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So many of the same wrong and tired takes are out in full force now in the run up to the US election and it’s only going to get worse in the weeks ahead.
One of the worst is about voting for the “lesser of two evils.” It’s exhausting just to type. But I’m not convinced people who trot that out are trying seriously to win anyone over: It’s about shutting down dissent and criticism.
But voting in the US has only ever been a short term solution, particularly for marginalized communities whose lives are constantly under threat every 2-4 years.
Notice I said short term though. Because voting doesn’t even remove the threat for these communities, not when lives are being lost to the violence it takes to maintain the system year round. The US is built and maintained by imperialism, racism, bigotry, exploitation, and genocide. None of that is going to change no matter who is in office, which makes advocating on behalf of the ‘lesser’ evil a defense of the status quo. There is not and will never be a candidate who will change that dynamic at the national level as it exists now. The lesser evil is evil because they operate within and maintain the system. ACAB - and the head of the executive branch of government is most certainly a cop.
All that said, voting is important. But you have to go in knowing what you are voting for: what is on the ballot.
You have to cast your vote based on what you can actually get from the candidate. Not what you want or what you think they can be persuaded on. The below are examples of what I mean.
What is on the ballot: Supreme Court seats.
Chief Justice John Roberts is 69. Sam Alito is 74. Clarence Thomas is 76. If any of these men want to retire and avoid dying on the bench, they will likely want to within the next 4-8 years.
Similarly, Sonia Sotomayor is 70 and the same goes for her. Elena Kagan is 64 and will likely hang in there for a while.
What is not on the ballot: genocide.
Both parties support it. Neither candidate is willing to compromise. BUT that is not the same as saying ‘nothing can be done.’ It means there is no vote you can cast as a US Citizen in this election to end the genocide in Palestine.
Recognize liberation is a multi-generational struggle and your place in that tradition. Neither the Democrats and certainly not the Republicans are going to grant it on their own. It takes sustained organizing and resistance to make it happen. The Civil War Amendments did not happen in a vacuum. Neither did any of the Civil Rights Acts and those fights are still ongoing.
Do not vote for anyone because they are the lesser evil. Understand that voting for evil will only bring more evil. Protect marginalized communities no matter the time of year or whether or not there is an election.
Vote for what you are going to get and be ready to fight for the rest.
#ruby speaks#goodmorning#i did not sleep last night#but seeing lesser evil garbage on my dash sucks#it’s only used to shout people down#even when concerns and criticisms are valid#like fucking hell#stop the genocide#because kamala won’t#she wouldn’t even meet with the uncommitted movement#that has to be addressed#and she has to be held accountable#that doesn’t mean don’t vote for her#it means look at how much work we have to do#politicians aren’t coming to save anyone#it’s up to us#fuck the Democratic Party#they’re a means to an end we choose#imperialism has never dismantled itself
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a redemption arc is not a sacrifice.
a redemption arc is not some grand act of selflessness.
a redemption arc is not meaningless pain and suffering.
a redemption arc is simply facing the consequences of your actions, fixing your mistakes and doing better, regardless of whether you will be forgiven or accepted. that's it.
#saying this to all the idiots that are like “but catra suffered torture from horde prime!!”#or “catra has had enough trauma in her life do you want her to suffer more?”#no. we just want her to do better#we don't want to see her get hit by someone‚ we want her to be held accountable for her actions#spop critical#spop salt#spop criticism#spop discourse#spop#she ra#anti spop#anti catra#anticatra#redemption arc#redemption arcs
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Anthony doesn't get enough flack from this fandom if I'm being honest, like most of it is pushed onto other female characters while he gets the "he was struggling," excuse. And while he was struggling, there's definitely validity to that, he also should not have his actions (eg. playing with Kate's feelings, putting her and Edwina in a difficult situation, etc) excused because of that.
#anthony bridgerton#kate sharma#edwina sharma#and this is coming from someone who does ship kathony but it gets on my nerves how some in the fandom will ignore what he put kate through#like there's always that skip to the hea (after villainizng edwina & mary) but never taking into account how ant put kate's honor at risk#played with her feelings (nearly kissed her!) only to then propose to edwina (after brushing past her) right in front of her#told kate that he would imagine cheating on edwina with her (who says that? even if you're in love with someone that's still kind of fucked)#kept making her seem like she was wrong in front of her family#nearly ruined her sister's reputation#like i could go on!#and while i will defend anthony when the moment calls for it i also will call his ass out#he held power in that situation due to being a man and handled it so carelessly & put two women's reputations and lives on the line#even if he has a trauma and has a family that isn't the most helpful at times he still should have done better#fics that actually address his past treatment toward kate *chef's kiss* >>>#spectacular give me 14 of them right now#(is this a signaling of something im cooking up?....maybe so)#anti anthony bridgerton#?
