#also it's an out of context quote From A Work Of Fiction so idfk what le guin actually thought or meant
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mildly annoyed today and turning evil about it
#it's not about this but i did just see that damn ursula le guin quote Again and it is starting to get to me#like yeah i get it i fucking get it but also shut uppp#i am not 'refusing to admit' that bad things are bad i am 1. telling lies. bc that's what fiction is for#2. seeking catharsis. bc that's what fiction is for#3. trying to confront u with the uncomfortable truth that people who have done bad things are people#'bad' people deserve human rights. hashtag grimdark hashtag no fun hashtag kicking puppies#also it's an out of context quote From A Work Of Fiction so idfk what le guin actually thought or meant#but ppl keep sharing it in a hashtag inspirational hashtag hopepunk way and it's sooo annoying#also like the fact that ppl who say these things so often talk about *evil* like it's a state of being#like EVIL PEOPLE (kind of person that definitely exists) aren't ever interesting or complex and Shouldn't be the focus of your art#(bc examining them must mean excusing or endorsing them somehow or at very least distracting from more Virtuous Matters)#hmm. yeah you're why i'm writing this#'cool motive still murder' thats it youre going in the labyrinth -> -> ->#like yes. it is ofc possible to get too deep into What A Fascinating Twisted Mind etc etc#but also. rargrgrgrgrgrgghrghhhh
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