Tired Of The Bullshit

23. Queer. NB. Chaotic Neutral. Gemini. My interests? Did you mean my obsessions? Pardon all my trash. nsfw blog @hexqueen666

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Albany Ledger, Missouri, June 17, 1898

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[soymsan-entro]

So my sister is on vacation and has sent me a photo of the store she was buying clothes in.

I'm going to lose it.

[weepingwidar]

Nadia Waheed (Pakistani, 1992) - Giving Tree (2025)

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[nephritebabie]

pick your poison LMAOOO

[politijohn]

Source

This entire article is worth the read. Fuck Gilead

[tamale-papi]

hey look at that he has a name

[blackheartbiohazards]

"I don't want to read this" is totally valid.

"This is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't want to read this because it is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

[blackheartbiohazards]

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

[spellscarred]

Bro, blocking someone and then using their tag like this is, all offence, weak as fuck. Like all you had to say was, na bro I don't promote pedo protags on this here blog, because I wholly agree with the premise of your argument given contexts (i.e., writing abusive relationships to show the evils, great; writing abusive relationships to show the romance, yikes).

This response is so, so comically shitty within the context of that tag, oh my god.

[blackheartbiohazards]

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

[blackheartbiohazards]

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

[blackheartbiohazards]

"Censorship of some topics in fiction and art is good and I would be happy if it were to be enacted in a way I approved of"

and

"some things should be banned from ever being written or read about in fiction"

are both authoritarian viewpoints to hold and express, even if you don't have the power to enact them.

If you hold these viewpoints you are holding authoritarian viewpoints.

[averageidiotenby]

DUDE IT’S PEDO FICS EVERYBODY THINKS THEY’RE NASTY

[blackheartbiohazards]

Let me explain this to you in simple terms.

Something being nasty is not a good reason to ban fiction about it.

If we accept that "something being nasty is a good reason to bad fiction about it" then we give a foot in the door for all the people who truly, genuinely believe that queer people are nasty to ban all queer literature.

This is not about defending bad people this is about defending the freedom of good people from tyranny, you moron.

[kawaii-pigeon]

I think if you take it to its logical extreme. Say, banning people from writing stories of sexual abuse. That could then be said "well ANY talk about sexual abuse is bad."

And from that, you could ban books that talk about it irl. Or books like how to recover after being abuse. If its not something to be discussed AT ALL.

[plague-of-insomnia]

The fact that I’ve seen this post in some form on my dash like 100x and each time there’s new idiots who do not get that you can’t have *some* censorship.

Either you’re for it or you aren’t.

The moment you agree that something should never, ever exist in fiction is the moment that anything can be banned.

Remember a while back how Tumblr banned a bunch of tags, including many popular innocuous ones that even people who are for censorship used and were upset about?

When censorship happens, stuff YOU like can and will be banned. That’s how it works.

Remember how a bunch of people had their accounts terminated here only last year for writing about their own sexual abuse?

When you ban “pedo” topics, say, any talk of child sexual abuse in any form, that means people can no longer write about their own experiences. It means people cannot educate others so they can learn how to protect themselves or get help from these situations.

Censorship is authoritarian. Full stop.

Even if “everyone” agrees something is “gross” and “shouldn’t exist,” that does not fucking matter.

Do you know who generally believes queer people are gross and shouldn’t exist??

The same people who are banning books left and right solely because they have queer characters or relationships.

The same people who attack and kill queer folk for simply exisiting.

This is not just some fandom matter or a case of being chronically online.

Protecting freedom of expression is essential, and if you do not get that, I don’t know what to say to you.

[scientia-rex]

And the people who keep bringing up child sex abuse as a reason for censorship are doing it very specifically because everyone feels like then they HAVE to agree with the person in favor of censorship.

It’s not that there isn’t widespread societal agreement on this. It’s that they want you backed into a rhetorical corner where you feel compelled to agree with them.

[ruffboi-mags]

Also, like, we KNOW how this shit shakes out in fandom because it's happened before.

