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mikasasrippedtoenail · 15 days

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Profanity and Misogyny

"Motherfucker", "cunt" , "bitch", "Whore" etc. are words that are so commonly used in colloquial language that one almost forgets the nuance attached to them. In almost every language there exist a myriad of swear words that refer to the degradation of the female vagina. A woman's sex is seen as her badge of shame and if she has control over her it then she has become astray from the path of the virtue.

"To insult a man, you insult his woman". I remember awkwardly shuffling in my seat, getting very uncomfortable when male peers would call each other "motherfucker" or "cunts" so casually. A woman much older than them was reduced to her sex, a tool to insult their friends. My sex- the organ that I was born with- was a sign of weakness. If you are meek or a coward you are a "pussy". In my language, I could never find the word equivalent of vagina, for it was too sexualised to use in society. Before I was even old enough to understand the workings of my body, a organ that I had been born with was left redundant to its function to please a man-villified by porn.

"Fuck" is seen as an insult because men consider sex a defiling act that takes away the dignity of the woman. Another misogynistic implication is the term "deflowering"; having sex takes away her innocence. After sex, the woman is not a human to them but a "cunt". The sexual paraphernalia of a woman is associated with purity. There is such a huge emphasis that is put on the concept of virginity, because it brings control to the patriarchal society over a woman's autonomy.

The sexual liberation of 70s was brought as a rebellion to these norms- young women were groomed into thinking that sex is empowering. Hookup culture also emerged as an aftereffect of the sexual liberation. The politics of a woman's sex is argued all day while the male penis remains as a neutral organ despite having been a tool to oppress women.

Sex is a completely neutral act of pleasure that is neither degrading nor empowering. However, this statement would only exist in a vacuum. Men use sex as a form of violence upon women-rape is a political tool. For women to take back control of their sexual autonomy, they must acknowledge the politics of sex-or lack thereof. Selectively choosing whom you are having sex with is the first step.

I implore everyone to stop using degrading profanities that have misogynistic connotations. When others around me --especially men-- use these swear words, I ask them why their insults always involve a woman to be degraded and humiliated. Not acting as an accompalice to patriarchy, not keeping quiet against the patriarchal violence and spreading word against misogyny is the best silent mutiny.

#radical feminist safe #radblr #radical feminists do touch #female seperatism #radical feminism #terfsafe #radical feminists do interact #trans exclusionary radical feminist #terfblr #gender abolition #gender critical #sex based oppression #women are the superior sex #love women #swear words #profanity #misogny #anti religion

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dungeonpuppykai · 1 month

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Based on this mood prompt that @captregina told me to elaborate on.

Warning(s): Power imbalance, misogynistic husband Steve, spanking, degradation, dumbification, panty sniffing, infantilization. Minors do not interact.

Pairing: 40's breadwinner wallstreet worker husband!Steve Rogers | Housewife!You.

"I am sorry" Steve, your lawfully wedded husband, had to do a double take as he put down his work bag that you had refused to accept in your hands. "What was that, honey?" As you huffed and crossed your arms in response before putting one foot out and raising your chin up high, your newfound defiance caused him to raise a puzzled eyebrow at your smaller form.

"You heard me" you hmphed out your words.

"No" now it was Steve's turn to cross his massive arms -thanks to your hearty cooking and his knack for working out- across his broad chest as his sky blue eyes began to narrow down at your form. "I don't think I did" his head tilted to the side. It was a sign for you to stop; rethink your actions. "So tell me, dear. What was that, just now?" But you were beyond annoyed with him today.

You had been for a while.

"Ugh, aren't men supposed to be smart?!" You rolled your eyes that he usually adored with his whole heart. "I said, reheat your own food!" Now his other eyebrow shot up to accompany its companion.

Your husband had been at it for days and you just could not do it anymore. After you worked so hard all day long so you could spend some quality time with your hardworking husband who either had his nose buried in files or his ear glued to the telephone all day long, the man would show up late and tired at odd hours. Then he would expect you to understand -which you tried your best to but Lord you had needs too!-, reheat and ruin the food you always went the extra mile to prepare, eat with him while listening to him rant about things your domestic mind did not understand, then making him a drink with which he would watch tv and you would clean the kitchen before going to sleep cuddled up only to repeat the same day again!

Sundays -the only days when he was free- were not much different because he would always have plans with his friends that were getting fancier by the day and though you liked the get togethers, they held no measure to some one on one time with your dear husband!

Steve's fingers flew to your wrist before wrapping around it to pull you back and towards him when you went to stomp away to the bedroom. "Where do you think you're going?"

"To bed, obviously!" He was in disbelief when you went to yank yourself free. Good girls didn't turn their backs to their husbands. "Let go, I am done!" You refused to slave for someone who did not care for your requests even after you had communicated your feelings so many times at this point.

Your husband snorted. "And since when can you decide what happens around here, honey?"

"I am deciding for myself! You can do whatever you please like you do anyways!" He did not appreciate your tone.

"Come on, baby" your strength was no match to your husband's so you could not make him budge much. "I know why you're acting out, but I already told you why this is so important for us and our future" he got you to turn around rather easily despite your struggle. "Don't you remember?" Cradling your pretty face in his hands he caressed your cheeks with his thumbs tenderly. "Or has your little brain forgotten that already?"

You pouted, not in the mood to cooperate. "You can secure your future however you desire, Steve" he was so used to you calling him by affectionate endearments that the use of his name stung like an insult. "But I am done with working hard all day long and staying up past bedtime for nothing!" You had hated chores with a passion before marriage as it was. "Since you're oh-so-big and smart I am sure you can figure out how to reheat your dinner!"

"Hey now" his eyebrows furrowed as the movement of his thumbs ceased. "Watch that tone, little girl" you were hanging by a thread but you were far too irritated to care.

"You watch your tone!" Your fingers curled around his to try and pry them off. "And let me GO!" Another huff escaped you as your eyes hit the back of your head to express your annoyance.

"You really wanna do this right now, young lady?" Steve had made it very clear when he was courting you that he did not like any of your sassy little habits.

Talking back, complaining, pouting, huffing, stomping around, disobeying, eye rolling and misbehaving.

"I just wanna go to bed, ugh!"

