#people and all that jazz. i was NOT talking about vital labels connected self-identification health and all until the very end of this text | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

kalm1aa · 3 months ago

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can we NOT misuse labels for punching down. or even punching up sometimes. please. i'm beginning to feel like whatever community building uniting goals we were (hopefully) trying to achieve are getting shot in the leg by people who use (optionally — hyperspecific) labels to further isolate some social groups and ¿degrade? them? cause they just don't like them personally? bro that's the same discrimination we were trying to deconstruct by coming up with them. you're just doing the same stuff THEY were doing while justifying it by seeing yourself as an exception cause you're a minority. some news for you: you're still not immune to causing harm or being ableist or sexist or racist or whatever-ist and -phobic by weaponizing the tools you were given to protect yourself and feel accepted and safe and normal

#don't. talk to me please my head hurts if something here sounds iffy reach out in dms or not. please. like #pLea s e #maybe i worded something wrong be gentle k cupcakes #(this was triggered by newer slang that's been popping up online with all the personality?? types and ways of describing certain sorts of #people and all that jazz. i was NOT talking about vital labels connected self-identification health and all until the very end of this text #augh my headdddddddd #NOTICE the word misuse. PLEASE notice the word misuse #do you UNDERSTAND what i'm talking about #labels serve a purpose #if you're free to make it into whatever you like and you think it's ok well anyone else can do the same and then it's boy and the wolves

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