Expect neither rhyme nor reason.
“To define is to limit.”
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spreading these occasionally would be nice…
Reblog if you support squishy bellies, have a squishy belly, or have the desire to summon satan
I still do not understand people using terms like “gatekeep” and “police” to just mean someone not validating your view or practice.
I guess it’s easier to say “you can’t gatekeep who counts as a witch” than “the history of the term is complex and varies by culture so what might not count by one definition does count by another and it’s worth being respectful of that.”
It’s easier to say “you can’t police correspondences” than “
But the tendency toward likening a lack of validation to materially violent acts is not pro-community. It normalizes heightened emotional responses to mere disagreement which is a hinderance to communication. Reactivity is an obstacle to collaboration - a building block of community.
And so often I’ve seen this get applied to anyone who doesn’t have the most expansive view of language which in turn trends a group toward a type of relativism that is neither realistic nor helpful. Truths can be known. Words can mean things. When definitions change, it’s worth evaluating the cost benefit.
Inclusivity to the point of meaninglessness is not a virtue. It is okay for people to not fit a given criteria even if they want to be included. It’s okay for actions to not fit a given criteria even if people want them to count.
The continued elevation of feelings over material and spiritual realities is very frustrating. I’m tired of the pendulum swinging, the black and white thinking. I understand coming out of a culture of “feelings don’t matter” or “validation doesn’t matter” and the damage that can entail. But healthy answer to that isn’t “validation matters a ton” or “feelings should be centered”. It’s feelings and validation should be considered in addition to other factors like material conditions.
rlly rlly hoping with all my lil egg heart that Acchan's COVID case is mild. pls
Our heavenly father, the divine prince Sakurai, should not be allowed to suffer like this 💔
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Petit Brabancon 「Don’t Forget」 MV
Raison D’etre (1999)
Confounded existence! Accursed being! I hereby forsake consciousness and relinquish all eleven of my anxiety addled brain cells.
