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This might be a hot take but I think humans fucked up when we imagined utopias as being pure.
Like why is that the goal. It's not even realistic. In no dimension or universe is everyone a perfect parent, partner, sibling, coworker, etc. Even in utopias where resources have been socialized there is hardship. You will hurt others intentionally or not and they will do the same to you.
People will still do awful things and try to get away with them, there will still be people afraid of progress, there will Always be something.
Nothing is perfect and bad will always coexist with goodness. Utopias aren't real, a world that's safe where everyone is housed and fed and happy and nobody commits crimes and all parents are good isn't real. It's not real.
Accept that. Then let it go.
I say this because this idea that something must be Pure to be good or valuable comes up a Lot anytime a progressive policy or idea is given to the public to chew on.
"what about the (criminal) who would (horrifying crime) if they were free??" Or "what about (hypothetical con artist) who might take advantage of (system intended to help less marginalized) and waste resources?" Or "what about how (system intended to help) could negatively impact me, personally?" Or "I agree we should (take care of people) but I don't think (hyper specific scenario where Taking Care of People could be the Wrong choice) is the right choice."
Them the rules, idk.
Nobody will ever be 100% happy with everything and there is no 100% guarantee what we change will work for everyone. So we compromise.
The idea of utopias isn't to make One group happy and more comfortable than the others or to give special attention to One kind of person. It's to benefit Everyone. And sometimes yeah that does mean you might have to downsize so someone else can have a home. But what matters is that now you both have safe shelter.
Downsizing and it's equivalent is the price you pay. You live in a society that takes care of you so you do what you can to take care of your community in return. You know they'd do the same.
You need to accept that sometimes the goal is worth the price you pay, even if it's not implemented perfectly, even if it can't help everyone it should, even if it's not for you, even if it Takes from you.
If it Takes from you the same way Civil Rights took from white people or the way Stonewall took from homophobes then you should be happy to have less.
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This is eating me up inside, I genuinely want to know why is Steve so okay with putting himself down and everyone just thinks it’s fine? Like no one questions why he thinks so lowly of himself even though he’s done a lot to prove that he’s more than what the show let on. I think it’s weird how in a conversation he’ll slip in comments about himself that are negative. I also think it’s so gross that he can’t have a moment of confusion without being disrespected and I know it’s supposed to be funny but at a certain point someone should really ask “is Steve okay?” I can bet money that the answer won’t be yes.
I also want to add how come Eddie (someone who doesn’t even know Steve from a can of paint other than school) find something nice to say about him and not put him down. This also adds to my list why I think steddie is real but that’s for another time
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Guys help I think Crowley is possessing me I am very suddenly overcome by such a WAVE of love for Aziraphale????
I mean I've always loved him but Jesus Christ it just got turned up to 100 suddenly I mean he's just so GOOD isn't he???!!!
He's so kind and he's so nice and he's so PRETTY I mean have you seen him in his little outfit with the comfortable-old-couch waistcoat he refuses to ever take off and the silly little bowtie he thinks is so stylish and you know it actually KIND OF IS but ONLY on him??!?! and that beige coat that suits him so well and he just looks so well put together and also so soft and cozy at the same time like HAVE YOU SEEN HIM???
And he's so gentle and he's so full of love for everyone and everything and he always tries So Hard to do the right thing... and he's so ready to change his mind about what The Right Thing is when he is presented with new information like that is such a rare trait!
And he's so FUN, you know all his weird little hobbies I mean who collects old prophecy books and misprinted bibles ONLY this weirdo!! And he's so obsessed with silly little magic tricks that aren't even magic at all when he could very easily do real magic instead but noooo, making people think you're doing real magic when your Not Actually doing real magic is so much more fun apparently idk??? And he collects licenses (shooting guns, driving cars, literally who knows what else, at this point I wouldn't be surprised if my guy knew how to scuba dive and fly a plane), and he learned French the hard way just because?? He likes learning I guess?? And he's so bad at it, it's so silly it's Infuriating but it's also so endearing he's taking such JOY in it!!
And maybe you'd THINK that's all he is, sweet little goofball, but no!!!! Beneath all that soft exterior, this very intentionally soft and fun and kind exterior that he's carefully cultivated for millennia, he's also so incredibly brave. I think about how he was ready to face the thing he feared the most, to save three innocent kids. He was so ready to give up everything he had, fall from grace and spend eternity in hell, just so these kids could live. Just so that family would be spared the grief. Just so they could have a few more short years of human happiness. He lied to his boss for justice and he lied to GOD for justice and he somehow got away with it who does that??? AZIRAPHALE IS WHO. And he Never backs down did you see him pick up his little sword at almost-Armageddon when Lucifer himself rose from hell to end it all and my angel was ready to fight Satan Himself if he had to HELLO???
