#i never thought the leopards would eat my face

[evilyisme]

we can simultaneously:

(1) have an internal valid, natural, and strong emotional response to this situation. we have the right to feel angry, disgusted, disappointed, betrayed, etc.

AND

(2) externally express those feelings through empathy, not spite or revenge. if you truly believe that ALL PEOPLE deserve basic human rights (shelter, food, healthcare, etc.), then you have to defend the rights of all.

that’s one of the truly hard parts about being leftist. you must always consciously act with empathy, in line with what you claim to believe. otherwise… you’re implying you DON’T actually believe everyone deserves automatic basic rights.

for example, if someone who’s trans does something horrible that you disagree with… you wouldn’t start misgendering them out of spite, right? if you did, that would imply something about you. that you think trans people have to EARN their identity and that trans folks can lose the most basic respect for their identity if you simply dislike them enough. I hate Caitlyn Jenner for instance. I think she’s evil. but me thinking she’s evil is a completely separate issue from her gender identity. I can simultaneously respect that she is a trans woman and also criticize and hate her for her actions. these things aren’t mutually exclusive.

with this current Trump administration, some of his voters are having their first “I never thought the leopards would eat my face” moment. you guys have to understand that MAGA is like a cult. people in a cult rarely ever think they’re in a cult. it takes quite a bit to for people to break free.

internally, you can be a bit spiteful, take a moment to think “I don’t care. we tried to tell them and they didn’t listen. this is what they voted for. f*ck them.���

but externally? your actions must remain focused on rights for ALL, even the rights of ignorant assholes. this is where—when an ex-Trump supporter turns to you and says, “I’m so confused. I didn’t know. I didn’t realize. I wouldn’t have voted for him.”—we say, “we tried to tell you. right-wing media lied to you to get what they want. they took your trust and money and betrayed you. i’m beyond pissed that you chose to believe them, but i’m still sorry you’re losing your rights. you’re here now and you see it. we’ve got to stop them.”

no one deserves to lose their basic rights. we can express our strong emotions towards those who voted Trump (voting not only against their OWN interests, but also against the interests of countless other people) without celebrating the results of fascism.

when you openly celebrate and advocate for certain people losing their basic rights (no matter how much those people suck)… you’re celebrating fascism.

you’re showing that your belief in basic human rights hinges on whether or not someone has “earned it.” similar to the MAGA crowd, you’re saying “these things are privileges, not rights. and only certain people deserve these privileges.”

internally, you can feel however you like. you don’t have to forgive or forget. but externally, you must make the conscious decision to keep fighting for everyone’s rights.

don’t feed the spite. it’s exactly what those in power expect and want from you.

remember, the oligarchy wants us fighting horizontally, at each others’ throats.

the only way forward, is to fight vertically, together.

[quasi-normalcy]

Thinking of that one particular scene in the final episode of the Deep Space Nine where the female Changeling finally just decides to exterminate the Cardassians outright, and her puppet Cardassian legate, who has been perfectly willing to sign off on everything that the Dominion does, up to and including leveling an entire Cardassian city, is shocked and appalled when he realises that this includes him, and he gets dragged to his execution begging and pleading about how loyal he is. I feel like DS9 brilliantly understands the fascist mindset.

RIP Legate Broca - "I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!"

[feverdreamdrifting]

i never thought leopards would eat MY face, says ontario premier doug ford

[bitchesgetriches]

"I never thought the leopards would eat MY face!" @chescaleigh

[queenoftsage]

My new favorite song.

Lyrics:

🎵 I never thought! The leopards would eat my face!

I never thoooought! The leopards would eat my face! 🎵

We bonded over bigotry, but they weren't supposed to turn on me!

Nooooo... 🎵

I never thought! The leopards would eat my face!

I never thought! The leopards would eat my face! 🎵

🎵 III never thoooought! The leopards would eat my face!

We bonded over bigotry, but they weren't supposed to turn on me!

Noooo.... I never thought, the leopards would eeeeeeeeeat myyy faaaace!!! FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!!!! 🎵

[katesattic]

I can’t stop thinking about that one lady on TikTok who sings “I never thought the leopards would eat my face”. I love her.

[ohello0]

I’m so sick of seeing the Mormon wife content spreading like mold across all social media platforms. I don’t give a fuck about your stand mixer you have three MIT degrees NASA NEEDS YOU!! Stop having that bighead man’s babies the international space station is looking for people get out there!!!

[littler3d]

Alicent really let the zoo loose when Viserys died and is still somehow shocked the leopards are eating her face huh

[ravenkings]

[ragtag-band-of-murderers]

poor Freddie, they absolutely are coming for him and they absolutely aren't listening to him

[beyblaiddyd]

my real biggest problem with mouthwashing Discussion is that people are focusing way too hard on criticism of Jimmy when that is obvious/blatantly part of the narrative from second one and they should probably really be discussing the things the game has to say about Curly

[colonel-chicken]

Tojoctober - Day 9 - Fear (prompt list)

Suddenly, I remember the reaso I usually stick to black and white for Tojoctober. It's to stop myself from becoming crazy and making a technicolor nightmares like this one.

Oh well.

[papirouge]

Remember when I told yall that whitefem allying with racist rightoids to shit on trans people were prodigiously dumb and that would ultimately bite their ass back?

well well well

"the trans community was a bigger threat" LOOK how open those women are with disclosing the fact they don't think racism or white supremacy is as much important than fighting trans people. They only care about themselves. BUT they will guilt trip women of color into not using the word Karen bc it hurts their fee fees 🤡

NOW you understand?

[m--rtyr]

I don’t advocate for bigotry, but I need the leopards to get to eating some faces.

[in-death-we-fall]

Wednesday's arm in a sling after he broke his collarbone

[dovedrangeas]

transphobic gays when the conservatives they allied with to harm trans people move from transphobia to homophobia: