In case you were wondering how it's going, JK Rowling has reached the "acephobic" stop of the radicalization pipeline
to the great surprise of absolutely no one
(and she's so much worse in the comments, fucking hell)
I'm grateful to everyone quote-tweeting her and pointing out all the ways asexuals are, indeed, marginalized and oppressed. As Thomas pointed out, they're lesser-known issues. But as an ace person, I'm more concerned with the way she completely invalidates our identity
This isn't a case of "you aren't oppressed because everyone already accepts your identity" (which we see a lot online), or the usual exclusionism. She's saying we don't have an identity to oppress. This is why she doesn't see posting hate against asexual people on international asexuality day as oppression (or, you know. wrong). The thousands of bigoted comments under her post aren't proof that people do, actually, discriminate against aces: she agrees with them, and is there riling them up.
As someone also pointed out, mocking people for not wanting sex isn't very I'm-only-protecting-women of her
I've been reporting terfs and the like on Pinterest (where they, sometimes, actually do something about it) and ace/arophobia is never far. It just got more obvious
Read the full special thanks from Lady Gaga to Little Monsters, Michael Polansky and the entire team behind the creation of "MAYHEM"
"Monsters: For nearly two decades, we've known and loved each other. You've been with me and my music through so many twists and turns. Whether I'm writing about the chaos of disease, witches casting spells in a nightclub, waking up as a zombie after being bitten on the dance floor, the strange way fame can feel like having a clone, or disappearing into pop oblivion with the person you love—you've always reminded me that I can be exactly who I want to be. Because when I looked out into the crowd, you were always exactly who you wanted to be.
In all the ways we didn't know who we were back then, we've been finding ourselves together. And I think I'm still doing that with you.
Thank you for being on this ride with me, no matter what. I'm truly, exceptionally, unspeakably grateful for that. My wish is that when you listen to these songs, you find a place to pour out all your negative thoughts and let the music carry you away—away from your own mayhem and into the mayhem of the music.
I want to give special thanks to my love, Michael, for the beautiful work you poured into this album every single day for over a year—and beyond. Your encouragement and love were constant, but you're also a completely brilliant creative partner. I've always been a renaissance woman, and I've often felt misunderstood anytime someone tried to put me in a box. I think we're so similar in that way. You can do anything. I've never seen anyone work as hard as you do. I don't think anyone in my life understands MAYHEM the way you do. I love this album with you. Thank you for making MAYHEM with me.
Thank you to Andrew Watt and Cirkut for their tireless work and endless talent. Thank you to George Saffelstein and Bruno Mars for sharing with me their artistry and for supporting me in mine. Thank you to Paul Lamalfa, Tyler Hart, Serban Ghenea, Randy Merrill, Bobby Campbell, Lindsay Shane, Stacey Quinn, Sonya Guardo, Bryan Lourd, John Janick, Steve Berman, and the Interscope team. Thank you to Arthur Fogel and Live Nation. Thank you to Todd Tours and Mel Roy.
Well Monsters: here we are again. Face to face. I made this for you."
MAYHEM the 7th studio album by Lady Gaga is out now worldwide, featuring “Disease”, “Abracadabra” and the global No. 1 hit “Die With A Smile”
Stream “MAYHEM” : Amazon Music - Audiomack - Apple Music - Deezer - iTunes Store - Pandora - Spotify - Tidal - Youtube Music
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it really is just like. i dont want to hear about elon musk. i haven't wanted to for months now, probably years actually. not even just "i'm tired of people praising him" but also "i'm tired of people dunking on him". i do not want every single day to have an update on how he's doing for me. i want an existence without him in the periphery. like i just want to stop hearing about him.
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