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i'm so fucking sick of antis stomping all over survivors because the reality of trauma is that it's not pretty or cute or child-friendly. repeat after me:
TRAUMA IS NOT CHILD-FRIENDLY
TRAUMA IS NOT ANYTHING-FRIENDLY
but some of us experience it nonetheless!
TRAUMA IS NOT CHILD-FRIENDLY
TRAUMA IS NOT ANYTHING-FRIENDLY
but some of us experience it nonetheless!
how dare you ask survivors to make their presence soothing and child-friendly. it's not survivors' fucking job to be social butterflies who make Nice and Soft and Pure content. WE DIDN'T GET THE CHOICE TO HAVE SOFT LIVES. so how DARE you insist we censor ourselves
our content & our voices are not for everyone, BY DEFAULT. why do you want someone talking about their sexual abuse to be child-friendly?! if dark content triggers you or puts you in a bad place it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO WALK AWAY.
do you have the right to criticize others? YES
can you criticize ppl who are provably doing something harmful? YES
can you ask for trigger warnings? YES
SHOULD you HARASS SURVIVORS for TALKING ABOUT THEIR ABUSE? NO.
can you criticize ppl who are provably doing something harmful? YES
can you ask for trigger warnings? YES
SHOULD you HARASS SURVIVORS for TALKING ABOUT THEIR ABUSE? NO.
you have a CHOICE about whether to read through someone's profile and upset yourself with our content. WE DON'T GET A FUCKING CHOICE ABOUT BEING A SURVIVOR. SOME OF US ARE STILL LIVING IN THAT ENVIRONMENT DAILY. **WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE**
it's fucking DISGUSTINGLY PRIVILEGED to expect us to bottle all our trauma up and let it rot because it upsets you to hear the fucking truth that SOME PPLS LIVES ARE AWFUL. you don't want to THINK about the fact ppl get abused every fucking day, so u get mad at us when we say it
i'm not advocating for the freedom of traumatized ppl to hurt others. i'm advocating for our ability to TALK ABOUT TRAUMA IN OUR OWN SPACE.
there's nuance to what speech hurts people. i'm willing to have that discussion; i'm a fucking philosophy major This is What I Do
there's nuance to what speech hurts people. i'm willing to have that discussion; i'm a fucking philosophy major This is What I Do
you MAY NOT ERASE TRAUMA OFF THE FACE OF THE INTERNET.
BECAUSE WE DON'T GET TO IGNORE THE TRAUMA THAT SITS WITH US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, EVEN IF U DESPERATELY WANT TO.
BECAUSE WE DON'T GET TO IGNORE THE TRAUMA THAT SITS WITH US FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES, EVEN IF U DESPERATELY WANT TO.
ADDENDUM:
your triggers are valid. your emotional responses to triggers are valid. you are not a bad person for feeling rage or despair or ANY emotion.
just don't hurt other people, and if you do, take responsibility for it. everyone fucks up
your triggers are valid. your emotional responses to triggers are valid. you are not a bad person for feeling rage or despair or ANY emotion.
just don't hurt other people, and if you do, take responsibility for it. everyone fucks up
ADDENDUM #2:
this does not apply only to direct survivors. secondary trauma is A Thing, & after that is living with the fact that horrible things happen in this world.
anyone who creates content w/ dark themes & knows enough to tag it IS a person who is aware of real suffering.
this does not apply only to direct survivors. secondary trauma is A Thing, & after that is living with the fact that horrible things happen in this world.
anyone who creates content w/ dark themes & knows enough to tag it IS a person who is aware of real suffering.
even if it is the most titillating, obscene art out there, if you know enough to tag it "noncon" or "underage" or "loli" or "incest" etc., you are AWARE of the fact that ppl need trigger tags. you are aware that survivors exist, and you are aware that the real world can be cruel.
