#but refusal for self defense

[im-very-sorry]

princess unikitty's arc(while not the focus) in the lego movie(2014) demonstrates why absolutist pacifism is not a fitting way to bring about change in the current world.

[nelkcats]

It's not kidnapping, it's borrowing

When Jazz first decided to study psychology she didn't know what she could major in, maybe child psychology? Taking into account all her experiences. Or she could go a step further and specialize in obsessions. Even ghosts, though that would probably make her look weird.

In the end, she decided on something else, and after graduating she opened a clinic in a challenging place: Gotham. She might even give superheroes appointments in the future, considering that having Black Canary do all the Watchtower sessions didn't seem like a good idea.

Surprisingly it was a success, and she got several clients, even if some of them preferred to keep their identities a secret. She was pretty sure they were superheroes or millionaires.

Interestingly, her clinic got quite a reputation and at some point, villains started kidnapping her...To receive therapy? Jazz was about to break free and destroy whoever had kidnapped her on her way out of work (of course she knew self-defense), but Killer Croc looked contrite and…shy?

It turned out that several villains required her services but couldn't make appointments due to their lack of good reputation, there was also the fact that they didn't want to go back to prison, and wouldn't talk in an environment like Arkham (Jazz didn't like the place either, despite of considering it in advance), so she allowed the "borrowing" after work. As long as they didn't invade her apartment.

When Red Hood went to rescue the psychologist from her sixth kidnapping of the week (and damn, why did she refused to report it?) He didn't expect to find Crane crying in a chair and Dr. Fenton scowling at him as she comforted the villain.

[hadesoftheladies]

i cannot stress enough how key it is to women's and girls safety for them to simply accept that men (any man in any shape) are dangerous. because the first step to women's self-defense is clocking the predator. you can't fight or prepare to defend a monster you can't see. and you're more likely to get eaten alive if you underestimate your enemy.

and that is precisely why men keep fighting against women sharing that knowledge. because accepting that they're dangerous, that they're the problem, that they are worth fearing, that there is no kind of man that is immune to misogyny or patriarchy, forces women to retreat and fortify, hindering the predator's access to them

[britisharmymilitaryintelligence]

TERRAN RELATED LIFE SUPPORT AND DEFENSIVE SYSTEMS IMMEDIATELY DEPORT OR KILL OR CAPTURE INTRUDERS OR INVADERS AS A GENERAL RULE AND ARE ENTIRELY AUTOMATED OR AUTOMATIC AND REQUIRE NO ORDERS TO FUNCTION OR EVEN KNOWLEDGE AMONG PERSONS AS TO THE PARTICULAR DETAILS OF THOSE TYPES OF FUNCTIONS. IT WOULD NEVER MAKE SENSE THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE GIVEN ACCESS TO TERRAN RELATED SYSTEMS BASED UPON AN INDIVIDUAL'S ASSENT AND INDIVIDUAL ORDERS MIGHT ADD TO TERRAN RELATED SYSTEMS FUNCTIONS BUT THEY ARE ALL ESSENTIALLY ROOTED IN MASSIVE BRAIN EMULATING COMPUTERS AND SO TYPICALLY ACT AS THOUGH ALL MEMBERS OF A SOCIETY HAD VOTED IN RELATION TO EVERYTHING DONE. PLEASE RESEARCH WIRELESS BRAIN MEMORY BACKUP TECHNOLOGY FOR FURTHER INSIGHT.

[constantvariations]

One of Hello Future Me's videos on revolution brought up an event from the Philippines back in the 80s: the dictator sent a battalion to crush a supposed revolt, only for the soldiers to be met with nuns and children offering food and water. The majority of the army defected as a result

I'm going to use rwby to try hammering this abstract concept into a coherent thought, but this incident got me thinking about how nonviolent protest is theater

If a similar event were to occur in rwby, for it to be successful, the protestors would have to be the cutesy faunus types: rabbits, cats, dogs, and the like because they're non-threatening. Attacking a sweet cat faunus would be akin to attacking a child or nun, paragons of innocence and virtue respectively. Only a monster could cut them down, and no one wants to be seen as a monster

A scorpion faunus, though? Their mere existence is a threat. That tail is dangerous, a weapon available at all times. Bull faunus have horns they can use to gouge out eyes and organs. Claim they attacked and most people would agree that killing them in self-defense is justified

Because nonviolent resistance relies on public perception, people who could possibly taint the image of the movement will get left in the dark no matter how important they are. Bayard Rustin was the one who taught Dr King about civil disobedience and was an organizer for many major events, but he opted to ride to events in the trunk of people's cars so his status as an openly gay man wouldn't harm the movement's image

