#bc they wanted to be racists! to the point of medical harm in real life!!!!!!!

[4c-aperture]

in genuine danger of having a spiral into a completely unrelated fandom bc of a destiel fic, this will not stand!!

[mariemcreau]

i'm gonna be real and say that often it feels like you refuse to accept people apologizing? i know you're probably gonna disagree with this or whatever but i do get why lisbug deactivated instead of apologizing because now diana apologized twice, the second time being, in my opinion and likely that of others since nobody is interacting with your posts, sincere and showing care, but you're still continuing to post. even posting anons that say she's "whining about her life" (she's not, she's just talking about new medication affecting her sleep in a venting channel) and its starting to feel like you don't actually want people to reflect on their mistakes, you just want them to feel bad and for everyone to pile on.

it's not the first time i've seen you do this either, and i have agreed with you in the past on certain subjects, but i feel like at some point it has started to feel like you're not looking for resolution or for people to do better, it's started to feel like you aren't satisfied until someone has been completely destroyed, and even then, you're sometimes still continuing. obviously this is your blog and you can do whatever you want, but if you do genuinely want people to change and do better, you gotta move on after they've apologized and promised just that instead of making them feel like an apology is worth nothing anyway bc you're never done.

She apologized and was fucking ableist in her apology by saying she was racist and it was something dumb to do. And said in the same breath that she would reflect more next time. Like, ok, great, you’re sorry for being caught with your whitewashing but don’t be ableist too? Dumb is an ableist terms and she knows it. How do you claim to be accountable and better yourself when you can’t even apologize without being harmful in it? Honestly, had it not been the fact that it’s seems so easy for her to be harmful like that, the apology would have been okay. But she had to go and be ableist in it and that’s the issue.

Lisbug didn’t even tried to apologize, first time some criticized her manips she called it hâte and shitting on someone’s hobby. And she had been around long enough to know better. We all have been around long enough to know better and that’s the thing. So yeah. It takes a lot for an apology for whitewashing and racism to be heard and as a black women, that’s my right.

[swearronchanel]

Let’s talk about it?

So I’ve see a lot of thoughts/opinions on this past series of ctm and I wanted to comment on some but I decided to just make my own post. Brace yourself bc I tend to ramble..

I love the show, it’s amazing. Im trash for tv, but there’s really no other show like this. I’ve gotten a lot of my family and friends to watch it and they all have told me they love it too and notice how different and amazing it is.

But, I have a few things to say about this past series, ofc my opinion means nothing but ima share it anyways 😂

As far as the medical plot lines/story of the week, I think they’ve been getting more creative. However, it seems as if they’re trying too hard to make the story concepts unique and different that the stories themselves suffer. The episodes are also more crowded than they used to be and seemed very rushed, which is why although they’re still emotional- most don’t have that special & tugging on your heart strings type of feel as episodes in the past. The crowding & rushing of episodes has also caused story’s with real potential-to flop (*cough cough* the whole Magda story)

I know they only have an hour but damn, some things just don’t resolve that quickly. Leading to my other point, I don’t like when so many stories are resolved so quickly. Call The Midwife is very big on the “love conquers all” kind of idea, which I love, but sometimes that just isn’t the way life works. Again it’s just a show so it’s not that serious but still this show is very realistic so I don’t like when that happens. Like the Christmas Special abuse story? Sister J talked to the daughter and then she just went along and talked to her mom after decades. Like her mom threw her out and let her dad abuse her and it’s that quick? Same with the Mumtaz story. It seemed way too rushed/quick, like there’s no way she just “got over it” that fast like ok we’ll all be a family?. Once again, I know there’s only an hour but not everything has to be resolved at the end of the episode bc in real life things aren’t always resolved either. Another one that bothered me was Margie’s mom and her racism towards Lucille. I don’t care how upset you are, nothing ever justifies being racist, not now and not then either. (I was also upset that Val was the only one to defend Lucille in clinic but that’s not my point) - Margie’s mother seemed once again to have just “gotten over” her racism? Racism is alive and well but since this show is set in the 60s I had an expectation of how they would revisit racism, especially when it’s now affecting a main character. In my opinion it was just resolved too quickly to be realistic. Also, in ep 7 the quick mentions of self harm? That wasn’t done properly imo. Self harm and depression aren’t just details to be dropped in, it should’ve been actually touched upon. I was disappointed, esp considering how well Sister Mary Cynthia’s depression storyline was done. Anyways I’ll stop this point bc I still have more to say.

