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Calling Peeta “useless”? Let’s take a moment.

Ask yourselves why some of you label him that.

1. He’s kind (…and why the fuck is that even on the list?)

2. He doesn’t embody traditional “masculine” traits — like aggression, dominance, visible rage. Meanwhile, Katniss does.

And yet, what so many of you fail to realize is this: Peeta does have anger. He’s always had it.

It’s the same tired narrative over and over:

“Oh, he was just a sweet little cupcake — then he got hijacked — now he’s angry and scary! Poor Katniss never got her real Peeta back!”

Jesus Christ. Haven’t we had enough of that?

He grew up in an abusive household. His mother verbally and physically mistreated him. What do you think that does to a person? You think he came out of that all soft and cuddly with no rage simmering under the surface? Please.

He’s sassy as hell throughout the books — and that’s what we acknowledge.

But anger? Oh no. That’s out of his reach.

Let’s go back to canon:

— Remember in District 11, when he exploded after learning Snow had gone to Katniss’s house? He was furious — because he understood the threat in a way she didn’t.

— Now as for the hijacking. It didn’t create anger in him. It amplified the fear and confusion that were already inside. It twisted what was already there.

— Peeta wasn’t rewritten — he was traumatized. And his trauma came out as rage.

Hmmm, but why we don’t really see it before the hijacking?

HE ✍️ DOESN’T ✍️ TAKE ✍️ IT ✍️ OUT ✍️ ON✍️ KATNISS

She’s the narrator — we only know what she sees (and what she allows us to see). Peeta doesn’t lash out at her, doesn’t weaponize his pain against her, doesn’t make her pay for what he’s been through.

That’s not weakness. That’s control. That’s love.

Write that down.

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change does not come from a place of comfort

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I think mostly what young fandom types (and I guess younger people in general) who are very very invested in the idea that “20 is still basically a minor” need to understand is that the feeling of “I’m just a child pretending to be an adult, and everyone else around me is a REAL adult” is DEEPLY universal (and won’t stop, ever, by the way, sorry!) and also is not, like, praxis.

Believe me, I get it, but the self-infantilization needs to stop, especially when you’re trying to engage in conversations about actual children and the harms they can face. Yes, it is scary to wake up and realize you’re 22 and you still feel like you’re 15, but it happens to all of us. You’re an adult. You have to deal with it.

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sometimes writing feels like dragging your brain across gravel. but at least the gravel is sparkly. and covered in metaphors.

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me, learning things about myself: oh this is bad

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(trying to give relationship advice) from a narrative perspective i think both of you dying together would be the most emotionally satisfying resolution but i’m guessing that’s not what you want to hear

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dming people is so scary it feels like im walking directly into their bedroom and putting some bullshit on their bed

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*covered in blood & in visible distress* i just need to write a list

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me pretending my enormous feelings arent crushing me to death and carrying out routine tasks that are good for my health and longevity

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inspired by a friend misspeaking

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I wanna go back in time and smite the first person to ever answer "would you like some time away from people" with "you aren't people" . Kindly shut the fuck up. You are going to make everything so much harder for the rest of us, for whom people are people whoever they are. I would like to take some time away from my partner without him immediatelly thinking I don't love him enough thank you

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The paradox of tolerance is only a paradox if you think of tolerance as some sacred and unconditional moral duty. Some ultimate and absolute law with no exceptions, and if you ever slip into the sin of intolerance, you must repent yourself and beg for forgiveness. Yeah no fuck that. Tolerance is a social contract. You're in the game as an equal player for as long as you play by the same rules as everyone else, and if you don't, your ass is fucking out. You're not entitled to the same respect you won't give others.

"Oh so you all tolerate each other just because you tolerate each other, but if I want to destroy you, then all of a sudden you want to destroy me?" Literally yes. That's the gist of it. What's not clicking. This equation is so simple it barely counts as math.

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They should invent a not being exhausted

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hate when someone asks how are you and you say good how are you and they say "oh not so great" or something. it's always like ohh okay i see we're being honest i thought we were playing pretend. can i have a do-over

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i need feminism because when jesus does a magic trick it’s a goddamn miracle but when a woman does a magic trick she gets burned at the stake

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"youd do numbers on tumblr" girl i am on tumblr and the numbers? 4

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man this year is gonna be the year i either die or become someone else i dont know which one maybe both