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It’ll all go fine if you’d just don’t worry about it, probably (Patreon)
#Doodles#Handplates#UT#Fellplates#Gaster#Toriel#And technically Sans and Papyrus are offscreen in that last one but they're there!#Starting with a dress because Gaster always needs some pretty clothes!#His cute little angel wings expanded into a shawl :D With a feather-themed dress as well#I was thinking he'd look good in a bleeding-heart pigeon getup - just a little on the nose symbolism hehe - but it'd be very stark as well#But I mean Monsters don't bleed it's fine probably it's just a pop of bright red! Doesn't mean anything!#Thinking about the symbolism of his decorative wings normal-like as well...and of Gerson talking about the Angel of Death.....hmmmm#I'm sure it's nothing haha :)#Thinking again about Toriel taking issue with Gaster's new hole punches but not necessarily of her knowing what they mean#He has to be careful how much he shares of his progress! If she knew what might she make of him? Of them?#Two new little things to be subjugated? Or worse? All the more reason to keep them secret#I like both so much but hmmm he also wouldn't be held as accountable if he kept them secret#It's interesting as well - Gaster had a lot of growing pains with his experiments initially - I wonder how much Fell!Gaster struggled?#He always seems so placid and put together but surely Something breaks him - hard to avoid where and how he is now#Maybe not forever but just for a moment! A moment of weakness is all it takes after all ♪#All the more reason to have safeguards in place!#Like teaching the boys how to heal! :0 Fellplates!Gaster would be able to heal wouldn't he? But nobody else could haha#Would the boys be able to from the beginning? Or do Fell Monsters have to develop it? :0 Through inaction or through intention? Hm ♪#It'd be nice proof of concept if they could heal :) No time like the present!
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if i had a nickel for every time people attempted to cancel or deplatform will wood over stuff blown out of proportion just before a big ww event i would have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice
#(context: first time - june/august 2022; he was accused of grooming a minor when it was actually an of-age sex worker who wouldn't respect#his boundaries. this was just before the release of in case i make it)#(second time - september 2024; he was accused of forcing a minor to date his friend john maisto [probably spelled that wrong but oh well]#and apparently threatened to assault her if she wouldn't. what he actually said was something along the lines of ''i'll fuck you if you're#not dating my friend'' which dont get me wrong - that's still a huge scumbag thing to say but its not a threat#this has been brought up just before the slouching towards bethlehem tour#keep in mind: will has stopped associating with jon ages ago after finding out he groomed someone#plus all of this was said to have happened twelve years ago - which as most of us know was when will was on every drug under the sun and#yknow#can't remember a single fucking thing that happened that year#you can come to your own conclusions about this but just remember will has held himself accountable for everything he's done in that period#and that will 12 years ago is a completely different person to will today)#will wood#will wood allegations#<- hate having to use this tag tbh
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IM SORRY FALSE I COULD ONLY DO 12 .. she probably wouldve swept anyways like tbh .
