"Oh no, someone's attracted to the aesthetics of my -punk movement but doesn't know the praxis and history behind it like I do--"
OK. Tell them. Make it a teaching moment. Everyone who's in your movement learned the background from somewhere at some point, maybe this is that point for that person. Give them a jumping off point that they can dive into later.
"Oh but I shouldn't be responsible for teaching baby -punks about the history and the how-tos and--"
OK. Then don't tell them. You don't have to be responsible for teaching people with a budding interest in your group the ins and outs and how-tos. That's fair and valid! It can be a lot of work. Someone else will handle it
"But I'm annoyed that they would try to claim to be part of/be interested in my community without knowing all the details that I know after being in it for months/years/decades, they're dumb, they're posers, they're--"
OK. Then don't engage with them, if it's that bad. Maybe someone else will come around and tell them the history, maybe they'll pick it up on their own, maybe they'll just enjoy the fashion elements for awhile.
"But they shouldn't claim to be part of the -punk community if they don't know the--"
I feel like we have a few options here. People can either talk to them, share the history, share the values, share the praxis. Or they can just chase off anyone who even thinks about dipping a toe in their community, and then wonder why it's dying off later down the line.
I dunno, maybe I'm too naive and patient or whatever. But if people are entering your -punk spaces without knowing The Rundown of what you feel they need to know, maybe being nice about it and informing people instead of immediately assuming stupidity and malicious intent could help you make a new friend. Even the loudest voices in a space had to learn from somewhere, and not everyone has the luxury of being in the space as the History was Happening--whether it's an age thing or a not being aware of the space thing. Or maybe I just don't see what the big deal is behind people hating people who like the aesthetic of something and don't know the behind the scenes history about it yet.
Because I believe in the word 'yet.' No one comes into this world knowing everything about everything, and we're all constantly learning new things. I'm not gonna degrade someone and call them a poser for not knowing what I know. Because if it were me, interested in a scene but getting chased out and called a poser? I wouldn't hit the books and study up, I'd go 'that fuckin sucks, those people sucked' and then avoid anyone and anything having to do with it.
So chase people off and call them posers if you want. But if your community starts dwindling, don't be fucking shocked.
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Sewerhell Sunday again
Uhhhh post-Ruin/Mimic encounter, Cassie becomes friends with all of Mimic's previous guards very quickly. This is especially the case in situations where they helped guide her and Roxy into defeating Mimic.
The other three guards were the original Roxy, Mangle and the first Foxy. The last time these three dealt with Mimic, it tore Mangle and Foxy's friendship apart. Foxy genuinely hates both of them for what happened and they hate him in return but they all agree that Cassie is more important.
Cassie doesn't blame any of them for what happened before or what happened to her. She's the most sympathetic human they've ever met. Roxy's original (now mostly known as Rockabella or Bella/Rocky for short) in particular was brought to tears within minutes of their first meeting, that's how good she is to them. She understands they struggle to get along and makes a point to hang out with all three of them.
In the setup where the manager fucks the security up and Sewerhell breaks loose, the three older guards end up with an interesting bond with Roxy too. These are the only three animatronics in existence that know the full extent of what she's had to deal with for years and unsurprisingly, that's something she's needed for a very long time. Mangle adopted her as a little sister almost immediately, Bella was a bit slower, offering support but also not really knowing what to do, and while Roxy knows that this Foxy hates her by association, she also has a sneaking suspicion he's taking a slow and gradual shine to her. He's threatened to kill her. She's completely unphased. He's never once even so much as poked her, never mind hurt her.
Honestly, he's got beef with a lot of Sewerhell guys, there's a lot of people telling both Roxy and Cassie to be careful around him. He doesn't really know what to do with these two. He wouldn't hurt Cassie, but he could hurt Roxy. He could! He swears he could! It would take nothing to beat the shit out of her! He could do it!
He's also a fucking liar! Who woulda thought?