"Okay, you did this" your body had been hurled over one of his shoulders within the next second and while it thrashed in his hold, Steve easily walked over to the couch with one protective hand draped over your ass that he was determined to bruise now.

"Ugh– OWIE!" One of your legs kicked in protest and pain when his palm struck your clothed ass cheeks. "Stop, you meanie brute!" Your husband grunted under his breath as he steeled your knees in his hold before draping you over his lap.

"I should have known" both your cheeks received a spank each in quick succession. "It has been a while since your last maintenance session, hasn't it, baby?" You went to retort with something petty in response but the bratty way in which you started gave him a good idea and so he cut it off with random strikes all over your poor butt. "Aw, honey, of course!" Your backside had already started to sting like hell so when he yanked your panties off before pushing the hem of your dress up to your waist, you couldn't help but whine. "Your little girl brain forgot, didn't it?" The way he caressed your cheeks caused you to gulp for your sake.

"O- Ow… stop!" But that only made him raise his hand high to finally administer the first of many skin-to-skin spanks to come.

"Silly girl thinks she can tell her husband to stop" the hits were becoming more frequent by the second, your husband was settling on a rhythm. "Or tell him to do anything, really!" Your ass was blushing already and your pucker blinked up at him with each strike. Steve could not help but bite his lip at the sight but he knew discipline came first. It always did. He could not afford a mouthy brat for a wife. "Such an ungrateful little thing I've here" your hips tried to scurry left and right so Steve placed the elbow of his free hand between your shoulder blades before ceasing the side of your body facing away from his own until you were so sore you caved.

"I am sorry, oh my God, hubby, I am sorry!" A satisfied smile spread across his handsome features and his chest puffed outwards in pride.

"I am sorry, I couldn't quite get that over the sound of brat, honey" his palm was still unrelenting as he went about further reddening your sorry butt. "Why don't you try a bit louder and more convincing now?" It was a rule in your household; you had to mean your apologies.

Your back arched as you whined in frustration, hanging from his legs limp and resigned to your fate. "I am sorry, dear! I really am!" Your moans morphed into wails when he began to target your sit spots every few hits. "I am sorry for– owwwiee!" Your toes curled when a particular smack caught your pucker in it. "... F- For being ungrateful and n- not appreciating my husband's hard work and sacrifices for us and our future babies!"

"That's right" he made a point of sitting you upright and right on your sore ass. "And why do you think that was?"

You whimpered submissively as you lowered your head, unable to hold his authoritative gaze in this state. "B- Because my mind i- is too small to understand or remember such things for too long, hubby" reaching for the hand he had used to punish you, your fingers cradled the crimson palm. "But thanks to you sacrificing your hand for my well being after already working so hard all day long, my small brain has had its much needed reminder that you only mean well" looking up briefly to press an appreciative kiss to his cheek, you squeezed his hand. "Thank you for setting me straight, hubby" the most smug smile etched on his face.

"Oh, sweetie, that's completely fine" Steve's tone was tender but it switched up into an intimidating one briefly, "although mind that I did not appreciate it one bit" when you lowered your head further with a snivel, he continued but in a reassuring manner. "But of course, you're just a girl, aren't you?"

You nodded wordlessly without looking up.

His hand snaked out of yours to dip between your legs, the blunt action causing you to gasp aloud. "Tsk, look at all this mess, honey" your face became hot in an instant and your teeth pulled your bottom lip between them. "So worked up from your punishment, hm?" His face dipped closer to yours and you couldn't help but mewl shyly as you buried your face in his shoulder. "Is that why you were so frustrated? Because you weren't getting the kind of attention that you needed from hubby?" You nodded. He clicked his tongue. "Does my little girl also need to be reminded of the rule about verbally responding when spoken to, sweetie?"

Oh, yes.

The house rules.

Magnetized to the refrigerator.

"N- No, hubby. I- I remember…" Your eyes focused on his tie and you began to loosen it like you were supposed to after receiving his bag when he got home.

"Good girl" your eyelids fluttered at the way he kissed your cheek, lovingly caressing the inside of your thigh. "So, tell me, honey. Was that so?"

"I- It was, hubby" now you relieved him of his first few buttons. "J- Just need you so bad all the time… C- Can't think straight without you…" Steve had a shit eating grin on his face at this point. His ego -and something else- was so inflated that he did not even care about chastising you for your much forbidden actions tonight any longer.

"Go serve hubby his warm dinner and he'll consider" you obediently jumped to your feet in an instant and bustled to the kitchen with such speed that you didn't even remember to take your discarded panties with you.

Steve nodded to himself as he watched the way you had disappeared, pulling free the rest of his tie knot himself as he stood up with your underwear in his hand. "Now that's about right." With a deep sniff of the moist article, he walked off in the direction of the bedroom to freshen up.

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#steve rogers #steve rogers x reader #steve rogers imagine #steve rogers fanfiction #steve rogers smut #steve rogers x you #captain america #marvel mcu #steve rogers x y/n #marvel smut #mcu smut

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longing-for-rain · 10 days

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regarding aang becoming offended bc of his portrayal as a woman in ember island players, i think his anger was justified on that specific occassion? I mean, the fire nation was mocking his gentle nature and pacifism by portraying him as a blithering naive idiot who never took things seriously and the belittling of his culture and beliefs. This is one of the worst episodes for him, dont get me wrong, but in this case, femininity was utilized as a source of derision and weakness imo. I dont say this with bad intentions, just thought i would write this bc i also condemned aang for the same thing before

If that was what Aang was upset about I might be inclined to agree, but everything he says and does throughout that episode points to the contrary. Aang doesn’t say anything about the incorrect portrayal of his culture and personal values. Here is what he does say:

[Note: the above expression is before the actress hardly says anything so he’s clearly just mad about the fact that she’s female]

Aang: [angrily] Is that a woman playing me?

Aang: I don't do that! That's not what I'm like! And I'm not a woman!

[Note: the official script includes the emphasis; again, it’s very obvious that he’s most bothered by being played by a woman]

Then this exchange:

Toph: I don't know, you are more in touch with your feminine side than most guys.

Aang: [Standing up, angrily] Argh!