youre legally required to tell me why btw . try and vote before looking at prev tags though so we have your unbiased opinion
#thinking about doing one for s1 but i feel like roseblings would sweep . codfather doesnt count hes not greasy hes slimy#voted shelby . btw . shes busy ok . her appearance is barely held together by elementary illusion magic and a dream#theres an argument for all the girls i think . but gem is partially made of sunlight she doesnt have to deal with all that#and katherine has to take a shower every morningon account of . the sweat and the blood#oli is also up there because the olipeligo doesnt exactly have . plumbing . but he steals gems shampoo and washes in a waterfall or smth#thats actually why he faked his own death he used all gems shampoo after she left and he could only hide it with his hat for so long#empires smp#babbleeng
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the girlbossification of ruth bader ginsburg has to be one of the most just plain annoying aspects of white liberal feminism. like it's not as actively harmful as a lot of other shit obviously. but it is soooooo annoying. if I never see another notorious rbg tote bag as long as I live it will be too soon
#her opinions and amicus' in many cases were iconic! not denying that certainly. she is absolutely AMONG the better justices in us history#HOWEVER her record on policing/the carceral system is very bad! genuinely bad!#and she just would not hold the conservative justices accountable. her and kagan are way too placating#and then she refused to retire in 2009 when there was a sitting democratic president and a fucking DEMOCRATIC SUPER MAJORITY#saying basically that no one else could do the job as well as her which is insane because sotomayor and KBJ literally are better :/#its also unbelievably conceited and just incredibly fucking selfish to knowingly doom the country because you think youre hot shit#started ranting abt this at work bc literally any talk even adjacent to the supreme court will set me off abt all of us court history#and my coworker was like 'well i dont think its very fair that she had to have that much riding on her decision to retire'#it literally is fair because that is the fucking job that she signed up for. this has literally always been how it fucking works#its a lifetime appointment. you either die unexpectedly or retire strategically#she accepted a position in which the entire country would depend on her but its not fair for the entire country to depend on her???#bullshit#im not fucking buying it. she did this knowing roe would likely be struck down as a result#she should absolutely be held accountable for that lmfao. you can know that she had a hand in a lot of great decisions for this country#while also knowing that she did a fucked up and extremely selfish thing
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Dear Evan Hansen is a Deeply Evil Musical and It Implies That Evan's Single Mother, Heidi, Who Works Constantly to Support Him and Put Herself Through College is at Fault for Evan Being Unwell Because When He Gets Popular and The Murphys Start Doting on Him Like a Pseudo-Son It Fixes Him. That One Truck Song is Written to Be Like, a Reconciliation Between Them and Heidi Owning Up to Her Faults But in That Moment Evan is the One Who Told Her She Failed Him By Working Too Much... She Doesn't Have Shit to Apologize For!
#Like at One Point He Directly Blames Her for Him Being Unwell and Says She Jist Wants to Drug Him#And Yes Thats Something Said in Anger But He Quits His Meds So This is Supported By the Narrative#Good for You is the Only Song Where Evan Gets Held Accountable and Its Bogged Down With Alana Who is Bad and Who Evan Has Done Jackshit To#And Jared. Who is Homophobic and Shitty#dreamy.txt#BAD MUSICAL!!!!
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”he shouldn’t have had to apologise” he was fucking misogynistically blaming a woman for shit her grown ass son did and expecting HER someone COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the situation to do something bc she was a woman and woman have to take responsibility for what men related to them do actually. he should apologise bc messaging sarah at all is misogynistic as shit. like imagine if people sent dream's mums dms if he did shit they didn’t like that’d be obviously horrible and invasive and misogynistic as shit bc why you blaming a random woman for shit men did. he should be on his fucking knees begging bc he did like misogyny 101 blaming women for shit men did.
#Sarah Simons has every right to be angry. She has every right to be way angrier actually.#Holding women accountable for changing the behaviour of grown ass dudes is fucking. Patriarchy 101.#Dream involving her at all is misogynistic as shit like. Again imagine if people expected His female family members to change his behaviour#Thatd obviosuly be fucked and sexist as shit#It’s not any better if he does it that is still Doing A Misogyny#and no woman should be shamed for bringing forward sexism and being mildly rude about it#Women should never be held accountable for the actions of men actually#That is called The Patriarchy and we want it gone#Tho considering y’all can see rape culture in hookups and go yeah that’s fine and feminist#Yall are fucking lost causes
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I wish we got more episodes that explored Margaret and the nurses and their relationships that were like. written well
