#but there are so many ppl on here that are so needlessly judgemental and smug and self-righteous about having Correct Media Literacy | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

llycaons · 8 months

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I got mad about how genuinely pretentious and condescending people on here about things that honestly don't even matter that much and so I went oh I know and I went to a mutual in law's blog because I KNOW they have the exact same views as me on them but they articulate them so much better and bam I got like six posts in a row of excellent compassionate measured responses to the very mean-spirited and meaninglessly cruel culture on here surrounding 'anti-intellectualism' and also calling people virgins in a derogatory way. like thanks! gotta jet

#man I wish our interests overlapped more *salutes*#breaking point was someone reposting a meme celebrating thinking of fanon hcs to flesh out an underdeveloped character #and commenting it like 'wow I know this was a YA or anime' like you're just being a dick at this point. who is this hurting #I would have agreed with the og meme! not every character is well developed due to various constraints or the role they have #sometimes you get attached to stories with shallow characters but you love it anyway and you wanna develop them #ppl thinking up new material for them and having a good time is not the Death of Art you all are so nasty to others #like I fail to see the appeal in mocking that and this is coming FROM a hater #but there are so many ppl on here that are so needlessly judgemental and smug and self-righteous about having Correct Media Literacy #and like...I'm not going to say anyone should stop bc im not the website police but you're all so mean #I don't even have a stake in most of this I just don't think it's worth it to be cruel to other ppl over and I don't like ppl acting better #than others bc it's not like being into literature or like. 'highbrow' media is a moral imperative/morally good. it's just what you're into #the world exists outside of literature and plenty of people with trashy tastes have strengths and skills you couldn't even imagine #and even if they don't! having bad taste or being a bit stupid about media isn't a moral failing!#a woman I work with reads the court of thorns books for fun and she is a kinder and better and more skilled and intelligent person #than I will ever be. she has a stressful and very high-impact job and it's how she relaxes. it's fine. it's fine #cor.txt

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