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"fatherless behavior" I have four parents and they're all equally liable for my problems

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ok im going to #seriouspost for a second here. I don't think Harry Potter is a manifesto. I think it was a flawed passion project that millennials latched onto because of the fantasy of sticking it to their mean teachers and arbitrarily categorizing themselves (hogwarts houses; it's the thinking millennial's astrology). I think the fact that the series got popular when and how it did was very much a product of its time.

I don't think Harry Potter is the biggest symbol of JKR's bigotry. I think the most flagrant sign of that was how she responded to critics. I watched her become radicalized in real time. I watched how she doubled down on her racism when she was called out for the ways she promoted her tragically mid fantastic beasts movies. I watched her chase marginalized teenagers with a double digit follower count off of twitter for daring to criticize her thought process, and no one with any kind of power standing against her because she was the one who was paying them. This isn't to say Harry Potter is without flaws. This is to say she really didn't give a shit about that. Getting rich and powerful is a hell of a drug, and she had enough sycophants that she had no reason to care about what her critics were saying.

She was convinced that she was a martyr; a voice for the unheard; a leader for the ages, so of course her detractors were the bad guys. And I think we should take this to heart. We should see this as an example of how easy it is to get radicalized; if you think of yourself as a paragon of virtue, you are going to think that whatever you see as good and right is an objective fact. Most people don't know this, but the majority of terfs start out as trans allies. You are not immune to propaganda! You are not immune to falling into dangerous ideologies!!!

This is why the most important thing you can do as an activist is to listen. Do NOT think you're above being wrong; do NOT develop a god complex; do NOT form an identity out of being right all the time. Involve yourselves in the groups you claim to speak for. Listen to trans women; share resources that help trans women; familiarize yourself with the diversity of experiences that trans people have and the struggles they face.

No, none of you are as bad as JKR because you don't have her money or her power. You will likely never have the capacity for harm she does. But check yourselves. Do not affirm yourselves into thinking you always have the moral high ground. Watch yourselves; humble yourselves; check yourselves for signs of cult behavior and internalized prejudice. You are always learning. You will always be learning. Do not allow yourselves to get a power trip from brushing off marginalized voices.

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not watching disney plus shows is something only the most dedicated members of the revolutionary vanguard are capable of... you can't reasonably expect an average person to make such a sacrifice

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reblog to give your headache to elon musk instead

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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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just saw a post in german and truly thought for a minute it was some new internet slang acronyms I wasn't aware of

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hot take possibly? but i actually think it’s okay for things to be marketed for adults. it’s literally okay if things aren’t suitable for children. i feel like we are losing the plot

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my friend suggested I start using that trad goth pure white foundation and the worst part is that that's a good idea

I've never shade matched my concealer because I don't need to. I walk into a cvs and get the palest shade available. it will be too dark. someone will go hey why do you have an orange spot on your face. I will kill and eat them. my foundation also does not match.

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I've never shade matched my concealer because I don't need to. I walk into a cvs and get the palest shade available. it will be too dark. someone will go hey why do you have an orange spot on your face. I will kill and eat them. my foundation also does not match.

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i don’t give a fuck if i “sound like chatgpt,” you will pry—my em dash—from my cold—dead—hands—fuck you fuck you fuck you

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adding songs from musicals to character playlists is so stupid like yeah this works just ignore some of that really specific stuff

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10/10 dad joke

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AGAIN?????

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boyfriend claims it's "in his memory". boyfriend is not and has never been catholic, did not know the pope's name until last week

boyfriend won't stop calling popcorn "popecorn" and crossing himself before eating it

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boyfriend won't stop calling popcorn "popecorn" and crossing himself before eating it

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does anyone have the faggot crisis in the grocery store tweet i need it for my health and wellness