Katara: Relax, Aang. They're not accurate portrayals. It's not like I'm a preachy crybaby who can't resist giving overemotional speeches about hope all the time. [Everyone looks at her] What?

Aang: [Turns around and sits down. Sarcastically.] Yeah, that's not you at all.

You know what I love about this conversation is that is proves two things at once. Firstly, yet again, it’s clear that being portrayed by a woman is what is most upsetting to Aang. Secondly, his reaction (and, honestly, insult) to Katara’s values here shows that he’s not thinking that deeply about this. It has nothing to do with values. Aang is offended at the idea that he is being portrayed by a woman and with more “feminine” qualities, which honestly plays well with his creepy, possessive behavior with Katara later this same episode.

And I actually do like the fact that you brought up femininity being used as “a source of derision and weakness” because guess what! That’s the definition of femininity itself. Femininity doesn’t mean simply being a woman; femininity is the social behaviors and roles that women are expected to fulfill. Which is why I don’t have any sympathy for a man who is offended by being called feminine or compared to a woman because it’s reflective of a deeply misogynistic attitude on his part. If Aang thinks femininity is so degrading and weak, what does that say about the fact he expects his crush to behave that way? I mean, this is what he thinks of Katara, through his own perspective:

So yeah, that’s my question. If being compared to a woman is so insulting and humiliating to Aang, what does that say about how he intuitively views actual women? Why does he think he’s above that treatment but women aren’t? People act like I’m crazy for saying that he exhibits toxic masculinity this episode but this only furthers that point.

Oh and before someone jumps in here and acts like this goes both ways, let me point you to this:

Toph’s reaction to finding out she’s being played by a big, buff, stereotypically-masculine man. She’s thrilled! Why? Because we are products of a misogynistic society and therefore intuitively view being compared to a man as a compliment and a woman as an insult. The respective roles assigned to each are not equal. Masculinity and femininity were never equal and the system was deliberately created that way. You can see this idea ingrained in the writing of this episode because it’s a bias we all hold to some degree, including the writing and creative team here.

So I’m sorry, but considering the bias clearly present within the writing team and the way the characters behave this episode, it’s clear to me that Aang’s reaction has nothing to do with his culture and everything to do with his misogyny.

#besides if we’re talking culture #supposedly he’s also meant to avoid earthly attachment and possession #which is not in line at all with his treatment of katara #anti kataang #canon critical #aang critical #atla #avatar the last airbender #ember island players #meta #zutara #katara #toph #fandom salt

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shychili · 8 months

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men who say shit like “sex work is empowering”, “sex work is work” etc. are always the first to call a woman they don’t like a whore or other misogynistic slurs associated with women in the sex trade. so tell me, if sex work is sooo empowering shouldn’t these words actually be considered a compliment or at least a neutral descriptor? if sex work is work why are these words the first ones to come out of your mouth when you want to insult and degrade a woman?

#radfem #radical feminism #radfem safe #radfems do touch #radfems do interact #radblr

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ewesless · 3 months

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I have nothing nice to say tonight.

Edit: this was a quick rant with a brief explanation. It's not meant to go into depth on any subject matter and has a hostile tone throughout, including the notes. I ignore men and politics in real life, I have no desire to learn about them or explain anything beyond the post's scope. This is drawn from when I had a passing interest in learning about the diseased male thoughts. I've clarified and expanded the original post.

Barbatos does have the admirable Sigma traits, but he is just as hopelessly in love with the player character and panders just as much as the other males in the game which is only one of many ways that negates a self-respecting Sigma 😂

I honestly hate that words like Simp made it into Obey Me. In a sexual context it has been appropriated from incels and MGTOW language. It's 'reclaimed', redefined and is used unironically again everywhere, but it is still completely sexist bullshit. Women can't even get basic respect and sympathy from a man without this type of men degrading, jeering at and insulting both.

It's a term heavily used in this fandom so I can't really fault the writers. They use catchy slang to stay hip and contemporary, especially with Levi and his jargon. It's in awful taste to use a misogynistic term FROM a character who is identifiable as an incel, towards a character meant to represent anyone, in a game and genre specifically intended for women.

I doubt that anyone who uses the term on themself cares about the implications or origin of trendy labels. The term Simp, used in a sexual context such as this, is from the Manosphere (Far Right, Masculinist, Anti-Feminist, Anti-Woman and LGBT-phobic "Movement".) It is an acronym that means "Simpletons into Mediocre P*ssy". For Levi to call himself a Simp is to specifically refer to MC mediocre pvssy. These are characters meant to represent idealized fantasy men and yet the writers decided to invite concepts from men who violently oppose, objectify and hate Women and LGBT?

While it's believable that Levi could operate out of this belief system, they shouldn't have actually done it. 🙁 OM runs absolutely counter to Masculinism, the character are PROUD "SIMPS" that aggressively pursue, "paypig"/throw money, gifts, fawn over, pander to and compete against one another in hopes of getting attention from someone who can be interpreted as a woman. The characters are "pathetically" obsessed with gaining favor, monopoly over and a romantic and/or sexual relationship with the player. It is ANATHEMA TO THE MASCULINIST CONCEPT. Masculinism is, in other words, male supremacism and a call to arms for "oppressed men" to reject progress towards equality, retake full patriarchal control and force everyone else to submit to their ideology and social order and accept the "inherent worthlessness" of equality, the female sex, non-whiteness, LGBT, Liberal/Left and those that disagree with them.

OM promotes a progressive and LGBT friendly stance while remaining solidly as the otome genre's woman oriented escapism + power fantasy, romance game. That isn't to say OM players/Otome/Joseimuke players aren't also literally Simps who paypig for mediocre prick, but this game is supposed to be about "good men" and romantic fulfillment.

It's ridiculous 😂

There will be no tolerance for "Not All Men" or "Not Just Women/Female Players" on my post. This is about specific men and their ideology that specifically attack women, their lives, safety and futures in horrific, vile, life ruining ways.

Edit: you know the trendy phrase of "death of the author" and how viewer interpretation trumps creator intention? Yeah, this is that.

Edit 2: I know I'm acting "butthurt" and being "sensitive about no big deal, it's just a localized, foreign, gacha game" but that's just part and parcel with any form of protest and activism. Why else is anger the primary, force driving, motivation?