In 2007, Livejournal capitulated to the "pedophilia and sex crimes!" cries of (hate group) Warriors 4 Innocence, and you know what communities got shut down? Slashfic communities. Sexual assault survivor support communities. Authors who'd written non-smut m/m fic even got caught up in it. It was DEVASTATING to fandom spaces. I think pretty much everyone knew at least one person whose account was literally DELETED, or were a member of a community that was wiped off the map because they were considerate enough to include topics like "sexual assault" or "BDSM" in the profiles under the badly-named category of "interests" to indicate that posts on said blogs or communities may include discussion of things like that. Even if it was for a SUPPORT group. And it was because a group of religious bigots came to LJ and said essentially "EVERYONE thinks it's gross and that it's promoting CSA, we should ban it."

Like, strikethrough and boldthrough were a large part of what propelled AO3 out of a more unfocused conversation on one person's blog about hosting a site INTENDED for fandom content, into being an actual archive and nonprofit. And it's a large part of why you won't find AO3 banning topics that you find "gross".

Censorship is authoritarian and it will ALWAYS have more collateral damage than you can imagine.

[nyxelestia]

Going to add that fiction which had sexual abuse and communities which played around with it as a writing topic are the very things that protected me from irl sexual abuse when I was a teenager. I was in a dicey situation, and realized that while my situation did not match up to any of the superficial or textbook cases mentioned in passing (if at all) through school, it matched up a LOT to what I'd learned about irl sexual abuse through works of fiction and the rhetoric of my communities. I got out of that situation and dodged what was, in retrospect, one hell of a nasty bullet. If it hadn't been for that "nasty" fiction and those "nasty" communities, I would very likely have been abused, and subject to further violence spiraling out from that abuse.

[benjis-house-boat]

you can’t have *some* censorship.

[chanafehs]

Very ironic that every single person I’ve seen complain about how that ceo shouldn’t have been shot because “every human life is precious” are the same people calling Palestinian men, women, and children collateral damage but what do I know

[stuckinapril]

#yeah I don’t wanna hear anything about the sanctity of human life from a country that worships the military #on top of other things eugh

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[sahonithereadwolf]

the building blocks of this is off the backs of the violence against anti-pipeline protest.

[winry-lucy-beth]

This isn't the first time the state has used terrorism charges for things that do not fit. Even more ludicrous is the 23 terrorism charges put on forest protectors trying to stop cop city in Georgia last year. Apparently sitting in a forest is an act of terrorism now.

RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message | ACLU

The excessively punitive, overreaching charges should be dropped and must not set a precedent.

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time for my favorite holiday video

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it’s that time of year again 

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almost forgot christmas grinch’s ultimatum 

[liesmyth]

Full names and details of every man who was convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot. The list includes 50 men who could be identified, besides Gisèle's husband, ranging in age from 27 to 74. Among them are a firefighter, a journalist, a nurse, a construction worker, and a prison guard. Most have families of their own, and only about half had previous convictions.

[liesmyth]

as some people weren't familiar with this case, here is a summary of it. cw rape

Gisèle Pelicot is a 72 year old woman living in Mazan, France. She has 3 children and grandchildren. For a decade, she was systematically drugged and assaulted by her husband Dominique, who invited dozens of men to rape her while he filmed it. This was arranged primarily through a website, and was never reported

Gisèle found out after her husband was caught taking upskirt videos of women in a local supermarket. After the police searched the house and her husband's computer, they found the videos. She didn't recognise herself at first

Gisèle chose to waive the protection of anonymity that French law guarantees to victims of sexual assault because she believed the case would have a bigger reach with her name and story attached to it. Trial proceedings were made public at her request

Gisèle suffered several health issues as a consequence of the drugs and thought at one point she might have brain cancer. She also contracted multiple STDs.

Of the 72 men recorded by Gisèleʼs husband, 51 could be identified. One died of cancer awaiting trial; the other 50 were all convicted this week. Multiple other cases came to light during the investigation, including other rapes, hidden cameras, and possession of child pornography

This case has had a tremendous impact in France and, to a lesser extent, other European countries. It brought to the forefront conversations about rape culture, “unexpected” victims, “respectable” perpetrators and the culture of silence that surrounds sexual assault, and this case has had a tremendous impact in France. That's why I thought it was worth sharing here, and I encourage you to read up on it if you're not familiar, even if it's difficult to stomach.

[its-tea-time-darling]

by victoria villasana

"The shame must change sides" - Gisèle Pelicot

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

to whoever needs to hear it and hasn’t, you are going to be okay

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[ID a large sign that reads, in all caps, “I’m not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all make it” in white letters over a black background. End id]

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