#Neo-puritanicalism
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So tumblr has now rolled lives for my account too and reading their rules..
MIDDLE FINGER IS BANNED I REPEAT DO NOT FLIP THE BIRD on live IT IS VERY VERY BAD IT IS LITERALLY SAME AS IF YOU GOT FULLY NAKED AND WOOP WOOP HANKY PANKY BOJOINK WITH AN EQUALLY NUDE PARTNER ON THE STREAM I REPEAT HIDE YOUR MIDDLE FINGERS PUT THEM AWAY PUT THEN AWAY NOW A CHILD COULD SEE AN OBSCENE FINGER ON TUNGLR DOT COM
I realized from lot of tags and comments lot of you are unaware that the underlying issue is BIGGER than just tumblr. I even skipped the part about dress code bc its the same on every app now, nothing special unfortunately, the middle FINGER was news. you just never read the ToS and the reason is US LAWS, Credit card company monopoly, advertisers wanting everything to be "family friendly" etc and things are only going to get worse if you don't start opposing and repeling the torjan horse laws. Here, let's have someone who knows better explain it:
#just tumblr things#censorship#freedom of speech#freedom of expression#online privacy#neo puritanism#capitalism
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Puriteens be like:
“OMG??? The incest show has incest in it????”
“OMG??? The game set in 1800s England has racism in it???”
“OMG??? The anime set in feudal Japan has teens getting married???”
“OMG?? The webcomic about kids who have no adults to guide them alludes to kids in adult situations????”
“OMG??? The webcomic about a serial killer brainwashing a mentally ill guy, and is told from the POV of the mentally ill guy, romanticises abuse???”
“What do you mean I fell asleep in English class?? Of course I did! Those books are written by old white men and of course the curtains were just blue!”
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Will literally never understand people who think “but you’re talking about kids media!!!!” is a good comeback to people rightfully complaining online about minors barging into adult spaces and screaming “GROOMER PEDO” at everyone. Like, it doesn’t matter if the conversation subject is a kids show, it’s still ADULTS SPEAKING TO OTHER ADULTS IN AN ENVIRONMENT AIMED AT ADULTS. Whether they’re conversation subjects are appropriate for kids or not is irrelevant, it’s still grown ass people conversing amongst themselves as adults. You’re on a website that used to have go nuts show nuts as an official policy for God’s sake.
Minors need to butt the fuck out and stay in spaces that are safe for them, because leaving aside the fact that adult spaces are not meant for them and can lead to them being exposed to things harmful for them, it can also end up getting the adults in those spaces traumatized or in serious legal trouble. You shouldn’t even be on Tumblr or going anywhere near online fandom spaces if you’re under 16 at least, so stay the tuck away from adults who are talking with other adults — online or off — and don’t fucking be trying to act all high and mighty about people talking about whatever the fuck they feel like.
And let’s not even get started on how the antis who encourage and say this kind of shit turn out to be creepers themselves 9 times out 10…
#antis#anti anti#proshippper#pro ship#proshipping#minors dni#dni minors#toxic purity culture#toxic fandom#fandom discourse#fandom problems#fandom drama#purity culture#fandom culture#fandom#fandom ships#antis be like#neo puritans#tumblr drama#tumblr#tumblr culture
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One of the most unfortunate notions to have emerged from the afterbirth of the very odd resurgency of Puritanical morality (in regards specifically to literature as well as to fictive works of film and/or television) is the idea that characters must be inhuman in their goodness.
Not in that they must be angels, or that they must be without moral quandary, but that they must, in the end, transmute these struggles into redemption, or, at the very least, into qualities which render them more sympathetic than condemnable.
That, however, renders a disservice unto readers. As poetry, if one were to align one's views with Wordsworth, the purpose of a literary work is to contain "the spontaneous overflow of feelings," and thus to evoke such in those who consume it.
There must be catharsis. A good character is not so necessarily because he is morally good, or because he is an embodiment of our most noble and admirable traits (though well-written and well-rounded characters certainly can be so), or because he serves to bolster a work whose exigesis would extoll the virtues of a parable, but because he is deeply human; because he is multi-faceted; because he is flawed.
Humans are not paragons of virtue. To hold a character to the standards of perfection expected of martyrs is to divest the character of his humanity, and, thus, of his use to us. Characters do not need to be role models, or motivational, or inspirational, they simply must speak to our humanity.
It is dishonest to claim that humans (at least, those worthy of respecting, according to those braying the loudest within communal spaces that they have never experienced an incorrect thought, nor held a questionable belief, nor behaved in a way they would wish to keep from being broadcasted across the Internet) do not possess traits which are reflected in well-crafted, realistic characters: in Byronic heroes, in Romantic heroes, in Picaresque heroes, in anti-heroes, in the wicked, in the cruel, in the sadistic, in the mad.