#mash#margaret houlihan#I do like The Nurses but I hate the Margaret plot line in it where it turns out she's so upset because they dont talk to her#I think it would've actually been interesting to explore that through the nurses and Margaret discussing that#and Margaret being held accountable for how awful she's been to the nurses because she has been absolutely awful to them#multiple times#but the narrative instead acts like the nurses were at fault somehow and thats where it loses me#and its especially annoying because in other episodes Margaret takes more responsibility for how she feels isolated#and acknowledges that its her own doing#just. bad writing#the episodes that deal with Margaret and the nurses feel like they miss most of the time#and there's little to no consistency in those relationships#they dont particularly improve after this episode#Margaret being awful to the nurses continues to be a plot point in multiple episodes#and even then sometimes thats like. the intended plot point#but she isnt even being that awful#like in Images I think it is when she wants to transfer out the nurse who keeps breaking down#like sorry I think she was right for that#and the episode treats her like a villain#I could write an essay on Margaret's writing when it comes to her relationships with the nurses and where it fails#saw a gifset from The Nurses and didnt want to dump all this in the tags so here's this
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You ever just want to talk about Bertl,
#i . ooc .#The tags got so long just warning U now!#OK I know his appearance wasn't the longest but like. I'll never stop talking about him because he doesn't get enough credit? rip.#I know it's not really relevant any more because post-timeskip everyone is a lot better but. Referring to everyone's skill as of pre.#Reiner said Bertolt was the strongest of all of the shifters but he held himself back. He came 3rd without giving his all. Or really trying#I hc he held himself back to try not to let too much of his strength show bc people forget he had military training b4 joining the 104th.#And ofc. Also to not bring too much attention to himself bc of who he really is???#The way he mastered his Titan straight away and also has such a good handle on it.#Out of the 3 shifters he was the one that stayed true to the mission. Despite his reluctance he's got the strength and commitment.#People are so quick to say he relies on Reiner too much. And while he does at times. Reiner relies on him just as much if not more. Even if#Reiner doesn't realise it. Bertolt keeps him on track and has no one supporting him at all.#In COTT arc... U see him dodge Mikasa who is an Ackerman and seen as one of the strongest characters in the series...#And the same in RTS. Everyone gets too distracted by Mikasa to actually pay attention to how he dodges her 4 times?? Even tho she attacks#from behind? And the way he lands a hit on her. I just *screams*. I love how many times she tries to kill him. lol#How effective he is when he abandons his guilt and this is sort of irrelevant but. It's so special to me because as someone who is#a quiet person irl round people I don't know well. Who has it brought up a lot. I just adore when a character that remains in the#background just comes out and says enough is so hhhhh I know his reasons aren't good BUT RTS BERT... AH.#Also gotta talk about his marksmanship skills in a thread at some point?? Maybe Mp bert I J UST..#Anyway I might do a cheeky revamp of graphics n icons and that. Dunno yet. Need to actually write that'd be good lol.#This account is a lovebot didn't U know.
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what if dovewing tried to save flametail instead of jayfeather. the drama.
#ngl i know its to show that jay is noble and its fine to have him do it#but i always thought it was weird they had the blind cat jump to save him and everyone held him accountable for not succeeding#also why was jayfeather even there#i think jay has enough noble moments in oots for me to move this specific one to dove in rv i think#cause i can see goldenheart maybe taking her out to hang out with her siblings on the ice. and maybe she talks them into being chill with i#but it ends tragically. and can you imagine how this would damage dove's psyche even MORE?#she watched rippletail die (another prophecy cat in this au btw) and she tries to save another at the expense of herself#bc shes so used to risking herself over and over and not putting herself first. but she fails#she fails and dawnpelt blames her for everything and this puts a rift between her and goldie#just fucks her up even more. idk#razorverse#also this may replace her witnessing the one tribe cat die since the tribe doesnt exist#AND THEN IVYLEAF IS ORDERED TO KILL HIM IN THE DF!!
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In light of all the Berryheart stuff in ASC, how do you plan to handle Berryheart's role in AVOS and her relationship with Needletail? In canon Needletail apparently feels alienated enough from her Clan that she sees herself as just like the orphaned Violetkit, but her relationship with her parents is never really touched upon, and despite feeling misunderstood, her mother Berryheart is almost as enthusiastic as her about the Kin and is one of the first to join. So what will the relationship between these two be like in the rewrite and how will Berryheart be involved with the Kin plot? What do you plan to be the nature and causes of Needletail's feelings of isolation from her Clan in general in the rewrite (for instance are you keeping her canon backstory of almost getting killed and being written off as dead by everyone except Tree?) Will Berryheart still be one of the cats journeying with Tigerheart, and will there be more setup for her later antagonistic role in your Heartstar's Rise?
The excerpt from the newest book of ASC is a major reason I try to stay loose with the most recent arcs, I plan to incorporate and build on it.
This time around, Berryheart was spared on purpose. It was Breezepelt who was her executioner that day with Darktail and one other, and he turned around to see her paddling away and says nothing.
So, Berryheart is going to be a member of ShadowClan who agreed with the rebelling apprentices. I don't really see a need to keep Needletail feeling isolated from her Clan, since the new motivation of the apprentices is legitimate grievance.
