i'm just saying as far as opting out goes, there is an extremely widely-deployed, recognized solution
« In hills, and in pools illuminated,
We hide in the worlds we have created;
With all of this space—nothing to ground us—
We watch as the world crumbles around us.
The longer you stay, the more I feel scattered—
Weird that you thought that anything mattered—
And I’ll follow you into the attic—
Into the dark, into the wet, the melodramatic—
Make it bright. Make it good. Keep it moving. Keep it on.
Make it bright. Make it count. Keep it wild. Keep it high. »
if i were a trans-exclusionary feminist i also would not join an instance started by a woman and her husband, however
if i were a trans-exclusionary feminist i would be pissed by the insinuation that JK Rowling in any way shared my beliefs
do you think Spinster has internal meta beefs between the radfems who are actually feminists and the women who are just looking for a platform to be transphobic on
actual list of considerations i make before deciding whether to CW a thing
6. is the post a reply that someone might want to wait to read? is the post a reply that wasn't solicited?
CW both of these. you should hardly ever make an unsolicited reply to someone that isn't CWed with context for who you are and why you are making the reply
actual list of considerations i make before deciding whether to CW a thing
5. am i talking out my ass?
always CW this; don't make people read your ill-informed bullshit if they don't want to
actual list of considerations i make before deciding whether to CW a thing
4. is the CW just the post?
look there's no point in CWing the post “gonna go masturbate in the shower” with “masturbation”; that's just the post. just make the post.
actual list of considerations i make before deciding whether to CW a thing
3. is the ambiguity of the CW worse than the actual content?
i will never CW a post (including this one) “sui” because if i see someone CW a post “sui” my immediate reaction, before opening the post, is way worse than what the post, in this and many cases, actually contains
actual list of considerations i make before deciding whether to CW a thing
2. if my timeline was full of posts like this, would i feel heartened or fatigued?
i don't CW critical marxist analyses of explicit sex scenes in fanfiction because if my entire timeline were full of critical marxist analyses of explicit sex scenes in fanfiction i would be fucking jazzed. on the other hand i will absolutely be CWing posts about the upcoming election
actual list of considerations i make before deciding whether to CW a thing
1. is this post identity-productive? do i feel it is important that people see this post to understand me?
if a post is identity-productive, for example “i’m a dyke”, i’m not going to CW it. if my identity is “too much” for you, we probably shouldn't be sharing a social space
BDSP is a fine, and dare i say even good, pokémon game, but like
it was also an extremely faithful remake which ignored the latest four generations of pokémon and really had nothing interesting to say beyond what was in the originals
why is it more popular than the actually interesting pokémon games
(it also outsold Legends: Arceus)
tips for new (white) users
i know that back on twitter you made a pastime out of following “marginalized” folks and then loudly proclaiming your interpretation of their experiences, but please don’t bring that shit here
your Respectable White Voice is not doing anyone any favours
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