There would be little wonder why the White Fang would be more popular with the "scarier" faunus. Public perception is already against them, so it's not going to change much for them if they join a violent organization, but this in turn will be seen as justification for discrimination against these types of faunus. A hellish self-perpetuating cycle

These faunus would also be far more likely to experience violence at a much younger age, akin to how black children are treated as adults even if they're literally six years old

The strategy behind nonviolent protest like the ones Dr King did is to show the world the mistreatment of the innocent, but when your existence is deemed a threat, there's little hope that you'll ever get enough support to change the system. This is why bigots constantly spew the "queer groomer" and black crime "statistics": by portraying someone's freedom as a danger to the innocent, any level of violence is justifiable defense. The police aren't attacking queers, black, and brown folk discriminately, they're attacking dangerous criminals, so it's okay!!1!

Theater can't save those already condemned and to try is wasted effort

[ismyteadoneyet]

dude my mom doesn't even let me identify as a pacifist without debating me on it how tf am I supposed to come out as queer lol

[dramarants]

don’t even look at me if you wouldn’t consider sealing yourself in an ice coffin with me to stay by my side should I suffer an untimely death 😩

[kaurwreck]

if you have a question, it is wholly okay and arguably important that you at least sometimes look up the answer. if you aren't sure about information you want to share on social media, you can also double check its veracity prior to sharing. if you still aren't sure after searching for more information yourself, then asking strangers on the internet is fine, but confirm any answers you receive prior to internalizing them. (which you can do by using key terms from others' answers in your subsequent search strings.)

this won't stop you from interacting with others on tumblr dot com. instead, it will deepen those interactions, improve your digital literacy, and prevent me from manifesting as your sleep paralysis demon.

[utilitycaster]

Aes Sedai before the breaking literally were like what if we created...EVERY Torment Nexus :)

[makotonaegiunderstander]

constantly reminded why I left DR for seven years LMAOO. the fans are so infuriating 😭😭 the franchise known for its incredible amounts of misogyny, racism, ableism, homophobia, and transmisogyny unsurprisingly is CHOCK full of it in w fans and no one even realizes it. also frequently Ishimondo fans are so damn aggressive for some reason and I say that as someone who actively likes that ship… not even sure why so many of them are so defensive against people wanting to talk about other characters, it’s like some of them only tolerated the game for the yaoi 💀 obvs not all of them bc I like the ship too but man. I guess it’s the same for all the super popular boy ships in the series (like Komahinata for the second game etc etc) but man you gotta wonder why they’re so upset considering they make up almost all the fan content for DR ever

[2readiscworld]

Its always peak when there's an assassination attempt and the other guy is like wow its so hot that you have people who try to kill you and you don't die

[themsource]

PSA

Please do not come into my anon inbox with accusations or discourse involving someone, especially when there's no proof behind your words. I am not someone who goes merely off of what someone tells me. As someone who's been wrongly accused and unjustly hated on by word of mouth alone - I refuse to partake in any ignorant activity of similar nature.

This applies even more when the person being named is a minor. One not even following me. Do not come to me in a manor involving a kid of any kind in a negative light and expect me to be supportive of 'calling them out'.

I do not believe in turning children into victims.

I will not name who the person the ask was sent about is as I do not want to draw any more attention to this situation and invite more possible harassment. But I suggest that any other fellow adults or people in general that receive a similar ask with "This is a copy and paste message to inform some people of recent events involving the most controversial Tumblr user..." to block on sight, as I have done.

No one send me such material again in my inbox, this blog isn't about that and neither am I. If there is serious concern of someone in the future with backing evidence that makes someone concerned for me and others in some way, DMs exist. I will more believe you're attempting awareness or protection of others if you approach it that way. I will not promote attention seeking attempts like this in a public post by answering it, I will block you.

Thank you.

[hooved]

nothing makes me block someone faster than them writing paragraphs about how much they hate odo in the tags on my posts about him

[iknowwhereyousleepatnight]

people begging me to do something to make a certain someone happy aren’t taking into account that i hate this person and i will revel in the knowledge that i kept them from getting the most perfect version of what they wanted. in fact i hope they mourn the loss of this for the rest of their life and die unhappy about it

[trans-leek-cookie]

geto is such a fucking. I love him As A Character. He's got a good design and is interesting. There is no merit to defending his beliefs because the options are 1. You're defending a fucking eugenicist who regularly dehumanizes people and extorts them for his own gain. Or option 2. If sorcerers were actually oppressed in JJK (which. Fucking are they? It doesn't seem like it! It seems like sorcerer families are pretty FUCKING powerful! Considering the Gojos whole shit.) WE DONT NEEEEEEED MORE "THE OPPRESSED MINORITY IS SOOO EVILLLLL".

[technicolorxsn]

eugh