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dykeomania · 3 months

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i’m also really sorry but continuing to actively promote a brand or a franchise that is notably guilty and complicit and even exploitative of what’s happening in palestine not even just financially but promotionally (continuing to write for said franchise, continuing to repost things relating to said franchise, at all) is morally counterproductive and contradictory and i just have to say that because i feel like no one else is going to

#and i’m going to be so honest this is in fact directed at the last of us writers #because if you do all of this only to continue to write for fictional characters that have ties to the game and the game itself is like #problematic in nature #then that doesn’t make any sense #you kind of have to stand on business #i feel like what’s happening in palestine is such a real thing that extends far beyond like fictional characters #and especially if there’s a company or something that is moving in a pro israel fashion in any way #if you choose to embrace that on your own terms so that you can feel better #you’re still embracing that company #you’re still embracing that franchise #you are not fully standing on business #and that to some extent makes what you’re doing performative #i’ve had this conversation with a few of my friends because like seriously in the grand scheme giving up like #comfortable access to like starbucks and games and tv shows that outwardly have a pro israel narrative or support israel #is really not that difficult and if it is difficult for you then i think you need to redefine your activism #it’s not a matter of what you’re doing right now but what i will say if this conversation surrounding palestine dies down and people just #go back to pretty much what is business as usual and disregard everything you’re doing now if you’re doing anything now #that’s really not okay #and it’s actively not okay to play for two teams #especially when one so clearly morally outweighs the other #stand up #download hinge #or tinder #find another fandom to write for and promote and embrace #it’s gonna be okay

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