#obey me #obey me nightbringer #obey me barbatos #obey me leviathan #sexism #useless writing

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maslows-pyramid-scheme · 9 months

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Sorry to be a coward and not post this on the post myself, but every time I respond to menalez her cronies start spamming my inbox calling me all sorts of pornographic things and making jokes about my sexual assault.

What's her beef with you saying "All women are discriminated against on the basis of sex and sexuality"? It's correct. In many parts of the world the leading cause of familial femicide is the suspicion, real or unreal, of a woman having heterosexual sex. In many places it's pregnancy or at least happens to pregnant women. Radfems of all orientations point this out all the time. These are most often the direct result of sex (misogyny) but obviously the sexuality of the women is not irrelevant. Men hate women's sexual behavior. There is a reason whore, slut, bitch, and other terms that degrade women on the basis of sexuality are the most common misogynistic insults. Domestic violence is another example.

"All women suffer discrimination (material disadvantage + abuse), even if they are OSA" does not mean that lesbians don't suffer their own specialized form of discrimination, scrutinty, and some intensified forms of misogyny. This does not diminish the horrible things lesbian have to go through, and that society has no place for them. This does not means hetero women are do not have the privilege of avoiding lesbophobia. Of course hetero women can avoid lesbophobia. But that does not mean they are "net" privileged with no necessary caveats.

And if their stance is that het and bi women gain material advantage by not partnering with men or being around men (which agree with), how is it offensive to say that het and bi women suffer material disadvantage for partnering with men or being around men? It's literally alluding to the same thing! Am I crazy? If just saying this gets them so bad, I don't think they know if they agree with themselves then. It seems to change depending on how and when they want to dismiss all problems bi women face, or at the very least they only want it put in very specific language rather than being viewed from all angles.

I'm sorry to hear that her friends have treated you so poorly; it's not, and it never will be, appropriate or feminist to call people by pornographic terms or to mock their sexual assault. You're welcome to DM/anon message me and vent if you ever need support <3

I agree with your assessment, and I see how heterosexual women are targeted for their sex and their sexuality in my volunteer work all the time.

First example -

An abusive husband sexually abuses his heterosexual wife (sex discrimination). As part of the abuse, he forces her to have sex with other women (sexuality discrimination), records it (sex + sexuality discrimination), and threatens to send the footage to friends and family if she ever leaves him (sex + sexuality discrimination). He knows that her friends and family will ostracise her if he spreads the footage (sex + sexuality discrimination).

Second example -

A heterosexual young woman lives in a conservative society and rejects a young man's romantic advances. In retaliation, he lies and tells people that they had sex (sex discrimination) and she is shunned in her community for being 'impure' as a consequence (sexuality discrimination). There is nothing she can do to fix her reputation or protect herself from further abuse.

Final example -

A heterosexual woman is sex trafficked to another country and forced to work in an illegal brothel (sex discrimination - but I think you could argue sexuality discrimination too). She wants to leave, but she's worried that she'll be returned to her country of origin and that people will shun her (sexuality discrimination).

I could go on for days... these lived experiences aren't just a form of sex discrimination, they're a form of sex discrimination specifically reliant on abuses of a woman's sexuality.

But I have no idea what her problem is; I know that it's easy to conflate sex discrimination with sexuality discrimination, but she seems determined to take things a step further and claim that I think lesbians oppress heterosexual women or something. It's not just a misunderstanding, it's a bad faith, dishonest way of reading my comment (and it's a perfect example of why I think the axis of oppression is brain rotting).

#you're not crazy; this is just really stupid and dishonest discourse #i think menalez should reread the dictionary definitions of 'sexuality' and 'sexual orientation'#anon

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voicesandthoughts · 1 year

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As someone who has posted Swiftie content and identified as one - and as a white person with a considerable amount of privilege - I felt a need to speak on the situation with Matty Healy. If nothing else, to catch some people up or get it off my own chest.

Let's start with the facts. Matty did a nazi salute at a concert, insulted ice spice for her race and body. He has been known, or at least accused of being racist, anti-semitic, and misogynistic in the past. It has been publicly shared that this man watches 🌽 of colored women being subject to humiliation, degradation, and violence. During this conversation, he and a group proceeded to make fun of “fat black women". This is the TIP of the iceberg.

As for Taylor.

Who you hang out with tells alot about your own person. It is telling as to what you are okay with happening or okay remaining ignorant to. She told us in Daylight that she wants to be known and defined for what she loves. Right now, she is choosing a harmful and ignorant definition. As someone who agrees with that voice memo, that we should be defined by our love, she is not someone I feel comfortable fully aligning myself with as I have in the past. Any support to this aspect of her personal life reflects on the supporter and sends a clear message to your community. It really sucks, I've been a Swifte since I was a kid, but maybe it's time to "find another guiding light".

But, she shines so bright.

I have an extremely hard time separating art from it's creator. This is why I don't ever seek out music from Kanye West or John Mayer, ect. It's why I don't consume Harry Potter content as I used to. So this issue has been making me question a lot. Taylor Swift is the music I've grown up with. Her music has carried me through falling in and out of love, heartbreak, trauma, and the process of becoming myself. Her inspirational quotes are often ones I have taken to heart and been happy to repeat to others. I have centered so much of my life around this woman, from staying up each night of the Eras Tour and listening to her music more than anything else.. to participating in easter egg hunting and theories. This is one of few sets of music/art that I am really going to try to hold onto despite some actions, but I cannot be an apologist or ignorant for her either. As I saw someone on TikTok say; My swiftianity is going on vacation until there has been accountability taken and performative activism becomes real allyship. Love the music, some past speeches : not the person she is choosing to define herself as right now.

This is not the first time either. And the following examples are not the only examples. She has worked with David Russel (accused of sexual misconduct/assault (to his, 19 at the time, niece) and fostering a hostile work environment on set). She has remained friends with Lena Dunham for years. A woman who has made insensitive remarks regarding the Holocaust, victim-blamed a 17yr girl, and admitted to many actions that could be taken as having molested her sister at a young age. I’m not attempting to cancel Taylor but it is so important to call her out when she does something wrong or problematic like this. I have had the privilege of being ignorant, but as I learn more I simply cannot be. It would be "frilly and spineless" of me to align myself with her whilst claiming to be an ally of any marginalized groups or fellow victims of SA.

