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Problematic media isn’t the problem, people who refuse to actively engage with it are.
#ra speaks#personal#spicy beans take at 5 AM#idk if tumblr at wide is aware of this but like there’s this stereotype in the gore/horror/otherwise fucked up media fandoms that we’re like#the most understanding and pleasant while the cute kids show fandoms are violent and terrible#but y’know I think I figured out why#people who regularly consume ‘problematic’ media learn to think critically about it#they see some fucked up shit. say ‘wasn’t that fucked up?’ and the majority of the fandom is like ‘yup absolutely fucked up’#it reinforces that ‘hey murder is bad’ without like. 40% of the fandom being like ‘but Steven should have genocided the diamonds :/‘#(I haven’t actually seen su this is my personal interpretation based on proxy contact)#and like. oh yeh there’s ABSOLUTELY some actually gross ppl who like prob content and get off to that shit#but like idk bc the fucked up shit fandom is very aware of how fucked up shit works we tend to like#block and tell other ppl to be wary of the real monsters on this hellsite#this isn’t some ‘separate the art from the artist uwu’ take that weak shit doesn’t work either#the artist is intrinsic of their work and it’s actually your job as a consumer of media to recognize their influence#once you do that you can recontextualise it and like. actually enjoy the media and make fan content that actively fixes it#hp lovecraft was racist! antisemetic! afraid of air conditioning! and his work ABSOLUTELY reflects those exact attitudes#but when you can recognize that the fish monsters are a metaphor for the ‘other’ and ‘the outsider’ you can recontextualise the story#‘I have been/am the other or outsider I can relate to this monster and all the complexities this new veiwpoint adds to the story’#while I’m here YES PIRATE PROBLEMATIC SHIT DONT GIVE LEGIT BAD PPL YOUR MONEY#HOWEVER there is no ethical consumption under capitalism and there is no pure interaction in human made media#sometimes you are giving someone who isn’t a goddamn saint views or clicks or money#but you gotta pick your battles or you’re going to burn yourself out trying to find ways to circumnavigate this capitalist hellscape#anyways back to my queued posts see y’all in another month#stay hydrated remember your meds and do something nice for yourself today ^v^
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