the shit I'm talking about cause first of all he's SLAYING

But second of all, despite being a means to an end (he's in disguise so he can rescue the girls) it's not a JOKE. The other characters never make a comment about it being weird, HE never acts shy or embarrassed about it, and also I just think it's sweet that he clearly based this look on Miss Bellum who I'm sure he admires a lot 🥺🥺💖💖 I know in some non-canon material they go on exactly one (1) date but this makes me think any attraction to her might actually be gender envy!

#jane journals #self insert talk #🔬 starkissed scientist 🔬 #i rly wanna draw a comic (or write out) of a scenario eventually of my s/i seeing him like this #noticing he seems really comfortable in it #and the two of them just having a little chat!! #idk i just think supporting ur partner's identity whether it changes or stays the same is super important #and the girls used to have one dad and no mom #now they'll have two mom and no dad 😂😂 #also my back really hurtsssss #i think i got a rly big knot on my lower left side 😭😭 #its too bad my job requires a lot of cleaning #time to raid the ibuprofen

[1-8oo-wtfbro]

au or not, if i see any universes where Sokka and Katara are separated for some stupid reason or another, im slashing your tires myself, while Katara steals your cat and Sokka steals your valuables

#they are a packaged deal ur honor #also ANYONE WHO TRIES TO SEPARATE THEM CAN DIE BY MY BLADE. ILL FIGHT #U WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THE SIBLING BONDS LIKE I #no shame to anyone whose done this! #i just saw one too many Z tara aus where something something oh look Kataras all alone with no real family or whatever WRONG #Katara is a community girlie!! my love THRIVES in community with love and people to support and take care of and help!!! SHES A FAMILY GIRL! #THIS IS A BIG PART OF HER PERSONALITY???? BEING SHAPED BY GROWING UP IN THE VILLAGE AND IN A TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY AND LOVING HOUSEHOLD #where with katara… i feel like at some point she ceases to be the beloved character we know and love. y’know? #z tara people just come off as wanting to alienate her so they can give katara and zuko an ‘us against the world’ #dynamic which will never compare to the kataang ‘us bettering the world. together’ #Katara aus… well. u can’t just change her whole lore. that’s NOT how her lore works. sadly. it’s not as versatile. #as Zuko. my man can fit so much trauma. #katara au #katara #katara alta #sokka #atla sokka #alta katara #sokka au #alta au

[clubolive]

idk yall i feel like tying fandom related things into stuff abt palenstine may be in poor taste like people are quite literally dying and ur making it about ur blorbo

#girl online #like time and place besties!!! #its one thing to make art/write sumn supporting palestine but its another to throw ur blorbo into that #cus at the end of the day fanworks r kind of abt urself one way or another so its like…. hm.

[pearlcure]

canon divergent & selective    𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐤𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐢  珊瑚宮心海   of genshin & multiple fandoms.  dominant verses also in ( jjk, kny, ff, naruto, hsr  etc. )   duplicate / oc / mumu friendly.  # 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞.  loved by dior she/her 18+ !

#[ sp. ] #/ support ur local kawaii fish girl. #genshin rp #genpact rp #kokomi rp #genshin impact rp #honkai star rail rp #jjk rp #jujiitsu kaisen rp #kny rp #ff rp #naruto rp #tloz rp #anime rp #[ PERSONALS DO NOT RB I SW 2 GOD. ]

[sieglinde-freud]

charlotte on the mind i need to show everyone her variation on the ignatius mother support (which if u didnt know, some “generic” parent supports in fates have slight variations in dialogue depending on the parent! its usually slight, but still) because i think it is. so funny. and ive checked, its completely unique to her

LIKE WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GIRL!!!i love you

#ann plays fates #ignatius’s generic mom support is actually really funny #but charlottes always gets me #PLEASE IGNORE HIS HAIR. I HAD BENNY MARRY KADEN AND I WASNT GONNA MAKE A WHOLE NEW RUN TO MAKE THE HAIR RIGHT #but yeah. generally im a big charlotte/benny fan i was j doin smthn diff this time #their family dynamic is soooo funny… i love u girl and ur family of cowards

[loversmore]

taehyung & yoongi; “this melancholy london”

“— i sometimes imagine that the souls of the lost are compelled to walk through its streets perpetually. one feels them passing like a whiff of air.” (william yeats) 

for @kimtaegis ♡ by mona & ems.

#bts #taehyung #yoongi #taegi #btsedit #btsgif #btsdaily #dailybts #trackofthesoul #armysource #dailybangtan #credit: dwellingsouls; beehobi94 #hi annie 🥺 happy geburtstag to my favourite blondie to ever exist in the entirety of germany :( #i hope your concert was amazing & you had a great start to your birthday surrounded by friends who love and cherish you <3 #and that the rest of your day will be just as nice !!! everyone better congratulate you with the sweetest message or else 🔪 #anyways i love you very much (insert i love you more tweet) and im very glad you keep having a crush on my online personality 😌 #you are the most supportive person around here who just gives out compliments and encouragement unconditionally & i justlovethatsomuchaboutu #thank you for being a (girl)friend who makes me feel comfortable and loved & i hope with this little gift we could give u something back <3 #we tried to combine some of ur favourite things & we hope it will put a smile on ur face (ps: pls never stop creating masterpieces thanku) #annie!! 🤍 happy birthday darling!! #i hope you had so much fun with harry and that you enjoyed every minute of the concert and that you felt loved and happy <3 #thank you for being the most creative and supportive person to ever exist and for being such a warm presence on this silly place #you never run out of words to comfort everyone and i hope you will always get the same amount of love you give others every day and that #your days will be filled with joy and gentleness because that's what you deserve for being a precious soul :( #i love you and adore your kind and sweet (and oh so cool) personality #have a wonderful day today; smile a lot and pls be happy!! i'm hugging you tight 🥺🤍 #we love you so much annie bby; moni & emsi <3 #*🎀📮mm

[muffin-birdcr]

When the Ally BanHammer calls you and Medkit Useless supports,meanwhile there the one who thought 1v5 spawncamping the other team was a good idea

(Where losing badly)(based on true expirience from a few days ago)

#phighting! #phighting #vine staff phighting #medkit phighting #phighting vine staff #phighting medkit #vinesplash phighting #vinesplash #“WOW GREAT HELP SUPPORTS PLEASE HELP ME HERE” #nah girl you got yourself into that mess your on ur own girlie