#14 year old Nicole knew that racism and sexism and homophobia were bad and wrong and still present in her society. | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

wanderingandfound · 4 years ago

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Okay so, I've had this blog for nearly a decade. Since I was a freshman in high school. I've grown a lot in that time and I've posted a lot too, which means of course I've posted things I probably no longer fully agree with.

And if anyone tries to pull receipts and demand apologies and/or explanations? Please do not let me get away with vague statements about how I'm a different person now. Please make sure I give actual, specific apologies (or outright state I still stand by a statement if I don't think it is something to apologize for).

I am the most online of my IRL friends so I cannot expect them to tell me to log off if I'm digging myself into a pit so I'm asking you to hold me accountable in the future. You don't even need to be polite about it.

#This is brought to you by local drama on Twitter.#The ''I was an asshole in 2010 too'' doesn't work as a defense when someone was still being racist/anti-semitic/fatphobic/ableist in 2018.#I agree that people change! And they need room to grow! But if they never take accountability for their fucking words and actions how can we #trust that growth?#Also? I wasn't fash in my youth. There have been zero huge epiphanies and hairpin turns. I've just generally been growing in this direction.#14 year old Nicole knew that racism and sexism and homophobia were bad and wrong and still present in her society.#She may have been confused but she had the right idea.#personal

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