The reason why you can't argue with a conservative about "What the bible really says" when it comes to making laws, is because using the text of the Bible to make a case for or against something, is presupposing that we should give a shit about what the Bible says. The conservatives have already won the argument. Even if you can convince them that for this specific case, the Bible allows abortions, they will still leave that conversation believing that you can use the Bible as a justification for making other laws. They're still winning.

before labelling avatar the last airbender as an "excellent representation of colonialism" ask yourself why this show created by the citizens of an imperial nation for other citizens of an imperial nation spends more time and effort trying to make us sympathise with fire nation characters rather than exploring the literal genocide the protagonist suffered. ask yourself why the angriest character in this how is a literal imperial prince while the protagonists, victims of war crimes, are repeatedly asked to forgive their oppressors.

There's something about the way social media... Flattens or obscures regional/geocultural differences between people in a way that is very unhelpful and like. The opposite of what dedicated pen pal programs tried to do in the 20thc that I think really contributes to the meanness and high-handedness people take with each other. Like some things SHOULD land different if you are hearing them from like. Someone living in rural Oklahoma vs your housemate in Chicago, y'know? Someone from like. Bulgaria saying they don't trust communism SHOULD sound different than the person you're at a party with in Manchester. Someone saying all US politicians are the same to them who lives in Somalia SHOULD feel different than some white anarchist trust funder in Seattle. But instead everything gets read as if someone very very like you is saying it and saying it To You and like... Yeah that would be annoying if that was what was happening but its not and I feel like we are encouraged to not see that idk

Twitter users are defending their right to assume Picasso was a renaissance artist. Tiktok users think watching any film made outside the US makes you a snob. “Replace classic lit with YA and fan fiction” discourse is flourishing. I think we’re just living in anti intellectual times.

Isn't it funny how the very same circles that were so indignant over Ukraine being talked about more than some other war-torn places at the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion now hardly ever mention anything related to the country despite the russians still murdering, looting and plundering here every goddamn day.

It's almost as if they treat tragedies as not something real but just an exercise in looking as good and progressive as possible, what a surprise.

waiting for the day when saying “this certain aspect of how our culture approaches sex was really harmful to my psychological development as a child and i would like to see it change for the sake of children growing up today and in the future” is not met by a large part of the left with accusations of rhetorical pearl-clutching or reactionary appeals to eliminate degenerate perverts or whatever. a day which will never come. but still i wait...

the right: i want a woman to cook and clean and fuck

the left: omg…..girls?????? girls are soooooo soft……and soo good at organizing??? god i love how they organize their closets it’s soo cute…i just…wow…ugh date a girl who’s cute and soft and cooks for you

Like, the entire sentiment of "I keep the myths alive and make them better by retelling them" is just a continuation of the "We white Westerners are the real decedants of the Great™ ancient Greek civilization because art and academics, so we are allowed to do whatever the fuck we want with Greek antiquity and also Greeks aren't actual Greeks because they became Christian and got colonized once so they should be put to death and have parts of their culture be taken away from them and be given to us" white supremacist, anti-greek rhetoric. Can we finally acknowledge that Greek people are facing extreme racism and discrimination for centuries now, instead of screaming "white people bad" like woke fucking idiots every time they try to point out anything they rightfully don't like.

The discourse around the existence of awful Greek mythology retellings would be simpler if people just finally acknowledged that the problem has it's roots on cultural appropriation and discrimination towards Greek people instead of constantly doing mental gymnastics to keep them out of the picture.

Seriously stop trying to convince yourselves that the trend of rewriting ancient stories from a historical period you know nothing of, is "totally not harmful" and somehow doesn't have anything to do with Greece ever, when Greeks themselves are constantly pointing out how disrespectful retellings are and beg people to stop consuming problematic media, but of course no one ever listens cause the mythology fandom is unsurprisingly just as racist and disrespectful towards Greek people as the media they consume.

Retellers do not write inaccuraties about Greek mythology and history in their books because they're "poor little souls" who "got misinformed and didn't know any better". They do it because they are a fucking racists who despise greek antiquity and inaccuraties are just an inevitable result of racism, entitlement and bigotry.

The discourse around the existence of awful Greek mythology retellings would be simpler if people just finally acknowledged that the problem has it's roots on cultural appropriation and discrimination towards Greek people instead of constantly doing mental gymnastics to keep them out of the picture.

The discourse around the existence of awful Greek mythology retellings would be simpler if people just finally acknowledged that the problem has it's roots on cultural appropriation and discrimination towards Greek people instead of constantly doing mental gymnastics to keep them out of the picture.

the year is 2022 CE. tumblr fandom bloggers are posting fancams of their favourite members of the US invasion force from US Navy Recruiting Film #2. ‘i think the one who targets the cluster bombs is dating the one who uses the radar to track down foreigners’ they say. ‘the cult organiser who played US Invasion Leader is sooo dreamy‘ others respond

i hate gringos because they're absolutely spineless they'd be like "yeah everyone knows top gun is military propaganda nobody goes to see that movie expecting something different" THEN WHY ARE YOU GOING THEN. IF YOU'RE AWARE THAT IT'S PROPAGANDA WHY ARE YOU PAYING MONEY TO GO SEE AND SUPPORT SAID PROPAGANDA YOU ABSOLUTE PIECE OF SHIT???? i hate you all i hope you all die

Mission Accomplished

Banish the idea that all antisemites look like Nazis.

Antisemitism is pervasive in every culture and people aware of Jewish people's existence.

Yes, some antisemites look like white European neo-Nazis, but...

A lot of antisemites look like an atheist influencer who mocks Judaism as a "gotcha" to Christianity.

A lot of antisemites look like a lady at Church who talks about how much she "loves Jews" because "Jesus was Jewish."

A lot of antisemites look like a political commentator talking about the "globalists" and the "secret cabal controlling the government and Hollywood."

A lot of antisemites look like your gay friend who says he can't be antisemitic because he's gay and "the Nazis killed gay people too."

A lot of antisemites look like social justice advocates who will advocate for every marginalized community but will stay silent as soon as they are confronted with the antisemitism in their own circles.

A lot of antisemites look like fandom bloggers who think it's funny and original to call Jewish features "feral" or "sleepy" or "sneaky" or "rat-like" or "creepy".

People who want to deny their own antisemitism will push the idea that only Nazis are antisemites.