Anyone from any perspective on this is welcome in my DMs or here to discuss :^ just keep it respectful.

#Taylor Swift #matty healy #lena dunham #spilled thoughts #taylor and matty #regardless of wanting to hold on to the art I can't even listen to her music rn #makes me feel sick #she's also been way too quiet on so many other things after claiming allyship

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nix-whythisfilm · 2 years

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Movies on Writers and Artists

For the writers and artists. Might update it if I find or remember more...

Little women (2019)

An absolute classic of literature, with Jo March being the prime writer in the film. The film covers the domestic life of five women where they all move into their own directions through the course f the story. They start out being artists and writers amongst themselves and then branch out due to various life circumstances. The people who do move into art successfully are Amy being the painter, Jo being the writer, and Beth being the pianist despite her early death. The movie has a strong message for women that they can endure and do anything they put their minds to.

Something I personally liked in the movie is her writing spree at the end. She was driven, by strong feelings and more. The scenes that added up to her writing were something really inspiring to have the writing flow. It often helps me to write whenever I rewatch the movie.

Kill your Darlings (2013)

The film was based on real writers Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs through their journeys at Columbia University. This film seems like a pinnacle moment that went on to influence their lives during the modern and post-modern eras of literature. Most English Literature degrees around the world cover the Beat movement and Literature by at least one of these writers. In my undergraduate degree we had the poem "Howl" and studied the Beat movement and the spirit it encompassed.

The movie I felt was incredibly inspiring. It hits like a motivational speech, making you want to grab a piece of pen and paper, making you itch to write something and be a part of the history of English Literature. Their stories are something that people would love to call fictional and completely reckless. But they had a point, they made it a point to establish that writing necessarily does not have to be formatted and traditional. They wrote something revolutionary and made sacrifices that were personal. The movie itself stuck a personal chord in me.

Dead Poets Society (1989)

The movie is obviously very old compared to the movies that are easily watched by the majority of the audience. The film, old as it is, is bound to a certain level of ancient traditions and beliefs that may be considered old-fashioned. There was a time when it faced quite a few allegations that it was misogynistic and male chauvinistic. I will not completely disagree, but it does have a spirit that can be enjoyed without being entirely conscious of the offensive remarks that sound mild. The film itself is a story about a group of boys in a boarding school and an inspiring teacher who wants to awaken the humanity in his students while fighting against the norm of monotonous career paths.

The movie is a personal favourite, considering that I came from a family struggling to accept that I was a student of the Humanities. It had a very important lesson that I often want to preach to everyone around me, with the majority of people I know very casually insulting and degrading artists and writers. It is a hard choice of career, and most struggle to achieve a balance in their life while also contributing to the field of Literature. With so many people so close-minded, a person of humanities is often ridiculed for having an open mind despite it being something helpful, rather than not.

Colette (2018)

The film is based on the true story of the writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette in France. The woman was talented in more ways than one, and the film itself speaks about her journey as a writer and mostly through her marriage with Henry Gauthier-Villars. The story talks of a harsh relationship where he often forced her to write for him, along with his other faults, while she only endured them and even went along with his schemes to be the power couple they both quickly became.

Something remarkable in the film is her fiery spirit. Kiera Knightly has played her part excellently, not sure how accurate it might be to the actual story. The film moves in a quick fashion, showing her attitude of taking everything for the better and quickly adapting to any situation she is in and making the best out of it. Her rage and her various frustrations, she somehow always channelled into something she can present to the world and profit from it. That itself was what made the movie so memorable to me.

Frida (2002)

This film stars Salma Hayek and many other significant actors of that time. While the film covered the life story of Frida Kahlo, it also shows much about the working of the world around artists and how they are spun into the web of politics. This film spoke a lot about how people are involved in politics or drama, casually.

The artist itself was an enigma to the audience and the world with her indomitable spirit and being a force of nature in her life. She had tragedies in her life since the beginning but they never stopped her from doing what she wanted or from experiencing her life just like any normal person would. Her art, which was discovered relatively late in her lifetime, became a technique and style of its own. The film also shows how her life was full of scandal and much like a cinematic story.

The Guernsey Literary and the Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

This film was adapted from the book of the same name, based on studies on the German occupation of the island of Guernsey. The story is about the life of a writer Juliet who wrote about an artist in the times of war. While struggling to live in the city after having been a victim of the war herself, she constantly is shown to be out of place in social gatherings. And while a majority of artists in this industry are shown, and even are, introverts, Juliet here is an extrovert who has grown weary of society.

The film moves into the story quickly, showing the residents of the island becoming penpals and acquaintances of Juliet. There she tries to learn more about the effects of the invasion on the people who lived there. But somewhere in between the journey, she finds her home. The movie was truly enlightening on how the writers of different times fared against the tides of the world and made their way in their life.

Crimson Peak (2015)

Also a book adaptation, Crimson Peak is an extraordinary film directed by Guillermo Del Toro and starring Jessica Chastain and Tom Hiddleston. The movie has intense colouring and a very heavy presence of music and dramatic mystery. The film has some gore, and maybe some bad CGI with horror elements. But it is a good watch, and one with something that keeps you curious to keep watching.

It's interesting how this film too shows another writer, the main character, who is the daughter of a self-made businessman in America after the wars. The story moves quickly in the obvious direction of her falling in love with the European man who is looking for investors. But mystery surrounds him and his sister, and her father questions his integrity. The film itself is a visual treat with a strong plot.

Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

The film, in the beginning, is a pain to watch. It drags and feels pointless, her inner monologue is borderline creepy and feels like so much drama. It surprised me that it was based on a book. But the more you watch the film, the more the pieces fall together. It is a challenging piece of media that expects the audience to have the patience and open mind to completely accept it. Mila Kunis has a very unique role in this, where she keeps switching her personalities.

The film is gripping and sounds so normal in the beginning, but the more we watch the more the false layers fall off. It is one of the slices of life movies based on a true story and strikes a chord among so many people around the world. It speaks of an experience that is so intimate but also something that leaves you so distant and unfeeling for yourself. It surely is an excellent watch. The only thing that anyone needs to watch out for is the assortment of swear words.

