#conversation welcome

[marvel-trash-bin]

Just watched Multiverse of Madness and I was not expecting a lot of that

[hypnotides]

i want someone to go back in time to about 2015-2016 and show the fandom unus annus. fucking IMAGINE THE TRAINWRECK THAT WOULD CAUSE

[bizexuals]

while I agree that, generally, one should listen to someone who has a different identity than them, because they are best able to define & talk about their own oppression/experiences however, I see that logic being used to shut out people who, by all accounts need to have their voices lifted up. like...if I, as a bi person, say "hey this is biphobic and hurts me" a gay person should NOT be able to say "hey, you insinuating that I am a Straight is harmful and oppressive" because that shuts down the conversation, leads to oppression Olympics (because the More Oppressed Person has the ability to be Right Without Question). it also allows people who are being biphobic to find a bi person who agrees with them (because of internalized biphobia) and play the My Bi Friend card. it's also used to intentionally mislabel people as cis and/or Straight in order to discredit them & their ideas/politics. because of COURSE cishet folks don't want to admit their privilege, & should be called out always for it. I literally saw someone say people were "speaking over aces who agree w/ sga discourse" when they were trying to advocate for ace inclusion. like, I don't know what the answer to this quandary is, because "listen to the oppressed person" is a good rule of thumb...but it completely falls apart when one party isn't SEEN as oppressed by the other party, even if, in fact, they are. but I don't want the "that's homophobic it needs to stop" to be used as a valid argument against criticism by bi/ace/trans people towards the community & things that affect them. because our issues are real and important and need to be talked about and just because you think you're right doesn't mean that you are. but they can't be taken seriously if someone yells loud enough that somethings homophobic -- whether it is or not

[evergreensoul]

I am currently wearing three different types of plaid and drinking two different types of beer.

This, in addition to Infinite Jest, is apparently how I'm bringing in the new year.

[rikkithemermaid]

Unfair is wanting something that you know is never going to be yours.