It is necessary to recognise these traits within ourselves and to endeavour to become truly, intimately familiar with them. You must know the darkness of yourself as well as the light, if you truly wish to grow into a functional, kind, and well-balanced individual: you must learn to deal with your shadow. Those who pretend it does not exist within themselves often struggle the most with its existence, and often are the most easily consumed by it.
Characters who are darkly relatable to us, in their quickness to anger or in their sardonic, mean-spirited wit, or in their selfishness, or in their impulsiveness, or in their stubbornness, or in their wrath, are the most instructive in conveying the importance of goodness.
There must be catharsis. There must be purgation. We must see the darkness behind our eyes reflected in the faces of these characters, and we must see them fail because of it. We must see them hurt those they love because of it. We must see them lose everything because of it. We must see them destroy themselves because of it.
We must be allowed to explore the darkness of humanity within fiction, because it is that acknowledgement of darkness that allows us to wrestle with it, to know it, and to best it. No monster in the closet has ever been defeated by refusing to look it in the face and to name it. You cannot heal if you do not identify and treat the wound.
It is through the morally upright and the morally contemptible characters that we find traces of ourselves, and that we are allowed to proceed forward on the path to becoming the well-rounded, mature, and critical-thinking individuals we aspire to be. To continue to strike down 'problematic' content and characters is to sit beside the book burners of Fahrenheit 451, to worship Big Brother in 1984.
The good and the bad aspects of oneself must be explored in equal measure to grasp reality by the shoulders and to sit upon the throne of your identity, confident in the knowledge that your mastery of yourself and your answer to who am I? can never be shaken by outside forces.
The best and safest way to explore these aspects is within the sheltering confines of literature, of music, of film, of television, to see ourselves in the faces of others and to know what that means. To know what it means in others. To grow empathy and compassion and acknowledgement that all are human, all are imperfect, all are light, and all are dark -- and to not only acknowledge these facts, but to accept them as being inescapable, as being inherent, and as being okay.
#literature is and should be problematic#literature#censorship#book banning#literary analysis#puritanism#neo puritanism#mine
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R&J Clown Takes Special Edition —Twitter English Teacher Spreads Romeo Hate Dumb
A wild deranged Twitter thread came from out of the blue to wreak havoc, oh heavy burden. Typical R&J clownery, but there was one thread that was really unhinged. Clownery is back on the menu, boys
“English Teacher Mode”
1) Yes, because Romeo isn’t really in love with Rosaline. That’s literally the point. It’s a point of contrast.
2) Romeo does not play it off his answer to Juliet as a joke. His answer to Juliet’s question is: “Th’exchange of thy love’s faithful vow for mine.” This is not a joke. How do you even construe this as a joke???? Romeo isn’t convinced Juliet will pursue a relationship with him—with good reason, since before that Juliet was vacillating something awful.
3) Because lack of sleep = horny. Because not wanting to sleep because you’re in love is not a thing that happens.
4) “Romeo talks about food, which makes us think he is some loathsome rich person” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I CAN’T (also!!!! all the characters except the Nurse and Friar all rich!!! they’re almost all nobles!!!! wtf!!!)
5) Juliet’s lack of agency is a key part of her tragedy…but so is Romeo’s. They are BOTH victimized and BOTH lack agency (age, patriarchy) and have agency at turns (as noble scions). Also, Romeo is literally exiled and wanted for murderer, so yeah.
6) Both of Juliet’s parents betray her, and her Nurse. It isn’t an all-male thing. The Friar helped however he could. And Romeo literally gave his life for her.
7) “Teacher mode off” Take his degree AWAY
Other Clownery
“Dumped” implies a prior relationship. Romeo never pursued Rosaline; it was all a one-sided crush on his part. Meanwhile he and Juliet literally get married.
Because EVERYONE that was at the CAPULET party is a CAPULET, it’s true!!!! Mercutio was a CAPULET, Benvolio was a CAPULET, Romeo was a CAPULET, their friends were CAPULETS, the people Capulet invited who were clearly not CAPULETS were CAPULETS. How could he have been shocked that Juliet was a CAPULET at a CAPULET party????
Romeo: I wish Juliet would cast off her veil of virginity, that’d be great ☺️
Juliet: I want him to [censored] on my [censored] and the force of my [censored] and his [censored] will turn day into night ☺️
Clowns: Romeo’s lust!!1!!1!1
#romeo and juliet#rj clownery#r&j clownery#romeo: *kills himself for juliet*#clowns: but was he in love with her tho or was he just trying to get laid#when you think about how r&j literally slept together…#which made them even MORE in love#like romeo sufferred a mental breakdown and everything#the neo puritans are at it again#romeo hate dumb
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More people need to develop some critical thinking and media literacy skills.
