#and it's something that's like. very specific and deep in leftist infighting and im like... that's not happening any time soon im sorry | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

wasabikitcat · 1 year ago

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This might just sound like semantics but I feel like some of you guys are too obsessed with "normalization" when what really matters first and foremost is acceptance. A lot of these fringe gender identities and sexualities are never going to be "normal" in the public eye and that's okay because being normal blows and is lame. There's always going to be people who don't like you for some aspect of your identity and no amount of normalization is going to change that because some people are just assholes who don't like anyone who isn't generic and conforming to social expectations. There is no changing this.

What is worth changing is acceptance. People are always going to think other people are weird and it's their right to feel that way, but "weird" people shouldn't have to live in fear that those people who don't like them will decide to physically harm them or take away their rights to live how they want. We need to create a culture in which everyone accepts that some people are just weird in their opinion, but it's never even remotely acceptable to cause harm to someone just because they're "weird" and that makes you uncomfortable.

We don't need to live in a world where everything is "normalized" and they're teaching kids about xenogenders in school or whatever because that's A. Never going to happen and B. Why would you want to be normal anyways? Be weird, who give a shit. But the world we should live in is a place where being weird means some people are just not going to like you, rather than some people are going to try and make your life hell just because they don't like you.

We don't need to be normal, we just want the right to be weird.

#i dunno if this is like a controversial take. maybe im just taking terms too literally when people say 'normalize'#but like sometimes I'll see excitable teenagers say stuff like 'it needs to be normal to be x y z etc.'#and it's something that's like. very specific and deep in leftist infighting and im like... that's not happening any time soon im sorry #this isn't meant to be like discouraging btw. im saying this is a good thing.#it's good to be weird because weird people are the backbone of our society. like think of how many gay furries hold up our infrastructure #those guys are never going to be 'normal' and thank god for that because normal people don't do cool shit like that.#and this isn't like a 'i advocate for kids being bullied in school' take either. my point is no one should be harassed #but it shouldn't be because they're all seen as 'normal' but rather because bullying and harassment are objectively bad #and no one should be harassing anyone whether they're 'normal' or not.#life should be better for us weird people but that doesn't mean we have to not be weird to reach that.#normal is not synonymous with good and weird is not synonymous with bad and deserving of suffering #thank you for coming to my TED talk tldr i think i would die if people started considering me 'normal' that would be so lame

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