Serious Talk.
I've been wanting to talk about this topic for a while now, but after everything that's been happening recently with Minecraft YouTubers, I think it's a topic worth discussing. (Please read the tw in the tags, before reading the rest)
And no, this blog will not be about Wilbur or GNF. I'm not going to talk about the accusations or which side I'm on, after all I know very little about these people, as I've never been in their audience.
In these types of situations, I always hope that everyone is okay, especially the victims.
But again, this blog is not about them, they are just the starting point for me to decide to express my opinion on this matter.
Whenever something happens in this style, where an influencer/famous person is accused of something, I see dozens, if not hundreds of comments in this style
"If it weren't for them I wouldn't be here today"
"They're the reason I survived__"
"They got me out of depression" Etc..
I want to say right away that I feel very proud of these people for being here today, for having overcome the worst phases of their lives, and living to see all this happen.
However, I want to make something very clear here.
It wasn't THEM.
They weren't the ones who saved you.
They are not the reason you are here now.
YOU are.
The only person who fought to be here today was YOU.
The only person who knows everything YOU went through, who had to live through pain and suffering to see another day.
the only person who had to survive was YOU
Yes. They may have been the starting point.
Yes. They may have given you motivation to want to fight.
But no. They weren't the ones who saved you
YOU save yourself.
I know it hurts, but you don't know these people, and they don't know YOU!
As much as "They seem to care", you are not part of their lives.
Stop forgetting your battles and giving credit to people who don't even know what YOU went through!
You are here today, not because one of them saved you.
You are here today, because of your strength, your perseverance, your effort, your blood and sweat.
Please.
Stop putting your life in their hands.
They don't deserve you.
You are incredible, you deserve to win, after all the struggle, all the pain.
Was you.
Only you.
And I feel proud of you.
If you EVER need to talk, dm me.
It can be about anything.
Im here for You.
Not to save.
But to help you find a reason to save yourself.
-Love you, be safe <3
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Ok. This might sound controversial but I need to get this out there.
Some people (not a lot and definitely not everyone) are saying it's cultural appropriation to use their or native American folklores for things outside of the native's context.
Alright I guess Greek and Norse and Japanese mythology can't ever be used again anymore guys. Remove all the fiction we have ever made. Library of Alexandria style.
Like, yes, I get the concept of not bastardizing a folk myth in the sense of like, "oh here's a w*ndigo, they're a hero!" when the creature is an embodiment of evil and represents all the negative things racist people ever associated with native Americans. Yeah I get that, but that shouldn't mean someone can't take the story and use it in their own in the right context.
That's what native America groups have done in so many different tribes. There is like 5+ different versions of the myth that are all native culture (all are Algonquian in close region iirc but still they have different things) so why can't I keep the main features that all cultures explain, use it in the same context but the lore is changed slightly to fit the story I'm representing it in?
THAT IS WHAT FOLKLORE IS
Don't get me wrong, if someone took a creature/being from folklore and made it something completely different and than tried to use the name of it, that isn't the same myth anymore and should be given a different name, not the one they tried to say was their new depiction. But that still shouldn't mean I can't use a myth. The main reason Im upset about this is because you have a small amount of people saying it's bad and shouldn't be done even if used accurately even tho pretty much every other culture does.
Norse mythology? Look at Marvel with it's Odin, Thor, Hel and Loki. Greek mythology? That existed years ago and a few modern day pagan Greeks use it outside context and allow others to use it because it's ancient stories full of culture heritage. Same with Roman mythology which is basically Greek mythology but changed for a new context and many use that. Hell we have planets named after them!
I'm not saying "take a myth and make it something no longer that myth but claim it is" because that would be super rude as it ruins what the myth ment and stood for. But things change constantly. No two versions of a myth are exactly the same. Who's to say I can't represent it in my own way? I love learning about cultures and all sorts of myths and tales and cuisines and traditions. But if people can represent Zues or a Kirin and no one bats an eye than why do some people get mad when someone uses a native spirit of greed and winter hm? I know some people of native groups prefer to not speak certain terms as they see it as taboo. The W*nd*go for example. But some do. So why can't I represent cultures in a fantasy setting? Sure the myths aren't real life and consist from cultures all over with different contexts, but if we can't use windigos why can we use fairies and elves and gnomes? Is it because those are white myths? If so that seems very rude. But I'm not sure that's what it is because we have Asian myths and Greek myths in which are used. So I suppose it's because how people back than treated Africa and the Americas. That and how some "modern" takes resemble nothing of the cultures' actually things. Like in Africa Voodoo is now some "heebe jeebies murder witchcraft" and in Algonquian cultures the windigos are now for some reason weird deer minotaurs???? Like, why are they deer now? That's a new thing now, give it a new name please.