Hymn of Death (2018)

The mini-series is based on the stories of real-life artists and writers. The film is made in Korean but has a considerable amount of Japanese in it. The story covers the life of the playwright Woo-Jin and the soprano Shim Deok during the Japanese Occupation of Korea. They both meet in an institution in Japan where they have gone to pursue their studies, which is where they both fall in love.

As with any other situation, their lives get complicated quickly with their personal situations getting entangled and leaving them with some hard choices to make. The series itself has a streak of melancholy throughout while also showing the lives of the artists in that era and the culture. It is interesting to watch how some things exist across cultures and affects people despite their race, age, gender, or the society they live in.

Our Beloved Summer (2021)

This series has an extremely strong bias in my mind for the artist's work that has been put in for the direction. It stars Choi Wooshik who starred in the Oscar-winning film 'Parasite', and the character is nothing like the one he has played before. The story covers the life of the artist before and after ten years, the difference it had in his life and the romance of his high school. It is a specific genre of romance, comedy, and mild drama that is appealing for a comfortable watch.

Their personalities are a treat to watch as they mingle and spar over words. The series shows the flow of life that is easy and fulfilling though it might not always have everything we want. The protagonist is an easy-natured man who has been the same since he was a boy, but it also speaks of the way an artist thinks. It necessarily does not mean all artists are the same, but I was much like him when I was growing up. It is beautiful to watch, so many relationships blossoming through the journey, not devoid of pain and breakups.

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limeade-l3sbian · 1 year

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i'm thinking about the term "simp" and the divide in what it actually means vs what women who are familiar/comfortable with the term believe it means. it's very in line with the whole "there are very few, if any, insults that directly target men for being males, despite there being seemingly infinite derogatory words that target women specifically for being women."

anyway: to a woman who is comfortable with the term, they may mistake the fact that there is an insult deriding men for lying and performing kindness for a chance at romantic or sexual access to women (or even just as a way of seeking unpaid labor from her) as an insult deriding him for his manipulative and misogynistic approach to women and girls. however, the insult's actual purpose is to deride men for "stooping to the low of being kind to women."

make no mistake, the men who get called "simps" are (almost always) manipulative misogynists, but that's not why men (who were the ones to popularize the term) use it. they use it because they see kindness and compassion towards women as completely useless beyond manipulating them, and their criticism isn't about the seediness of the tactic, but how "weak" they perceive it to be. they think that being kind to women is "groveling at the feet of lesser creatures." that "real men wouldn't need to rely on such cheap, degrading tactics."

i feel like this dichotomy between the female perception of the term vs the original male use of it could be used to highlight the way that women fail to notice misogyny because of the covert ways it manifests combining with their instinct to project their capacity for empathy with the opposite sex onto men, when men simply don't live up to that very low expectation.

Your word flow is insane, anon. That was very aesthetically pleasing to read. Big ol' brain. ✨ 🧠 ✨

But you're not wrong (and I'm going to echo a few of your points again) and I notice in it the few times I scrimp through TikTok just trying to get a laugh in rather than be bombarded with nonsense. A man will (argue the genuineness of it, as you should) be upset that his girlfriend cheated/left/moved on/blah blah blah and will show this through crying. A man will do some grand gesture for his partner that cost him out the ass. A man will just be cuddled with his partner and tell her how great she is. Again, argue the genuineness of these acts and I won't blame you, but for argument's sake, let's say all of these examples were genuine.

The comments will be flooded with "simp" "bro is down bad 💀" "this is embarrassing bro". etc.. Because there has been this reestablished precedent that women are "no longer meant to be catered to." "They've had it good long enough." "It's time to take back control and show them who's really in charge."

OBVIOUSLY, that whole thought process is bullshit so I won't elaborate on base points of the entirety of feminism, itself.

And it comes back to that men's mental health bullshit. Women's mental health is, within the confines of women ourselves, taken seriously. We protested for ourselves and have ourselves options on how to take care of ourselves. That wasn't done at the detriment of men's mental health. They could easily follow suit. But instead, as ever, they've decided things like that should be left to women. They don't want you to help them change, though. They want you to empathetically explain away why they act the way they act while they continue to do it, but now they can fall back on, "Well my dad was mean to me as a teenager so that's why I hit my wife. I'm the real victim."

So these men who (arguably) break the mold and decide to just leave into their feelings are seen as being weak. You should be manipulating, not showing her "your cards."

You're a "simp."

#ask

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You: WAAAAAAA OFFICER THEYRE BOOLYING ME BACK AFTER I CALLED THEM A CUNT A BILLION TIMES, FATHERLESS/MOTHERLESS, SAID THEY DESERVED TO BE RAPED, SAID I HOPE THEY DIE, TOLD THEM TO KILL THEMSELVES, THREATENED TO HARM THEM (I have screenshots of you literally physically threatening me btw) CALLED THEM A LOSER, USED ABLEIST INSULTS CALLING AN ACTUAL AUTISTIC PERSON THE R WORD (which is REAL harassment and discrimination btw), CALLED THEM EVERY INSULT IMAGINABLE, CALLED THEM A HYSTERICAL WOMAN/ACTUAL MISOGYNISTIC INSULTS WAAAA ARREST THEM PLS OFFICER

Officer, a sane rational person: Erm ok if it bothers you that much have you considered apologising for what you said, or at least not insulting them anymore? Have you considered closing your ask box or deleting your blog if it bothers you that much? Have you considered that writing literal rape/stalker porn romanticizing abusers on a mainstream site is a controversial genre that many people will find offensive and want you to stop doing, have you considered stopping that or moving to a site specifically for that? Uh, no, you want to be able to say whatever you want to someone then cry if they do anything back or want to meet up with you irl to talk things out instead of online? Oh they said they were at a house you admit isn't yours and also you admit you knew it was fake and weren't scared? Uh sorry can't help you there ma'am please stop wasting our time

Have you considered that not a single person gives a fuck because you literally started bothering me forst

"Wow you shouldn't have been writing something controversial on a mainstream site" honey if someone writing porn online is what upsets you so bad you'll never succeed in the real world. "Waaaah fake stories about fake events upset me, wahhhhh, wahhhh I'm gonna harass people for months because my feelings are hurt, wahhh"

I'm going to the police and you're coping. You've been harassing me for months nonstop. Even when I haven't interacted with you for months, answered you for months, you kept harassing me

You literally started this amd continue to act a fool. No one cares about you. We all think you're acting like a hysterical little puritan child.