And then he blew up his halo and casually declared war on hell to save two humans and his former boss and his bookshop what a fucking badass!!?!?
And have I mentioned how pretty he is yes I have but it's worth mentioning again because have you seen his eyes?? Color of the fucking sky, they are, and his nose is so perfectly shaped and his stupid lips with his stupid cupid's bow, and his hair!! Is just so Damn soft it's and I just want to watch him be himself and do his thing but I also want to HOLD him and protect him and keep him safe from everything because if anything ever happened to him I-... UGH.
I don't KNOW.
I JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH.
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i have artblock
the 1st drawings r recent(when i get artblock i just try 2 study anatomy idk)
transcript;
bernard; ok, so, listeners ask; jay, how is ur hair not damnaged? what deal did u have 2 make?
bernard; yeah whats ur secret?
jay; would u believe asian magic?
bernard(@ the same time); i mean how can we b sure-
jay; ber-
bernard; wait-
jay; ber!
bernard; wait! yk what i meant!
(thers a jump here bc i was 2 lazy 2 draw)
jay; im coming out again; ive been exposed. my hair is actually from my deal w/batman whos actually the devil
bernard; shup up shut up shut up omg
jay; 50 video special ill b cursing ber. get ready!
baernard; i h8 q n as
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i don't think people hcing charlie as transfem are trying to dismiss the transmasc charlie hc! i think it's more of a projection thing for a lot of people, since i know at least a few of the main people who enjoy the headcanon are transfem themselves!! i don't think you have much to worry about in terms of people dismissing the tmasc or other genderqueer charlie hc anyways, since it's already much more popular! i think you're perhaps being a bit too critical.
I've literally never said anything like this at all, I think you've either misinterpreted something else I've said or have the wrong blog.
All of my Charlie gender-based posts or reblogs I've stated/tagged that I think any interpretation of Charlie's gender can make sense, be it transmasculine, transfeminine, nonbinary, agender, whatever you want.
I am one of the ~3 blogs that has access to The Bathroom Problem script and who posted and pointed out that you can make out/slightly hear the Joyce cuts in the episode itself. I would not have excitedly shared that for open-interpretation if I was "worried" people are "dismissing" transmasc Charlie headcanons. (Which, again, I've literally never said, but in any case, I believe it's valid for anyone to dismiss a headcanon they don't agree with, fandom is a sandbox.)
What I personally don't care for are genderbends and, almost by extension, analysis/meta on canon scenes that rename/re-gender the characters with no basis (or, one that comes off wrong). Both topics I've literally never publicly spoken out against here, nor have I said anything bad/negative to everyone who personally enjoys these things, so there is no way for me to possibly be "too critical" in that regard. I keep most of my opinions to myself and my close mutuals, almost exactly for what you're saying: I personally don't want to harsh or dismiss anyone's headcanons.
I have never said, and have never meant to imply, that anyone interpreting Charlie as transfem is attempting to dismiss anyone else's headcanon (which again would be a non issue to me anyway).
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Bruh, this is the third time i've been sick in the last 2 months. Viruses have to actually be targeting me at this point, cause this is just ridiculous (⊙_◎)
Like yeah I have a weaker immune system, but I'm literally not even going anywhere! I guess whatever traces my sister brings home from school (she's in HS) is enough. To make matters worse, my toddler brother is about to start pre-school. I sense so many more illnesses in my future O| ̄|_
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Every few weeks I remember that as of right now my life really isn't going in the direction I want it to go and I have a little month long freak out about how I'm wasting my life and how I absolutely need to find a career
I'm trying to make a list of goals and the steps to get there but it's hard. I'm so worried about investing all my time and energy into something I end up not liking. Idk I have a lot of fear in my heart. Makes things very difficult for me skenksmdjsjn
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Did you know you can block people. It's free!
Me: makes a post about how a Broad And General Topic/Idea in the DCA community makes me uncomfortable
This person, for some god damn reason: Just Block People! :) Block 60% of the fandom! Block some of your otherwise favorite artists! Just block a bunch of your mutuals/people you like the art of instead of hoping maybe one day they can maybe properly tag their art with a small warning or other notifying tag when a character is being a creep/acting like a sexual predator :))
Do you regularly entirely miss the entire point of a post venting a frustration about their trauma based dislike of a topic being so common in a community they otherwise enjoy or is this just for me specifically
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I don’t care if it’s an error for loading screen I needed to hear this SO BAD! I wasn’t feeling good and tumblr was like “we gotchu bruv” AND NOW IM BAWLING HARDER m(_ _)m
Like tumblr knew how bad I was feeling and it comforted me so fast cause 1. tumblr is my safe space 2. I love reading your comments to make me feel better but this? This! Was the cherry on top to make me feel better
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