Anyways, I do not wish for people to believe this is some angry rant about how people should be allowed to steal and bastardize cultures. Because that isn't true. That's also something wrong people really shouldn't do. But what I guess I mean by all this, is that cultures spread and change over times everywhere and so many connect and change and show heritage and history. We should love each other and other's cultures no matter differences. In the end, we're all human. We shouldn't be fighting someone who wants to make a story about some sorcerers and rogues trying to hunt down a monstrous thing of evil that has been torturing a scared town that represents native cultures. We should be fighting the people who try to make a movie about a myth for the thrill factors that completely change the myth till nothing of the old tale remains and dare to call it the same.
I'm pretty sure this won't get a lot of representation besides hate from the few I spoke about but I felt the need to at least get this off my chest and I apologize if this offends anyone no matter how.
Hopefully one day humanity can get along better than it does. 🤞💕🤝
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So…
For those who didn't watch Quakity's live today, watch it.
I will just say a few things.
First of all, fuck any of you who actively or innocently had anything to do with Quakity's doxing.
He didn't deserve this.
I hope you are happy now. He gave everything he cold to this project.
Something he treated like a son, and now he won't even be part of it anymore, out of fear.
Secondly, as much as I feel that Quakity is
to be genuine about resolving all the problems that Qsmp had, everything is not yet 100% dealt with, the situation with the admins has to be resolved as quickly as possible, we are talking about lives here, who gave everything for a project that didn't treat them well.
Thirdly, I will no longer be part of this community for now.
I will continue to support Ccs, but I will not, nor do I want to, consume anything else of the server.
This project was Quakity´s, and without hjm it doesn't make sense to me.
Qsmp was about bringing communities together, but unfortunately, there are bad people everywhere.
In the end, EVERYONE sucked.
I'm tired of suffering for a community that doesn't care about something they supposedly "loved so much".
At the moment I just hope that the admins are okay.
I hope Quakity can overcome this and focus on other things.
And may this community one day return to what it was.
I miss what we were.
If you need to talk, my dm is there.
Stay safe and well.
XX
Então…
Para aqueles que não assistiram a live do Quakity hoje, assistam.
Eu vou falar sobre o assunto brevemente.
Primeiramente, foda-se qualquer um de vocês que tenha ativamente ou inocentemente algo a haver com o Doxing do Quakity.
Ele não merecia isso.
Eu espero que vocês estejam felizes agora. Ele deu tudo de si neste projeto, algo que ele tratava como um filho, e agora nem sequer vai mais fazer parte, por medo.
Segundamente, por muito que eu sinta que o Quakity esteja
a ser genuino sobre resolver os problemas que o Qsmp teve, ainda não está tudo 100% tratado, a situação com os adms tem que ser resolvida o mais rapido possivel, estamos a falar de vidas aqui, que deram tudo de si por um projeto que não as tratou bem.
Terceiramente, não farei mais parte desta comunidade por enquanto.
Continuarei a apoiar os Cc´s, mas não vou, nem quero, consumir mais nada sobre o servidor.
Este projeto era do Quakity, e sem ele não faz sentido para mim.
O Qsmp era sobre unir comunidades, mas infelizmente, existem pessoas ruins em todo lado.
No final, TODOS foram uma merda.
Para mim já deu, estou cansada de sofrer por uma comunidade que não se importa por algo que supostamente "Amavam tanto".
De momento só espero que os adms fiquem bem.
Espero que o Quakity possa ultrapassar isto e focar-se em outras coisas.
E que esta comunidade possa um dia voltar ao que foi.
Sinto saudade do que eramos.
Se precisarem de conversar, minha dm tá ai.
Fiquem seguros e bem.
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I wish there was like. A word or term i could use to block the "i love -character name- so much i just wanna -insert some insanely violent and horrifyingly dark act here-" meme bc i deal with really bad intrusive thoughts and these things are really REALLY not funny to me and in fact cause some really nasty images to stick in my head that i can't get rid of for hours.
Like im not trying to tell people they can't do it or anything just god i wish there was a word for it so i could filter it bc im really tired of trying to see posts about my faves and ending up with 4 hours of dark intrusive thoughts instead.
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