Second, stupid cunt, you've sent multiple addresses around, including in my inbox

Does it bother you when I call you a cunt, because you clearly can't control your temper. Someone hurt your feelings one time and you literally made it your entire personality to bother me and still do. You're obsessed with getting my attention. You keep coming back for more

It is honestly so sad to see how you are thinking and what you are telling yourself to justify acting like a psychotic freak. Literally no one is on your side, not even your own mother would approve of this.

As if I care about the alleged sob story of an anonymous face who has been exclusively harassing me and my friends because... her little baby feelings were hurt, who has lied repeatedly, admitting to lying repeatedly, and has gone through pathetic, degrading humiliating feats, just to.... try and get under my skin

Take your father's cock out of your mouth and log off, Jesus Christ

#doxxingdrama

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stillarandom-radfem · 10 months

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These people still not grasping that I actually agree with them that separatism is usually helpful and it's just the way SEPARATISTS (who, yes, are usually lesbians, but not all lesbians are separatists and my problem is still with separatists, not simply all lesbians everywhere) phrase their arguments that is degrading, hypocritical, and unnecessarily rude. I am indeed straight, but not currently partnered with anyone and have no intention to be, either. Separatism absolutely does benefit me and I think it's generally a good thing. But that still doesn't give self-proclaimed feminists the right to use misogynistic slurs against women. And don't tell me that calling women "dick riders" isn't a misogynistic slur, because is "slut" a misogynistic slur? How about "whore"? Or "slag"? Those are all misogynistic, sexualized slurs aimed exclusively at women, and you all know it. It would therefore take a special kind of stupid not to think of "dick rider", which means the EXACT same thing as those other three, as not being misogynistic as well. Or do you shame gay and bisexual men with the same one? Oh, you don't? Oh, this is aimed exclusively at women as an insult, and is, therefore, a misogynistic slur? Well, okay then. And what do we know about misogynistic slurs? Maybe that women calling each other that only normalizes it for the rest of society to use them, too? Yeah, that sounds about right. If we don't want everyone else to call us that, then that change starts with us. We're feminists. The purpose of our movement is to help and liberate women. We can't do that if we are so quick to cut our own legs out from under us because we're too full of ourselves to not agree to stop using slurs against other women. And telling me not to get mad over "words on the internet" ---pffft. What, exactly, are all of you doing losing it over my blog post, then?? Are you not also mad about words on the internet??? Pot, kettle, black. Do better.

#And the whole 'don't compare lesbians to incels!1!1!' Don't act like incels then.#Cussing at women and calling them names over whom they are dating/which sex they're attracted to is incel behavior no?#Is it or isn't it? I repeat IS IT OR ISN'T IT???!!!#Oh it is and you know it? Well okay then. You know it is. I mean if the shoe fits...#Now stop.

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im a little late to the 3d discourse but id like to share my opinion on it

i personally liked it, the beat and the lyrics were great, the song is catchy and it gives justin timberlake vibes which i love. i love how jk is exploring himself as an artist and is comfortable showing different sides of him. i read the message of another anon saying that he'd been infantilized and sexualized for the majority of his career, and he's finally taking back the power and creating his own image rather than conforming to whatever box fans or the public want to trap him in. i think that's very empowering and i'm very proud of him for this.

what i had a problem with was jack harlows's verse. not only his part disrupted the flow of the song, the lyrics were also terrible and misogynistic. it's 2023, you can write a verse without degrading women, calling them thots, bashing on monogamy and lining up girls in the music video as if they were dolls to play with. if your artistry depends on all this, then you're not a great artist you're just a fucking misogynist (yes i'm insulting him as an artist, i don't care for his fans, yall can do better). it still surprises me how hybe let this pass this easily, the lyrics of jack's part could've been regulated a bit more. misogynistic lines aside, his rap and flow wasn't that great, he seemed bored and not trying hard enough for the song, and he didn't fit the vibe of the song. I agree that the song needed a rap verse to make it complete, but it could've been any other artist or the lyrics could've been less disgusting. some ppl might say i'm being sensitive or can't handle explicit stuff- there's a difference between singing explicitly and downright degrading women in a song. you can sing about sex and all that without objectifying women (take a look at seven, it was much more explicit and direct and it was very fun and respectful). even jk's parts in 3d were fun and respectful, so jack's part doesn't fit that vibe at all. even the music video was great, everyone's dancing and having fun, until jack's part came and they started lining up girls like toys.

yes everyone has the right to their own opinion, but we should use some critical thinking and basic empathy when it comes to matters like misogyny (which is a huge problem hello, we live in a patriarchy that's been stepping on women's necks since forever). whoever liked jack's part or that type of music in general, great i hope you enjoy the song, however i hope yall also reflect on it, bc subconsciously this type of media affects ppls thoughts and beliefs, and it feeds misogyny and even internalized misogyny. its 2023, we can do better than this, there's plenty of other artists and songs about sex and intimacy and fun times that don't contain misogynistic ideas (you can start with any women artists and go from there). now that i got this out of my chest, i'm gonna pretend the original version doesn't exist and continue listening to the alternate version without jack's part.

p.s. this comment wasn't directed to you or any specific person, just talking in general <3

nothing to add bc you honestly said it all, and i couldn't agree more 👍🏻

#thanks for sharing!!!#notes for rid 🌹#anon #3D 🐰

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this is really really good i've been trying to find words for it. it also leads into my feeling that a lot of white girls in general especially lily white american skinny white girls from evangelical christian south find words like beast disgusting slug gremlin as freeing and affirming and a departure from the restrictive dainty little box they were pushed into. but simultaneously a lot of girls who are not white find those terms degrading and insulting and misogynistic and not feeling to reclaim at all and are like "don't call me that 😑" because they have been boxed into a very dehumanizing and animalistic and dirty image pushed on them under racism and misogynior and have had the humanity to be seen as remotely delicate or innocent stolen from them for as long as they can remember as little girls. i think some anger towards her post coming from chicks who are not terfs is rooted in this disconnect.