I can like a piece of media, as a piece of media / story, and still find the themes or actions of characters within it reprehensible. Enjoyment of a story =/= condoning the actions of characters or the events / plot of a story.
Likewise I can appreciate and recognise the nuance and importance of a piece of media while still disliking said piece of media.
This isn't a zero-sum game. Oh, and just because a piece of media makes YOU uncomfortable doesn't instantly make it universally bad. It just makes you uncomfortable, and you should probably examine why before instantly calling for it to be banned.
#media#media literacy#stop being neo-puritans#some folks are really going to struggle in the real world
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#Seerut Chawla#puritans#new puritans#neo puritanism#neo puritans#cancel culture#cult of woke#woke#wokeness as religion#wokeism#religion is a mental illnes
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so many annoying takes today on all social media platforms what is in the water
#super sad when a mutual is like#‘freaks DNI’#‘if you [engage in fiction in some specific way] fucking block me!!’#‘if u ship [x] literally unfollow me 🤢’#like okay i will#didn’t know u were a Thought Cop here to measure my morals by what media i consume rather than like my character and deeds#im Like 30 or 40 And do Not need this lol#new age fandom Puritanism is fucking exhausting#i have that old school fandom mindset too like i keep showing up to functions at the fandom ymca#and im making friends and sharing my homemade cookies and having a fine time#and then someone is loudly like ‘if u use ur imagination in the wrong way gtfo’#it used to be so much easier to make friends in fandom now i get daily jumpscares by folks unthinkingly touting neo christo-fascist shit#melanie lives#I’ll just go offline today maybe#ugh
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The amount of times the answer to something is just "Por que no los dos?" is really fascinating and eye opening actually.
#like MAYBE things are complicated#and MAYBE things aren't that black and white#and MAYBE two people actually can be partly right#and MAYBE we should all just try to understand each other#and MAYBE we shouldn't demonize other people for no reason#and MAYBE we shouldn't use our ideals as a way to act morally superior#and MAYBE you shouldn't project your life onto everyone else#and MAYBE two things can be true at the same time#and MAYBE we should teach logic and reasoning in schools#and MAYBE we really should raise the literacy rate#and MAYBE everyone should just stop acting like a neo-puritan#but no. IM the idiot who can't make up my mind because i can see the plausability of 2 different arguments. yeah. im the traitor. okay-
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Something I've recently been thinking in the light of a lot of the discourse on here that everyone is distracted left vs right when they should be paying attention to the libertarian vs authoritarian axis as well.
(Of course few authoritarians call themselves that, but it is this belief in strict rules & that people can't be trusted to decide for themselves, that ppl need to be controlled for their own good etc)
The authoritarian left hasn't been a thing for 20 odd years after communism fell but I suppose it was a matter of time till they would come back in some form - just like, alas, the far right nuts came back after the ppl who personally remember what a bad idea the nazis were gradually died off.
There was a post on tumblr recently calling the censor crowd "functionally conservative" but they really aren't, they're pro gay, pro environment, pro minority, pro change, pro tax etc. they are leftists, but what they also are is authoritarian.
The authoritarian left is back, & this is what's happened in this last decade with this neo-puritan/paternalist/cancel culture stuff. It just gradually crept into left spaces frogs in a boiling pot situation & was just nodded along with because everyone wants to be pro-justice etc,
& then in the news/ by critics it is all just often it's just all lumped together as "the left" - When people say "libertarian" they usually mean libertarian right (eg doesn’t care about social control or anyone smooking weed or being gay in private, but pro corporate, against tax, wants to keep social categories somewhat the same etc. )
No one applies the libertarian/authoritarian split to the left any more as if they're all libertarian by default but they aren't. Not the "censor stuff that makes me uncomfy" crowd, for sure. They're just as authoritarian rightist censors, they just want their own team to win.
But when anyone complains about “leftists censors” they’re usually accused of projecting, decried as immoral etc. even when they’re not being hostile & possibly open to rational dialogue. in other words, there is heavy “for us or against us” logic, treating anyone not 100% on your side as indistinguishable from extremists. Which is authoritarianism: No dialogue, no divergence from orthodoxy not even just for argument’s sake, no thinking bad thoughts
In some situations I may have more in common with a centrist libertarian than an authoritarian of either left or right. I don’t want no puritan crusaders of either paintjob telling me what to do.
I think this difference needs to be emphasized more, basically.
