Ok, but consider that it might be better to get down in a crouching position, put your head between your knees, and kiss your ass goodbye

There’s a lot of nuance here, and I don’t think anyone can answer the question about ableism sufficiently, but as a demisexual I just want to say that “why do you think the character is handsome when you don’t know the character” seem like words from a person who has not yet discovered they are demi and thinks everyone is just like that lol

You won’t survive, but on the bright side the chance of being in an elevator fall in any elevator built after the 1850s is basically 0%

I hope for an end to both these illegitimate settler colonial states. Landback.

The nation of “Israel” was created as a genocidal settler state. They have “no choice” but to continue the aggression because its existence necessitates the continued murder and displacement of Palestinian people. Israel should not exist.

Headline: “Of the Air, leader of terrorist group, added to FBI most wanted list”

“We condemn all forms of violence. Violence is never acceptable.” -Bernie Sanders (D.)

I think the message is clear that they only give a fuck if it affects them

Who’s going to take these incremental steps? It’s certainly not the Democrats. And how many people are you willing to throw under the bus while these incremental steps happen?

Moreover, deportation to El Salvadorian prisons were happening during the Biden presidency. No one talked about it because they were deporting the “right” people, and the oppressor was wearing blue.

The status quo as it stands will always lead to fascism

My co-worker still thinks this, and when she wants to navigate to any app or website, she searches in google.com

I just … try not to look because she asks me for help sometimes, but then she argues and ignores anything I try to tell her

I don’t know what it is about some people and being militantly against learning anything about basic technology

And pose a far more immediate threat to people in the US since they operate domestically

Valid point, and it’s important for us all to keep in mind. I may not have a fancy house, but I still have access to things like cheap bananas that rely on exploitation of workers in the global south. It’s important to understand how we are all subjects of an oppressive system with hierarchies of privilege.

And thanks! I feel like a poser though because I haven’t played a Zelda game since Wind Waker.

It’s hard to decide what angle to take when arguing with bigots

Yeah, it’s like:

While there are outlying cases such as the formerly transphobic man in Wisconsin who listened and learned at the city council meeting, or my elderly neighbor who just hadn’t met queer people before my husband and I moved in next door, for the vast majority of bigots it’s not worth arguing at all. It’s more like we have to make society hostile to bigotry. People who are aggressively bigoted mostly aren’t open to being educated and will instead immediately become defensive and try to rationalize their own behavior and beliefs.

I think it really depends on a lot of factors though. Someone who’s poor and living in my neighborhood is probably much more open to change than someone who’s comfortable in an affluent neighborhood with a two-stall garage. The more privileged, the less likely they’re going to even consider anything you have to say, because they already benefit from an inherently bigoted system.

Just like any form of bigotry, anti-queer bigotry is mostly subtle and unintentional, so even if that’s what we think we’re trying to say, this should maybe give us pause to reflect on what the subtext of our message really is. It’s better to reflect and consider than to immediately get defensive try to rationalize our behavior. This is NOT what an ally does.

Well done!

If you’ve come here to debate this topic, I’d urge you to reconsider

Yes, but unfortunately it’s another user’s screenshot of someone else’s post in a reblog, and I don’t have the link to the original original post

https://www.tumblr.com/bismuth-soup/780722618193117184

And now we’re looking at it in 2025!