i think miss cain is similar to a lot of white girls where she is completely unaware of how her white privilege impacts her self image and can make her oblivious to what words are inadvertently and inappropriately cruel and cut deep for women of color who love trans women but do not want to have their vagine called disgusting and beastly with thick coarse dark manly hair thrown back in their face by a white girl in an attempt to be affirming and feminist. by a white southern daughter of all things, which isn't exactly enormously privileged over me but comes from a world that is so , so different to me and a womanhood so linked to old americana and emblematic throughout media and is more mainstream. idk maybe if it was a black southern trans woman posting this it would feel more earned and have that affirming and box escaping impact for women of color. while coming from white queer people can be so sour tasting. now let's be really clear all that was NOT the intent and she was clearly saying all that directed at other white girls in her music scene who are very transphobic. I say this more the sense of us understanding why some trans women or trans positive onlookers from outside her very skinny white alt girl rebel scene found all that kind of obnoxious. i am always interested in how gender role defiance affirmation can be so different depending on if society has infantilized you or animalized you as a woman.

the post in question

i can definitely look at this girl and her blog and be like ok you're achieving fragile and delicate tomboy rebellious femininity better than me please don't tell me how gross dirty oily and beastly 'our' slug body is. like you're completely right ideologically and you and i should not feel ashamed of our bodies and being trans is a huge factor in this that i think gives her a lot more credence to reclaim masculinized insults. but every time girls like this do it there's some bitter taste in the mouth for sure and i think she passes so well as a cis girl who is also otherwise all those traditionally feminine things under white supremacy i struggle to see her trans marginalization over her other glaring privileges and perhaps that's why i and others felt annoyed with her too. which is why i needed to unpack for a while, both on my shortcomings and hers. not because she is in the wrong nor deserved hate but because women across backgrounds body types sexualities ethnicities races cultures nationalities have so many different forms of misogyny pushed on us. until what can feel revolutionary freeing and affirming for one girl can instead almost mimic the restrictive status quo beating us into a forcibly masculinized self image once again. this can be addressed collaboratively and in good faith though like by no means am i saying one girls masc presentation is oppressing or hurting me. only that some self expressions by women will feel a bit mid for other chicks and it helps and brings a sense of peace and unity to think on various greater reasons why and still love and accept gross gremlin feminism for what it is and the good it's doing

#ethel cain #mothercain #i'm white btw different ethnicity but when i say women of color i am NOT talking about myself lol #i'm just connecting my feelings to things women of color have said about gender and disconnect with white queer people on that stuff

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I got a bone to pick with Bakugou stans who ship him with Izuku and/or Shouto calling Orihime a bad person and Ichihime 'badly written'.Literally the first time we see Bakugou is him ganging up on another kid with his friends' help and Izuku standing up for said kid,which made Bakugou and his friends beat him too.Some time before that,he also gave Izuku an insulting nickname that's a play on his name(Deku)which means 'useless' and constantly bullied him for the next decade-and they were 4 when it started which means it was going on for over half their lives.And while Bakugou has developed into a better person,that dosen't really extended to Izuku.He still calls him that nickname that he gave him to degrade him instead of his name,he still yells insults at him,he's still physically violent to him and he SAYS he sees him as an equal now but he dosen't treat him that way.He's never treated him that way.It's the same vibe as Dabi saying he dosen't care about anyone but himself but how nice he is to the Lov and him becoming more villlanious than ever SPECIFICALLY after Hawks murdered Twice,who was his best friend,speaking something much different vs Hawks saying he just wants to do good but then murdering a man with DID(which while not seeming bad in-universe because of him being a villain,is incredibly ableist in a real life context)and actively supporting a child abuser and wife beater because he can't mind his bussiness instead of projecting his own trauma onto others at the expense of their victims.Back to Bakugou,he's no good to Shouto either-He's never apologized for telling him he dosen't care that Endeavor abused him because being a better hero than him is more important to him and has not once been nice to him-Not a single kind word or action to him in the entire manga.Being a team dosen't equal being friends and Shouto's not a real person anyway-Horikoshi's an abuse apologist as seen by the Todofam's writing in regards to Endeavor so of course he'd make the abuse survivor just stand there as someone bullies him

While Orihime?You couldn't find something as sweet as her in a bakery.Ever since her introduction,she's done her best to a good and bright person and she succeeds-She's a good friend by doing things like protecting Tatsuki when she first unlocked her Shun Shun Rikka to thank her for protecting her from bullies since they were in middle school and saying nice things to her friends all the time simply because she loves them and thinks they deserve it,she's selfless by trying to get stronger to protect people even though she has trauma to do with violence and is a pacifist as a result and dosen't take her jealousy of how important Rukia is to Ichigo out on her,she's caring to even people barely knows like Riruka.And you can't really use the argument that that makes her 'boring' because she's also absolutely hilarious because of how unashamedly silly she is(drooling over donuts and tearing up when denied them,drawing her future self as a killer robot,her Ichigo fantasies and so many other examples)and cool as fuck too-TELL ME you wouldn't want hairpins that have superpowered fairies in them that let you make unbreakable shields,heal people and even reject reality itself.No?Damn,have fun having no taste i guess.Orihime not becoming some ultra tough fighter is good writing because being gentle is a major part of her character and 'girly female character' does not inherently mean 'misogynistic female character'.And with all of that combined,Ichigo has every reason to be in love with her considering how much time they spend together!'But he obviously loved Rukia!'Yeah,as a best friend and found sister.I'm just as close to a good chunk of my friends as they are to eachother and you guessed it,i have no romantic interest in them and vice versa!!Ichigo thinks Orihime is as awesome as as she does him and cares for her as much too!Plus,the progression of their relathionship was fantastic-They were classmates with crushes on eachother at first,then became genuine friends as they fought together and got to know eachother better,then they started falling in love and they were so important to eachother by the final arc that Ichigo asked Orihime to fight the man who killed his mom by his side because he trusted her and only her to do it.

Which one of these looks better to you?The privilged bully who gets to be besties with his victims without actually ever improving his behavior or the teenage girl who chooses kindness and optimism again and again despite how much life beats her down who got to have her love returned because it?

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