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Read in 2022:
My Heart is a Chainsaw; Jade Daniels #1 – Stephen Graham Jones (Dec. 21-Jan 22)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle – Shirley Jackson (Jan)
All Systems Red; Murderbot Diaries #1 – Martha Wells (Jan)
The Wind’s Twelve Quarters short story collection – Ursula K. Le Guin (Jan)
Always Coming Home – Ursula K. Le Guin (UNFINISHED; SKIMMED – Jan)
A Desolation Called Peace; Teixcalaan #2 – Arkady Martine (Jan – May)
Death’s End; Three Body #3 – Liu Cixin (UNFINISHED – Jan – May – ?)
Artificial Condition; Murderbot Diaries #2 – Martha Wells (Feb – March)
Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People will Believe Anything – Kelly Weill (Feb – March)
The Appeal – Janice Hallett (Feb)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf; Dark Star #1 – Marlon James (Feb – March DNF AGAIN :( )
In Love – Amy Bloom (March)
Woman Eating – Claire Kohda (April)
Help/Thanks/Wow: The Three Essential Prayers – Anne Lamott (April)
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans in Comedy – Kliph Nesteroff (Apr – May)
The Raven Tower – Ann Leckie (May – June)
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library – Amanda Oliver (May)
The Sign for Home – Blair Fell (May)
The Name of the Wind; Kingkiller Chronicle #1 – Patrick Rothfuss (May – still not finished)
The Fifth Season; Broken Earth #1 – N. K. Jemison (May – July)
Dracula; via the Dracula Daily read-along email club – Bram Stoker (May – Nov)
How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing – K.C. Davis
Rogue Protocol; Murderbot Diaries #3 – Martha Wells (June)
Sonnetts from the Portuguese – Elizabeth Barrett Browning (June)
The Cyrano Factor – Medievalchic on AO3 (June) (I read so little fanfiction and it was novella-length so I felt compelled to count it)
Harlem Sunset: Louise Lloyd #2– Nekesa Afia <3 (June – July)
“Drive” from Nobody’s Magic short story collection – Destiny O. Birdsong (June – July)
Something that May Shock and Discredit You – Daniel Lavery (June)
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel Garcia Marquez (June – Aug)
Get In Trouble short story collection – Kelly Link (July)
Devil House – John Darnielle (July)
The Swimmers – Julie Otsuka (July)
The Tale of Beren & Luthien – J.R.R. Tolkien (July)
The Goblin Emperor – Katherine Addison (July – Aug)
The Thief – Megan Whalen Turner (REREAD – DNF – Aug)
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet (zine) #45 – (Aug)
Paths of Dissent: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars – ed. Andrew Bacevich & Daniel A. Sjursen (Aug)
Cyrano de Bergerac – Edmond Rostand (REREAD - first time since high school! - Aug – Sept)
Practical Magic – Alice Hoffman (REREAD – DNF – Sept)
Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant – Roz Chast (Sept)
Rosemary & Rue; October Daye #1 – Seanan McGuire (Sept)
Nona the Ninth; Locked Tomb #3 – Tamsyn Muir (Sept)
A Local Habitation; October Daye #2 – Seanan McGuire (Sept – Oct)
I’m Glad My Mom Died – Jennette McCurdy (Oct)
A Choir of Lies – Alexandra Rowland (Oct-Nov)
An Artificial Night; October Daye #3 – Seanan McGuire (Oct – Dec)
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity – David Graeber & David Wengrow (Nov 22 – ? still reading)
Leech – Hiron Ennes (Dec)
all told i've read a total of 48 books this year, which is way more than i thought i'd read when i was going through my list. technically it's probably closer to 40 because some of the books are DNFs or books i'm still trying to finish - but nonetheless i think i had a pretty varied and rewarding reading experience this year! the list for next year is everything i didn't read on this year's list, plus like two small steno pages of books i've written down since then - about 220 books. i'll probably add even more as the year goes on.
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