This is getting too long but I also want to talk about the characters for a sec. I love them, this is one of the only shows I’ve watched where I don’t hate any of the main characters. I love that it’s an ensemble show, we get to see a little of everyone but sometimes people over-shine. I think for a show that’s called Call The *Midwife* we see the doctor a little too much. Nothing against Patrick but this is a show about women, and he gets more spotlight than his own wife, even though she’s a midwife. I’m glad we’ve seen Shelagh back in full swing at work and actually delivering babies bc at the end of the day that’s her job and that’s what the show is about. A lot of people have said Trixie got a lot of light this series, that is true, but to be fair she was only in half the episodes(I’m not even going to talk about the different opinions on her bc I’ll prob seemed biased) I also think the nuns have been pushed a step back in the show and wish they would get more focus(esp Sister Winnifred) bc they’re still midwives & I used to love the old dynamic of the nuns and nurses. I have a strong belief/idea that Trixie is so important to the show bc she is the bridge between the nuns and the nurses as well as the old/original characters and the new. When she’s gone her absence is noticed and makes a difference. That one scene of Val, Lucille, and Phyllis in the bedroom seemed a little odd to me, like Trixie needed to be there to make it less awkward (maybe that’s just me) but it’s also why I think there doesn’t need to be any new characters. I love Val and Lucille and they have made quite an impression, but there’s legit no room for anyone else. The nurses friendship used to be one of my favorite parts of the show, like the original gang going out to clubs and dances & their hanging out in the room time. It doesn’t happen anymore and I don’t think the closeness is really there among the nurses in the same way. We probably need to get to know the characters more and see more friendship grow, I really hope at least.

The ending of the series finale was amazing, and to me it made up for all of these gripes. Sister Monica Joan is one of my favs and she deserves all the celebration, she’s the oldest but also the heart of Nonnatus house ya know.  I loved how they showed all of the throwback photos from past series’, it shows how much has happened and how much has changed throughout the past 7 years. There are a lot of old things I miss and a lot of old things I don’t. I’m very excited to see what the next and probably last 2 series of the show will bring! Heidi’s writing is brilliant, I wish she would write more of the episodes herself tbh bc hers are usually my favorite. But I’m glad that this amazing woman-centered show is still going, let’s get it 1964 👏🏼

[whyareyouyellingatme]

A post I deleted in the end

Here's one of the most personal/long things I've ever posted, and if you hate me you'll probably have a field day laughing at this one. I don't know how long it'll take before I maybe...delete it. I don't want anyone to respond with likes or comments. If you have something to say you can pm me, but I don't enjoy talking about it outside of one ong rant. I rant like this so I can jot it all down for records / evidence I'm not irrational, and then move on.

Here's the TL;DR: Rick Ranquist - 40+ years old, lives in Utah possibly Michael Aigner - mid 20's, probably lives in Bellingham by the pool Cooper Texeira - My age, lives in Seattle and goes to my school

All these men are white sexual offenders that did not get a punishment for their crimes.

When I was seven my 20+ year old babysitter did stuff with me that I did not understand, and I don't properly remember a lot of it. I thought it was a game, but it was actually doing sexual favors for a pedophile. I read a line in "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" about a man trying so hard to forget something unpleasant that he eventually succeeds in forgetting it. I tried to do that with the memory, and it sort of worked until I heard his name, Ricky. My brother said, "Remember when Ricky----" and that's all I heard before I started dissociating and everything was like someone was smothering me with a pillow.

His sister called me a liar when I said "your brother does weird stuff with me and plays games I don't understand". I decided if she didn't believe me, nobody would, because she was my neighbor and my friend. She still doesn't know today I was telling the truth.

I got raped when I was 19 by a 23 year old that had been grooming me since I was 16. I tried reporting it to the police and they laughed at me, nearly hanging up on me. I went to the ER, got a cervical exam while a doctor ogled my vagina with awe (because my relatively young genitals excited him, how professional). The taxi driver saw me crying and said "you put him on a list! Get him on a list!" and nope, he didn't get put on any kind of list. That fucked me up for a long time. I was numb for a long time. I just watched non stop television and didn't think. I can remember the exact outfit I put in a brown paper evidence bag, and I can remember the exact outfit I wore for days afterwards. I really changed as a person after that. Being isolated from all your friends and spending 3 years dedicating all your time to a shitty abusive man that made you think everything was your fault. Not fun.

Weirdly enough, a man who's in my family pushed me not to report the rape or try pushing for anything else from the police, because he thought it would traumatize me further. I gave up. I didn't want to see Michael, he made me sick. I was partially relieved I got out of the cycle of abuse, but I held on to a rage for a while . I still feel it if I think too much about it. I get really angry but it helps nothing because what can I do ? I'd imagine scenarios where I got to kill him as revenge.

It looked really cute on the surface! It looked like I was having a good time. But I was having panic attacks every week trying to make him happy, despite the beatings, despite the yelling (bc that's normal in my household so I thought it was normal in relationships) until the day that he went way too far.