#politics#leftism#political compass#authoritarianism#discourse#cancel culture#feelings#censorship#freedom#purity culture#neo puritanism#anti
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i say this as someone who has been working on taking this to heart as well, but like......babes....y'all have GOT to let go of the need to have your art is interpreted exactly as you intended it to be. you're fighting a losing battle. nobody, literally NOBODY. will interpret it exactly as you intended it to. that's the beauty of art!
stop needing to control every little thing!! let people interpret it how they want!! even if it's the exact opposite of your own intention!
and i know this is easier said than done, but stop stressing about the bad faith takes as well!!! that says way more about them than it ever will about you!!! block and move the fuck on. or turn off comments! most places let you do that now.
if you're literally so pressed about someone interpreting your art "wrong", you should probably just use geocities or something else and make your own website to host your work, or just stop posting on such public websites in the first place. you will never be able to control how people interpret things, so stop stressing about things you literally have no control over.
#was watching this really good animatic over on youtube but the intro was this long pause going on and on about how#''this isn't about shipping!!! don't you dare think this is about shipping!!! i don't want anyone thinking this is about shipping!#I don't want anyone to think /I/ actually ship these two!!''#and it's like.............#who????? cares??????????#like in some ways i understood bc it was something that could easily fall under rpf but like babes the people who are into rpf are going to#get their ship fix from your work all the same#if people in your life would literally cancel you or try to ruin your life over just the THOUGHT of you being into rpf--#i hate to tell you but you need better friends#like rpf isn't my thing but i don't care if someone is into it tbh#so long as they're following the same courtesy i do with my own fics of 'you don't send it to the people/things it's about'#i would never send or even mention my fics to any of cynthia or diantha's VAs if i had the chance#don't send to/tag in/etc to the people it's about#i care far more about a person's real life tangible acts than whatever 'weird' fictional shit they're into#stop giving in to the thought police#anyways this is a very roundabout way of me saying neo-puritanism is going to be the death of art#talking tag
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i think i'm going insane i can't believe i just saw someone unironically say that teenagers shouldn't be allowed to look at paintings if the painting has a naked person in it
#there is no saving you people. i'm going full ecof*scist climate change can drown every one of you fuckers#i'm going to tear my fucking hair out im laughing hysterically i dont even know what to SAY#what fucking happened. the human body is not taboo. do you not go to museums? you must go to museums right. right.#how do you people function. you must be terrified of everything#the internet is a neo puritanical state and i hate it here#text
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the worst types of tumblr archetypes to encounter on here:
if you're not like this? great! you don't need to tell me, and this clearly doesn't apply to you :)! just because you might share similarities, doesn't mean you're the same if you don't act this way. Be thankful you are not as extreme as these archetypes.
#fave#my art#*shields myself preemptively*#if you have a genuine critique of this that doesnt involve adhom or throwing slurs at me or being a dick generally i am open to listening#but i have a feeling every person mentioned in this wont be able to have a normal discussion about whatever they think makes this bad#ignoring terfs tankies and transmeds though lmao#and ignoring the puritanical types too#and the anime avatar neo nazis also. i mean. what value do they bring to any discussion anyways.#listen. just critiquing types of people here. not everyone is like this obvs.#but enough ppl are 🤷#some ppl restraining themselves from liking this post and showing agreement#some ppl restraining themselves for yelling at me for being right about them#now i want to make a sitcom about them all#puritanical left and ms rulebook are siblings#tankie catgirl and ms. trans terf are probably dating. also ms.apathy might be dating them too. shes prolly non committal#abt it tho#mr.dr.transmed is also siblings with ms rulebook#anime avatar hangs out in the background at functions probably thinking of killing everyone#mr. tme is dating ms. trans terf#the easily manipulated person is just there. probably sharing the joint with ms. apathy#puritanical left guy is the youngest#anime avatar and tankie catgirl used to be friends#ms rulebook is always yelling at ms apathy#oh uh right... the terf....#well obvs shes secretly friends with anime avatar. and ms rulebook for some reason ignores ppl when they ask her to not#invite her to hangout??? oddly enough mr.dr.transmed seems to get along with ms terf...... maybe they're cousins?#easily manipulated person is often caught endlessly listening to the puritanical left kid. they're honestly just high as fuck prolly#easily manipulated person also thinks ms rulebook is really smart and knows better than them#gender can be changed where it applies! definitely not something constrained to one gender or the other. except maybe terfs#dont see too many dude terfs
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people can ship whatever the fuck they want to ship. if you cannot tell the difference between fiction and reality, maybe you shouldn’t interact with fandom. you don’t get to police what fictional content other people enjoy. you don’t like certain content? absolutely fair, don’t engage with it, then. the mute and block functions are at your disposal. learn to be a mature human being. don’t harass other people over fiction.
#i am so sick of this neo-puritan bullshit#shove your torches and pitchforks up your asses#and learn the basic truth that fiction does not equal reality
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I don’t like how neo-puritans have demonized the word “pleasure”
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