#silence and inaction

[joitotheworldstuff]

Understanding Complicit People – How Silence and Inaction Enable Harm

In today’s world, we’re surrounded by complex issues—social injustice, inequality, corruption, environmental destruction, and more. Amidst this, there’s one group that often flies under the radar: the complicit people. These are the individuals who don’t actively cause harm, but whose silence, indifference, or lack of action allows harmful behaviors or systems to continue unchecked. We’ve all…

[orange-sora]

The thing about Lan Wangji is if you understand Gusu Lan Sect, you understand why he acted the way he did back then.

Imagine growing up believing there's right and wrong. Those are the ONLY two colours and we shall ALWAYS strive for right. Right and wrong are well-defined. You can't possibly mistake one for the other. It's easy to embody it.

Then you meet this man, who's both and neither. How could it be? And how can you love him when he's like that? He shouldn't even exist. It shouldn't even be possible. But he's both and neither and that makes you question everything.

It's not as much about sexuality as it's about values. It's seeing goodness where you don't expect it. It's feeling greedy when you shouldn't. It's being impressed and wanting to respect someone who's good but doesn't embody your understanding of rightness. It's wanting but not knowing why or how to want someone like that.

What does one do? There are no rules for this, there's no label for someone like him. He doesn't make it easy. He doesn't fit anywhere.

And then you've also grown up with an example of love that failed horribly. With isolation, loneliness and the madness it can bring. The pain it can cause. So you hesitate.

Loving him would require unlearning every belief you ever held about everything.

That's a lot.

So of course, it takes time. The mental and emotional work feels endless. So much needs to be relearned. But life goes on and there are always other responsibilities.

He's disappearing in front of your eyes. But words don't come easy. How do you even express something that has no explanation? He's a bit too much like your mother. But you won't be like your father.

Unfortunately you've run out of time. When loss becomes evident, desperation takes over. "Fine I'll stop struggling. He doesn't have to be defined. I won't intellectualise love anymore. Fine, I accept it."

Too late. He's gone.

"I wish. I wish I could've... I wish."

...

For a very long time, I wasn't convinced about Wangxian. I didn't understand why Wei Ying would choose Lan Zhan. Their romance is, to me atleast, unconventional. But over time, I think it became obvious.

What more could one ask for than unconditional support and acceptance? What more could one ask for than a place to belong? Who can give up on a love as hard earned as it was?

[soundleer]

silly + fuckass whiteboard doodles yippee

[frobby]

The fact that shiro fucked up so bad at parenting that both rin AND yukio are victims of parentification is so crazy

[badlesmisimaginesofficial]

badlesmisimagines x tiktok romance excerpts

the collab you never wanted or thought you deserved

[scopophilic1997]

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[scottguy]

For anyone upset with Kamala Harris for her flaws.. remember, she can be voted out in 2028.

If you let Trump win, your vote won't ever matter again. You won't even be allowed to protest at all, anywhere, about anything without a brutal violent Trump regime response.

Inaction is not morally neutral. Inaction has serious consequences, too.

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[cattreats4humans]

autism registry went after medicare and medicaid first and things got quiet really fast huh

id like to put someone elses post on my story like i usually do, but there is no 'someone elses post'.

if poor and old people are at risk, we dont give a shit do we? we arent poor or old.

im lucky enough to still have posts about palestine, about congo, about migrants in america on my feed.

have we forgotten? do we find the real horrors too distant? too unsightly?

we're such good people are we, afterall, we dont go and kick the tents of our unhoused neighbors. we just ignore them. they aren't people to us anyway.

if you are numb, indifferent, or quiet, if you feel no outrage, you are the problem.

so fix it.

btw if you think my efforts are directed the wrong way, that i should be attacking maga directly, you fucking first. you change the mind of a person content with the dehumanization. the cruelty. the repeats of history.

oh? this sounds like you? unfazed by the evidence that something truely wrong is happening? well change your own fucking mind before telling me what im doing wrong.

a bystander is just as guilty as a perpetrator.