Aside from the usual teenage angst of course. But even in-canon this motivation doesn't seem legitimate imo, it's more like a personal insecurity.
Plus, having the mother and daughter have been very close both personally and politically feels more dramatic, considering how Berryheart becomes in ASC.
Anyway, one thing that does bug me is Berryheart on the patrol. I don't understand why she would name her son after Spiresight, a total stranger, when she's supposed to start being wary of outsiders right about now. Not to mention how Blazefire is Spiresight's adopted son, it feels a bit inconsistent.
I might fix it by having Sparrowtail name Spirekit, getting an uncomfortable shuffle from Berryheart in response, but she isn't far gone enough yet to veto it.
#Also unrelated but how much do you guys wanna bet that the narrative is going to botch Berryheart's xenophobia#DOTC has a whole Clear Sky Defense Department culimating in him not being held accountable for his actions because-#'He was scared :( being scared is a powerful emotion he really did love his clan :('#But I wonder... are they gonna extend that same asskissing to Berryheart?#Or is Berryheart different because she's a woman#To be clear both of these would be nightmare scenarios#Did Nothing Wrong!Berryheart and also Double Standard!Berryheart#What if Clear Sky even gets a moment where he personally condemns her lmao#''I was scared and i committed just as many war crimes but you're worse! Dark Forest!!!''#Bonefall Rewrite#Bonefall AVoS#Heartstar's Rise
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This is really disappointing.
#annual reminder to not donate to the salvation army#fuck the salvation army#dolly has always been so supportive of the LGBTQIA+ community#maybe she legit doesn't know but she should still be held accountable for donating to such a homophobic and transphobic organization
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Villainizing someone on the internet is never a good idea. You may not like lauuzer, but you don't have to start a witch hunt. This damianya drama is months old. Block, and move on.
For what it's worth, what you said about shiny in your doc is not true. Lauuzer didn't send her a single anon message. Shiny didn't beg anons to stop harassing her. In her very last message, she continued to encourage people to send her thoughts about what she said about Anya loving Loid more. I don't know why she deactivated shortly after, but it wasn't because of a single tweet made on Lauuzer's account. If I had to guess, she deactivated because the many anons started to pile on, and she got overwhelmed. And your Google doc encourages the same thing to happen to lauuzer. There are real people behind these accounts. If someone's account bothers you, block. But don't try to combat cyberbullying with more cyberbullying.
And lauuzer can dislike other fans in this fandom without constantly harassing them and even going as far as digging up an OLD tweet of someone and then trying to start shit twice. I've had her and her friends blocked from way back when they were harassing Annie and over what? A fucking fictional character. And idc if you think the damianya drama is "old", people are still hurt by it. Do you actually ever talk to other fans outside of your bubble?
Also I remember shiny being distressed and deactivating shortly after. That shit popped up on my dashboard and those posts were some of the first I saw about the whole situation. When I checked their blog it was just one aggro anon after the other. I don't care about whether or not L sent any asks at all, fact is she instigated that shit. Also it's not my doc, I only posted screenshots cause someone mentioned that it should be on tumblr. If u got any gripes then go ask the OP on Twitter.
#anon ask#fandom rant#And yes there are REAL people behind these accounts who got HURT because of this person and her circle#So imo compiling all of that isn't even cyberbullying lmao it's just a compilation of things she has said and done#It's called being held accountable 💅✨
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…when people take an old (6 years plus) clip of an actress known for a her brash, impulsive, word-vomity answers - and take it completely out of context by making it look recent
Oh, and also omitting that said actress apologised for her poor choice of wording and actually went on to clarify what was actually a much more nuanced point of discussion regarding opportunities for cultural representation and providing new original roles for POC
This is why I hate Twitter
(And don’t come at me before reading the tags. I believe in accountability. Not mindless cancel culture.)
#Michelle Rodriguez#now listen#I’m a big fan of hers but accept she’s said some pretty stupid shit before#and she has been held accountable and has held herself accountable in many instances#but it is concerning to me that we seem to not be able to distinguish contextually#between someone who has a ‘no-filter’ mindset making a stupid remark and someone who is genuinely a terrible person#which if people are able to critically think#they would realise she is the former#like she’s not a racist and she’s not a bigot#anyway this instance?#I’m giving cancel culture a bombastic side eye for this one#and also this all stems from a culture of putting celebrities on pedestals and when they can’t meet our increasingly demanding standards#we’re shocked#these people are just people
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