(I’m not expecting you to post this, I just needed to tell you)
I think I read it right when you put Ben the Israeli guy and didn’t villanize him that means you don’t support Palestine
Which is very important to me because so many writers in this fandom hates Israel at the moment, and I couldn’t keep on reading their fics because of my morals.
As an Israeli that see daily how the whole world hates us even though the horrors of October seven, I appreciate it that you wrote Ben.
(I really hope I didn’t misunderstand you)
Because after mastermind you became one of my favourite writers and it would be a shame to stop reading your works.
And if I did misunderstand you and you do support Palestine, I advise you to read and even watch all the wrongs that happened to us.
And you can even post like idk, that: 12345
And I will text you the details, but if you do support I guess you wouldn’t want to educate yourself and you’ll block me, like many on the internet did the moment I gave them true events and not the faults they see on instagram and TikTok.
Anyway you seem like a smart person so I really hope I didn’t misread it…
I thought I'd take the time to answer this, because even though I'm sure anon meant nothing bad it really rubs me the wrong way and here's why.
First of all, I have made an active decision to not express my views on the conflict on my fandom accounts, not due to a lack of opinions or care but due to reasons that are personal and no one's business. Please do not make assumptions on my stance on anything unless I've explicitly expressed it.
Second of all, I find it sad and extremely telling that my inclusion of an Israeli character who is not villainized makes people draw conclusions about my political opinions. Israeli people live and exist in the world regardless of the war, and regardless of my opinion I can't see why I would villainize them. I can tell you right now that I would have absolutely no problem including a Palestinian character and I wouldn't villainize them, either.
However, anon - considering the state of the world and the debate right now (including the villainization of both Israelis and Jews) I can see how you reached that conclusion. I find this extremely sad, so I also wanted to say that I'm very sorry about that. I'm glad that you liked Ben. I like him too <3
Third of all - I do see that you attempt to spread awareness and educate people around you, which is great. I love learning. However, it bothers me when people on the internet take it upon themselves to "educate me" knowing nothing about who I am, where I come from, what I believe or what I know. This is information that I have actively chosen not to reveal, and I should not have to use it as a means to "defend myself".
Finally, regardless of my position on the actual conflict, your message indicates an extremely narrow-minded way of thinking. World class experts have yet to agree and find a solution to this conflict, so if you think anyone who doesn't share your view is simply stupid and hasn't "educated themselves" then I simply think you're wrong. And I would tell you this if you were pro-Palestine, too.
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