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jumping on the self promo train tonight- hi! I'm nat or nature (she/they) an author/playwright/actor and I mostly post about beeduo! I'm a member of the goober SMP and Isla Q and currently 9 away from hitting 100 :]
I speak English and Spanish fluently, plus a little French!
ok im going to #seriouspost for a second here. I don't think Harry Potter is a manifesto. I think it was a flawed passion project that millennials latched onto because of the fantasy of sticking it to their mean teachers and arbitrarily categorizing themselves (hogwarts houses; it's the thinking millennial's astrology). I think the fact that the series got popular when and how it did was very much a product of its time.
I don't think Harry Potter is the biggest symbol of JKR's bigotry. I think the most flagrant sign of that was how she responded to critics. I watched her become radicalized in real time. I watched how she doubled down on her racism when she was called out for the ways she promoted her tragically mid fantastic beasts movies. I watched her chase marginalized teenagers with a double digit follower count off of twitter for daring to criticize her thought process, and no one with any kind of power standing against her because she was the one who was paying them. This isn't to say Harry Potter is without flaws. This is to say she really didn't give a shit about that. Getting rich and powerful is a hell of a drug, and she had enough sycophants that she had no reason to care about what her critics were saying.
She was convinced that she was a martyr; a voice for the unheard; a leader for the ages, so of course her detractors were the bad guys. And I think we should take this to heart. We should see this as an example of how easy it is to get radicalized; if you think of yourself as a paragon of virtue, you are going to think that whatever you see as good and right is an objective fact. Most people don't know this, but the majority of terfs start out as trans allies. You are not immune to propaganda! You are not immune to falling into dangerous ideologies!!!
This is why the most important thing you can do as an activist is to listen. Do NOT think you're above being wrong; do NOT develop a god complex; do NOT form an identity out of being right all the time. Involve yourselves in the groups you claim to speak for. Listen to trans women; share resources that help trans women; familiarize yourself with the diversity of experiences that trans people have and the struggles they face.
No, none of you are as bad as JKR because you don't have her money or her power. You will likely never have the capacity for harm she does. But check yourselves. Do not affirm yourselves into thinking you always have the moral high ground. Watch yourselves; humble yourselves; check yourselves for signs of cult behavior and internalized prejudice. You are always learning. You will always be learning. Do not allow yourselves to get a power trip from brushing off marginalized voices.
Hi, I hope you're doing well. I'm writing to you with a heavy heart and an urgent request for help. My family is in a very danger situation due to the ongoing war, and I've launched a GoFundMe campaign to save them. Could you please reblog my campaign post from my profile? Each share could be a lifeline for my family. ๐ Feel free to share it in any other social media platform if you would like. Our campaign has been verified โญ๏ธ by operation olive branch, and is entry number 26 on their spreadsheet. Also with โญ๏ธ Project watermelon,line 249/(212) on their spreadsheet. From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you in advance for all of your support and kindness.
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The situation here in Egypt is complicated; we live with some family members, but life is far from stable. The conditions are difficult, whether in terms of the high cost of living or psychological instability. The biggest challenge we face now is the legal status; we live without a residence permit, which further complicates matters. Every day we live surrounded by fear and anxiety, and without official papers, it is difficult for us to find work or continue living normally.
Despite all these challenges, we have not lost hope in achieving our goal, which is to raise 5,500 pounds sterling to achieve financial stability that will help us start over. Thanks to the support of our friends, we are close to achieving this short-term goal, with just under ยฃ100 left. This small amount could be the difference between continuing in these difficult circumstances and moving on to a better life.
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I see you, your struggles and your agony. I see how hard you fought, I wish to honor the sacrifices you made along the way for me. I don't want to let your pain and efforts be in vein. I won't let it.
Come here, rest with me, please? My arms are open for you to surround yourself with, because you've earned it. You're safe, it's okay, everything is okay thanks to what you did. You can put your worries down for just a moment now.
You don't have to stop, but can you slow down just for me? The sky looks very pretty right now with your symbols floating brightly within it, lets slow down so we can admire that.
Do you want to read a book? Can you read it to me? Even if I've already read it a thousand times, there's still value in hearing your voice carry the words to to me. Your voice can be gentle, so go, read and give me a new spin on it.
Do you want to paint? Sure, your hands are capable of creating beautiful pieces of art, believe me. I've seen it before and I'll see it again. Don't worry about getting messy either, creation always comes from chaos, after all.
You need to stitch some old clothing back together? Can I join you? You do a wonderful job at mending this cloth. The patches you pick and sew are wonderful, and I can tell you stich it on with care and dedication. Your determination to restore what is old, once broken, yet loved, is admirable. I hope you understand that soon
LMK S4 SPOILERS
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I don't know who I am.
I don't wanna @ anyone because I understand how fast things seem to move in today's landscape of streaming shows dropping entire seasons in one day, and networks pumping out new series constantly to try to attract more subscribers with no intent to actually maintain those shows over time but I just saw someone self-deprecatingly lament that they are still thinking about a show that ended almost a year ago, making fan art and playlists for it, and I want to be very clear:
you can still create fanworks when it comes to old media!! PLEASE do!! there are always going to be new fans who will appreciate it, and veteran fans who are dying for new content and new perspectives. also, less than a year is NOTHING. the original Star Trek series was on TV six decades ago and there are still people losing their minds over it, writing stories and reblogging gifsets daily, and that's only one example.
a fandom lasts as long as there are people who love a thing, even if it's only a handful of people. love what you love and write and draw and make gifs and playlists about it!
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