[netherknit]

after having had a moment to breathe i do have to say that while ep4 of severance had sooo much oomph it also gave me the craziest mark characterization i have ever seen like him and dylan were just sort of standing there 🧍‍♂️

[sirensea14]

Gurfrenzzzssss‼️

I love them, they'd kill me tho—

Fit: modern slay

[comradekarin]

That last ask you got here, just reminds me of the fact that while TS fandom claims to be all about feminism and women supporting women, it surely lacks intersectionality and it SHOWS and this is in great part because that’s the kind of advocacy they get from the celeb they worship, that’s why is dangerous to just pander to one kind of feminism as if everyone had an universal experience, when it couldn’t be further from the reality, we need to have those conversations we need to learn from one another and whoever has a privilege, should make good use of it to uplift those who can’t at the moment

Yup!! That’s basically the point I’m trying to hone to be honest. Again, I absolutely believe we should support female artists in the music industry, especially when they will be held to higher standards than other male artists (even in that area we can have a conversation about the dynamic race plays between male artists, too). However, it’s imperative we discuss how Taylor and her fans only use feminism to tell other people they can’t be mean to her, or critique her. Are these group of people the minority in the fan base? Maybe, sure. But should we sweep it under the rug and let it fester just because it’s the minority? No.

Do I believe the average Taylor Swift stan is normal and doesn’t hate black women? Yes. I believe there’s a lot of them who just enjoy her music and don’t feel the need to bash other black female artists in order to prove how much better Taylor is. Nonetheless, there’s still a large group of her fans who claim to support all women but will not hesitate to degrade and shut out the voices of woc making valid criticisms against Taylor. Just look at the Matty Healy situation. A white woman’s partner is exposed for making disgusting racist comments about black women, and the responses are not “this powerful rich white woman is continuing to date this man and is being complicit through her silence, which is enabling his repulsive behavior and she needs to be held accountable” but instead “we need her to stay away from this bad man!”. Yes, because the image and reputation of this white woman is more important than the dangerous rhetoric her partner is spreading about the same women she claims to support! Yes, because this white woman can have a collab with the same woman (ice spice) her boyfriend was making racist remarks about and everything is ok! Yes, because it is the white woman who is the victim here, and if you can’t see that you’re a misogynist!

Taylor’s silence during the wave of transphobia, the criminalization and banning of drag shows, the uptick of hate against black women, and so much more just makes sense when you look at the company she keeps. Didn’t her team try to sue a journalist for stating Taylor constantly toes the line with conservatives and white supremacists a few years back? Just look at the CO2 emissions drama where everyone was like “man I hate privileged white millionaires” and then she dropped an album and everyone forgot? Any critique for Taylor is met with these responses: A) Taylor isn’t the worst apple out of the bunch so why is she getting attacked like this B) Y’all would never do this to male celebrities so just say y’all hate women C) Why is Taylor blamed for the actions of other men or D) [justifying anything Taylor has done].

So, what you’re saying is correct anon. We can not talk about feminism and supporting “all women” while also trying to lump the struggles of all women into a single category. The initial Feminist movement itself excluded other women of color, it was something only meant for white women. White women have a level of privilege over other women of color, and we can’t pretend they don’t because they’re just “women, too”. White women and their fake white tears have done so much harm to marginalized communities, especially my own black community. I want this conversation to actually mean something, for it to be a moment of self reflection, for it to actually be about supporting, advocating for, and uplifting the voices of all women. I don’t want this talk of “support all women” to only be brought up when someone attacks your white fav.

[ozzyfromthecafeteria]

so scary seeing popular objectum posts with over 1,000 notes sometimes. i just know some people are taking it all as #shitposting or warping it in a way that completely removes all objectum-ness…. frightening

[selfcontainedunivcrse]

thinking of my wretched beast the personal best. the personal beast. angie little thing

[puke-ur-gutz]

we as a society have become too entitled to and dependent on closure

[midnight-rice]

ok tumblr really *has* broken my speaking mannerisms, at work I found two cup lids that had melted together inseparably and muttered "this, too, is yuri" as if that's a normal thing to say on a sunday morning