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this dudebro in my english class said that ophelia deserved to die because “she led hamlet on” and my teacher threw her book against the wall

your teacher’s aim sucks

Literally one of the most important lessons I've ever internalized is "you don't NEED to fully understand something to support someone's rights."

This has been especially relevant for me with issues of gender and trans rights. I'm a cis woman who's very comfortable being a woman. If I'm being honest, while I understand a lot of the basics of gender discourse and topics, I don't think I'll ever be able to personally relate to it or understand it on a deeper level. I'm just happily cis. I don't get gender.

But I think a lot of cis people- and this used to be me- get super caught up in trying to fully understand trans issues. And don't get me wrong, that's important, but you don't NEED to know the intricacies of being bigender or whatever in order to support that person's rights. A trans man/woman or nonbinary person is just that, a person. They deserve to be happy like the rest of us.

The same applies to race, other aspects of gender, etc- like, a white person doesn't need to understand what it's like to personally be black and subjected to systematic racism to be an ally, nor does a man need to fully grasp what it's like to be a woman and subjected to systemic misogyny. Is it important to try? Of course!! It's always extremely important to be empathetic and willing to listen and learn.

But so many people get caught up in "well, I don't GET this so it must not be real." They don't understand that it's okay to not "get" something. Someone else's rights and happiness are not dependent on your personal progress learning about what life is like for them. God I wish I could rubber-stamp this into every single homo sapiens' brain.

Male Character: *fucks up 100 times* Fans: “No one is perfect. He’s flawed so there is room for development!”

Female Character: *is not the epitome of perfection* Fans: “Sorry. I just hate this character.”

Male Character: *is perfect*

Fans: It’s an awesome power fantasy!  It’s so inspiring!

Female Character: *is above average in any skill*

Fans: mmm… it’s fine I guesssss but why does she have to be such a mary sue??? just asking because I’m not sure it’s realistic…. hmmm…

This becomes 600% more depressing when you remember the majority of fandom participants are women.

Internalized Misogyny

The Handbook of the Man of Fashion, 1847

Jewish women are the number one authorities on how Jewish men wield misogyny. It is not an issue of our religion being regressive or misogynist, it is an issue of men using whatever culture / ideology etc they can get their hands on as a lens for their misogyny. The day I let a goyische feminist come trampling into my culture and my religion, spew their unnuanced interpretations that are devoid of context and understanding, tell me how oppressed I am, spread antisemitic hate speech, and talk over me on my own experiences, is the day I die. Jewish women must and will be the foundation of our revolutionary liberation from misogyny. Jewish women will be the voices speaking up about how men do us wrong within our own religion and cultures. Not you. Us. If you really want to help us, listen to us. You are not our mouthpieces or better interpreters of our lives than we are. 

Sailor Moon Super S : We love fashion! The Stylish Guardians

if someone tells you that your OC or your fave is a Mary Sue, tell them they shouldn't complain about a character when they can't even get their name right

when they try to explain that a Mary Sue is an unrealistically powerful or capable character, tell them that you think the term they are looking for is "main character" and that all forms of storytelling have abundant examples of them

if they're still going at that point, just block them because they are clearly incapable of taking hints

some puzzling writing hot takes i’ve encountered:

I can add at least one more, from someone I unfollowed last week because of it:

- if anything bad happens to any of your characters for any reason, it’s because you have unprocessed trauma and you should stop writing fiction and go to therapy

can’t forget these

reasons why people multiship

not reasons why people multiship

Girls get made fun of for everything might as well do what you want lol

not to be dramatic but this mentality literally freed me

god this tweet……

Jewish women are the number one authorities on how Jewish men wield misogyny. It is not an issue of our religion being regressive or misogynist, it is an issue of men using whatever culture / ideology etc they can get their hands on as a lens for their misogyny. The day I let a goyische feminist come trampling into my culture and my religion, spew their unnuanced interpretations that are devoid of context and understanding, tell me how oppressed I am, spread antisemitic hate speech, and talk over me on my own experiences, is the day I die. Jewish women must and will be the foundation of our revolutionary liberation from misogyny. Jewish women will be the voices speaking up about how men do us wrong within our own religion and cultures. Not you. Us. If you really want to help us, listen to us. You are not our mouthpieces or better interpreters of our lives than we are. 

also a moment of silence for female characters who get a lot of shit but would be adored if they were male

@fandom please stop using “i dont want any more heteronormative relationships” as code for “get the female characters out of here”