Whether we like to talk about it or not, most of what we pass off as online media or culture criticism in the last 10 years has been shuffling the blame for widespread systemic problems through TV show analysis and pop fluff social justice language without any critical rigor

Of course everything you do or think or watch is harmful and you're a bad person for doing it

All your problems can be boiled down to what children's shows you watch and what pairings you ship

Everything is indicative of abusive behavior

That's as far as this critique goes

Under this framework of critical engagement, Lilo is harmful. Himbos are ableist. Reading Catcher in the Rye makes you sexist. TV shows dictate your moral purity. Anybody can say you're a bad person because you didn't read the right book the right way and we all nod along

A worldview predicated on products, engaging solely with products, and divining meaning from products gets you absolutely nowhere in terms of addressing any of the problems we claim to care about

But reading anything but this criticism is classist and ableist, remember. Because there's only a handful of acceptable texts, ideas, and frameworks to draw from, and asking anyone to investigate beyond Twitter personalities, thinkpieces, or media outlets is tantamount to abuse

You are too busy, too poor, too marginalized to ever consider life beyond which Star Wars ship is morally correct or which cartoon is okay to watch as an oppressed person

Sounds like a scam to me but hey