I really thought it was my fault and that I deserved it for being stupid or not good enough. I was too focused on a very heavy school schedule and an eating disorder/self harm problem to realize I could do better for myself. Of course all of his friends saw me as a "crazy bitch" as he was beating me, real nice. His family was really racist and he broadcasted all of our arguments to them. His sister threatened to hit me with a wrench, not knowing/caring that her brother was already beating me. All of them just kind of watched whenever I broke down crying in front of them. His dad said "women get like this", I'm not...a woman. Not for someone like you dude.

Michael showed up at my house a couple days after it happened too. He stalked me for a while. I still get freaked out being alone sometimes. I have a knife collection and pepper spray, and even guns, but none of them make me feel as safe as a genuine friend does. I'm easily startled and for a while I had really horrible nightmares and panic attacks in public. It got a little better with time, but I still have really bad days. It's still difficult going anywhere near medical centers or dealing with cervical exams.

(I tried speaking with a nurse about the possibility that I have PTSD from that event, and she brushed me off with a "Women used to get raped all the time and they would have to just deal with it. You should lose some weight." Which started up my eating disorder again...horribly enough, people have been so cruel to me but I still care so much what they think.)

I tried faking confidence and happiness in college. I don't have a supportive healthy family, I just have me and whoever decides to be my friend. I made a friend group and went to parties with them. That was fun until a person I trusted grabbed at me when I was incredibly drunk. He led me to his room where I passed out. I wasn't sober enough to understand what was going on or even walk properly, and he texted people things from my phone saying that I was okay. It was all just kind of stupid honestly.

I woke up the next day in my room, on the floor, feeling kind of gross and even more gross as I try to figure out what happened the night before. He shows up at my work wanting me to serve him ice cream. I go in to report him because he did end up grabbing me without consent.

I lost my friend group. And after describing him grabbing my chest and ass in a disgusting amount of detail to a man that said "I remember being a young man and partying in college" with a cheerful nostalgia, I lost the case too. He didn't get anything. At this point I was kind of used to being treated like a piece of meat, so I was just mad he didn't learn anything. In fact, he has been checking up on me online to find dirt on me and report ME to the school for talking shit. His girlfriend has been doing the same, angry because she thinks he was trying to cheat with me. Cheating is consensual.

People just don't learn sometimes. I'm not a thing. I'm an nb lesbian though, and the guy that tried stuff with me when I was drunk knew that. He thought he could convert me.

I've been going through all of this without therapy, trying to just go to school. I tried telling a counselor about my situation and he said "those are long term problems that the university cannot handle".

Maybe I seem quiet and aloof, maybe I'm annoying to you, maybe you think I'm a liar or something stupid like that. But god damn it, I am a human being. I've been through some gross shit. I'm tired of people touching me and trying to invade my space. I'm tired of creepy ass college professors comparing me to their girlfriends and saying shit like "things aren't going so well with her". It's never a compliment you're just fuckin weird dude.

I'm super disconnected from reality even now (sometimes) because I don't like thinking about any of this. I stayed silent about it for quite a while because of all the people who probably wouldn't believe me. But uhhhh fuck you guys I know who I am.

This is a really personal story, especially very personal to be posting on facebook. It makes me feel super vulnerable, but not as much as having the memories bouncing around in my head nonstop makes me feel. I have a girlfriend now and I'm living in a pretty safe place at the moment. There's a lot of other shit happening in my life, my PTSD dog (one of my only sources of comfort in a bad time) got hit by a car and died. :( You all probs know about that, I just miss her when I think about the past. So I've just been trying to figure out how to help myself, you know?

This post got really fucking long and I don't feel like editing it. If you ever think I'm quiet, it's because I'm tired of explaining myself. I want to be my usual joke-y self but sometimes that feel really fake. I don't like thinking about all of this, but I think someone should know.

I wanted to write this post when I was sure I could finish it without crying. It has been a while since something super bad has happened to me, and that distance between the event and reality really helps muffle the emotional response.

Cheers to the survivors that aren't "good" survivors that react a specific way. Cheers to those of you that aren't comfortable sharing your story because it's really not anybody's business unless you want to say something.

I don't know, I still try and have fun, pretending nothing happened. I hate this crap. I hate the emotional baggage. Wish I could chuck it, but my brain has a different plan.

Like, all of this shit happened on TOP of me living in an extremely abusive home so you can imagine I tried to kill myself.

I'm a human being. Stop treating me like shit. I'm tired of it. I'm also not as mean as I look, I don't bite. I'm here for you as a friend if you need it. I just couldn't sleep tonight because of all this crap.

Please don't react to this I'm just babbling. I don't want to deal with people that have no empathy for my long ass story just because it's long / badly written. I'm just tired. I'm soooooo fucking tired.

Edit: I'm trying to reread this just once, but I can't even do it. Like not because it's hard, I literally just look at the words and they mean nothing. My brain basically put up a firewall against upsetting shit so I lose touch with reality whenever I get near it for too long. It's hard describing dissociation but if you would like to know more u should google it. A weird time. Anyway gn I'm alright I just needed to fucking let it out.