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I just. I just don& #39;t have time for fandom discourse anymore. I am begging people, on my hands and knees, to realize that there are so many more pressing matters besides fucking furry drama and internet bullsht.
It makes me feel very sad when I see people that swear up and down that they will speak on liberation fail to meet that standard every time. It& #39;s just a stark reminder that for all the talk people are, I need to see actions by their character, not performative bullshit.
What is the point? My people are being butchered like animals, Indigenous people still face genocide, transphobia is ramping up, and you want me to sit here and argue like a fucking CHILD over NONSENSE. I cannot. I cannot. I am sorry. Get a fucking life. Find your fucking heart.
Like I hate being misanthropic, I do. I have always been a glass-half-full sort of person because optimism has saved my life in its darkest moments, but it is breaking my heart that people would rather argue and start shit over things that, in the long run, mean nothing.
"Did you hear about what [xyz] said?"
"Oh these people are appropriatng furry."
My people are dying. My cousins, who suffer under U.S Imperialism and terrorism domestically and abroad are suffering. Please stop. Please stop. Please. It is driving me insane. Please. Stop.
"Oh these people are appropriatng furry."
My people are dying. My cousins, who suffer under U.S Imperialism and terrorism domestically and abroad are suffering. Please stop. Please stop. Please. It is driving me insane. Please. Stop.
"Well do you want to hear the discourse" I DON& #39;T CARE. I do not know how many times I have to underline this, but my life means much more than somebody doing something that you don& #39;t like. Block them. Stop acting like you& #39;re compassionate if you turn an eye from injustice.
"Well I have ally fatigue and I REALLY don& #39;t want to talk about this anymore because I& #39;m REALLY TIRED and it& #39;s VERY HARD to walk on eggshells" stop making it about you for one second, just one second, that is all I am asking, that is all I am requesting.
Open your ears, open your heart, open your mind, realize that there are so many more pressing matters about human suffering in this world that after a certain point the discourse becomes moot. It& #39;s fucking stupid, you& #39;re wasting your time, gossiping about people brings nothing.
"Okay but what about queer discourse." Literally, trans people are being targeted and you want to split hairs over what& #39;s the right way of going about your queer experience? I don& #39;t care. You& #39;re you. Realize other people are themselves. Stop with your bullshit.
Like with yt queer discourse especially, I understand that y& #39;all have issues in your own community that seriously need to be addressed, but some people are so busy playing gender colonizer that they don& #39;t even realize that none of the shit matters when we all fags in their eyes.
Asian people sitting and begging and begging and begging that you treat them like humans instead of some exotic export and it is an issue for people! Evaluate yourselves. I tire of this. I have reached my absolute limit, I have hit my threshold.
I do not understand. I cannot understand. We have seen this in broad daylight. We have perceived this happening over and over again. I know you want escapism. I get it, I do. But maybe you should weigh what the fuck is important when it comes to interpersonal arguments.
If your escapism comes to the detriment of your morals, maybe you should sit down and evaluate the sort of person you are, and the sort of person that you& #39;re becoming. If discourse consumes every waking hour of your day, find a way to channel that energy elsewhere.
Like I enjoy escapism. I enjoy the fantasy! I enjoy being a cute kitty or a loving dragon or whatever, but I cannot in good consciousness continue to let people& #39;s bullshit stand in the way of what I genuinely need in this moment, accountability and action instead of words.
After a certain point you have to evaluate what is worth expending your energy over, and every time I see some fuck in fandom spaces prioritizing shit that /really doesn& #39;t matter/ instead of the biases in their own communities, I feel that it has failed as a safe space.
"Oh well, we& #39;re queer and accepting and loving" But you don& #39;t want to hear our suffering or our pain because it inconveniences you to be reminded of the reality of the situation. I don& #39;t know if y& #39;all are scared or timid, but I get it if y& #39;all are.
And if y& #39;all are scared or timid about saying the right thing, I don& #39;t understand what is so hard about listening to what your heart has to say on the matter. Courage means acting in spite of fear, speaking in spite of fear, instead of sitting to the wayside in negative peace.
"Oh well we& #39;re all furries, we should all get along!" We will not get along until you find the conviction you need to speak out against bigotry. Against injustice. You don& #39;t need to make it your brand, I just want people to focus their neg. energy on things that /matter/.
I can& #39;t speak for everyone, but I do not want self-flagellation. It serves nothing. I do not want empty platitudes. It does nothing for me. What I want, and what I need, is for people to realize that being a good person /hinges/ on being willing to prioritize.
Literally, sitting here, watching my indígena, my Mexica friends suffer under imperialism still and you want me to sit with bated breath to talk about how Sparklehound stole your fursona (they are the same color w diff patterns)? I don& #39;t care? Please find some room in your heart
"You can& #39;t do this."
"You can& #39;t do that."
"It& #39;s problematic if."
"Let& #39;s dunk on some-"
What does that do to help the BIPOC in your communities? Tell me. How are you helping us by exposing us to this bullshit, even secondhand? How are you helping with no self-reflection?
"You can& #39;t do that."
"It& #39;s problematic if."
"Let& #39;s dunk on some-"
What does that do to help the BIPOC in your communities? Tell me. How are you helping us by exposing us to this bullshit, even secondhand? How are you helping with no self-reflection?
Like in retrospect I realize how little internet discourse matters. There are people actively dying on the streets and being brutalized. Comparatively speaking, YiffJones DMing you a weird message is just something you can block and move on from if it discomforts you.
