#god forbid i even Start on the way ''silly tumblr arguments'' have racked queer n feminist discourse

[florenceisfalling]

aside from the common note that the people who say "this internet discourse doesnt matter to me because im a real adult with a job who touches grass" typically are people who are chronically online and just in denial about it, the whole sentiment is fucking stupid regardless. the internet, especially now, is very much a part of real life. there is no total switch of traits between online and offline behavior. do you people think that the 13 year olds who consider it a moral good to tell twitter users shit like "you deserved to be raped" just act perfectly normal and well-adjusted as soon as they turn off their phones? do you think the adults are any better? you don't have to have a stake in every race, arguing and caring all the time is exhausting and it's not like we would agree on everything anyway. but the bare minimum is to not pretend it doesn't matter to anyone at all just because it's not your problem specifically. all the silly little words on your screen are being typed by an actual human being and they have to see it when you deny the existence of things that they have experienced repeatedly and in a very tangible way. some of you forget that regardless of how silly a subject matter is, people joining together because they are passionate about it is going to lead to real, actual tension and feelings and occasionally danger. it doesn't just "spill over" into the real world, it is a large part of the real world. you have to stop acting like distant, detached neutrality/denial on every subject is the most "normal" opinion possible, much less the most appropriate, reasonable or mature