I think what I want to get into with the "Anyone can do harm." thing that I keep beating yall over the head with is that literally anyone, anyone at all can do harm it's not "in your DNA" to be an abuser or written in the stars that you'll be a predator.
Whatever image you have of an abuser in your head, drop it and replace it with your favorite person in the world and you'll probably be closer to the truth than you realize.
It's easy to address harm when it's coming from someone you already hate.
I see it happen all the time. Someone you couldn't stand for no real reason does something heinous then all of a sudden here comes the avalanche of "I always knew they were a fucked up individual."
No, you didn't.
There is no possible way you could have known, you just already didn't fuck with them before they started doing something you could use to justify your hatred of them. I'm guilty of it too! I'm petty, mean, vindictive, and yes! I'm way quicker to believe something bad about someone I hate versus someone I love because I'm human. Still, y all gotta learn to move past that initial "Well, they were always nice to me!" gut feeling and understand that nobody truly knows anyone and anyone can be capable of anything. Even victims. Even you.
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I know some dickheads have now decided that Judaism is the "bad, violent, terrorist religion" and Islam is the "good, peaceful" one, which is only to be expected of white people, but how much of an issue is it currently? Like I've seen some USAmericans sharing how the Islamic faith shapes Gazans values and perseverance (good) except with that distinct white hippie "I'm about to imprint on this like the world's most racist duck" vibe (bad), but I didn't think they're already turning on Judaism in numbers.
Do they realize that Christianity is also the same kind of comfort to Christian minorities in Asia and Africa? That it was Buddhists that genocided the Rohingyas in Myanmar and Tamils in Sri Lanka? That Hindu fundamentalists are even now trying to ethnically cleanse Muslims in India? How Hindus and Christians are terrorized and persecuted in Pakistan? That Muslims have a history of persecuting and ethnically cleansing Jews too?
Really tired of asking y'all to be normal about people's religions man. There's no religion that's inherently violent or exceptionally peaceful. It's just like any other ideology that becomes a weapon in the hands of ethnic power. Interrogate power, not religion, and respect people's belief systems insofar as they aren't in your business.
Edit: I've amended the "long history" of Muslim persecution of Jews because it might be misleading in the current political climate. Zionism and antisemitic Arab nationalism are twin births resulting directly from Christian colonization, and Islamic empires tended to actually be more tolerant of other religions compared to Christianity, especially Judaism, which was considered a sibling religion. Antisemitism wasn't ideologically entrenched in Islamic tradition. It's simply that ethno-religious power will lead to ethno religious domination and intermittent cleansing of minorities, and Islam is no exception. Humans be humaning always.
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Criticising korean fans when they do something actually dodgy is all fine and good, should go for anyone who does invasive or weird, shit but also the amount of times now I see (usually western) fans just being like. Blatantly xenophobic and racist. Pretty much being like Yuck korean fans.... ?????? You're obsessed with a KOREAN POP ACT? why are you saying Korea like it's a slur you weirdo
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i am on that 🟩⛏️ typa shit
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I took a really hot panty pic but I'm like, sooo nervous because my brain is like. I have a weird body!!! even though it's a hot pic. my brain is like, WEIRD BODY HAIR (no that's a regular hair) NO ASS (it's not an angle where you can even see ass) YOU LOOK MESSY (I am messy and I'm hot anyway, next) and I just. keep going and trying to convince myself but my brain comes up with the next and the next and the next and. I need a smoke
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choosing to interpret (live action) lu guang's mild disdain towards dr. he as love triangle-esque petty jealousy cos it's So Much Funnier like that.
cheng xiaoshi coming back from his motorbike date hangout with dr he and hiding his injured elbow ONLY FOR THE DR TO SHOW UP AND BRING MEDICINE, leading to lg being like "why didn't you tell me???" (and probably thinking he'd treat cheng xiaoshi so much better)
cxs trying to placate lu guang by saying "look i was learning from him so i could drive faster on our moped that you only rode on with me once. you complained I was too slow so im trying to get faster :(" to which lu guang says alright he won't commute on public transport anymore he'll ride on that silly second hand motorbike with him ! (it's giving marital spat lmao)
also the scene beforehand where cxs basically asks for lg's permission to see dr. he and lu guang saying "im not your guardian or whatever go see him," but really i know and you know he's Pressed about it
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