#discourse in fandom

[jadedaceofspades]

Here's one rule of thumb when engaging in "discourse": If you're going to double down on what you are saying and stating as fact, make sure you are correct. Being so confident when you are so wrong just makes people not take you seriously.

Another rule of thumb when engaging in "discourse" is that typing out 14 paragraphs and using big words is not the flex you think it is. Think of discourse as an actual verbal argument. People will not listen to you drone on and on and on about whatever it is you're trying to prove. Make it short and simple.

Like, I really don't engage in "discourse" anymore, but when I do, I make sure to do my research, have receipts and keep it short and readable. However, some of y'all will just type out so many useless paragraphs. I'm not here to read your version of The Tale of Two Cities, okay? Get to the fucking point.

[jadedaceofspades]

Unpopular opinion, but if you ship p*dophilic ships on the basis that you hate real children... I'm gonna be side-eyeing you big time because that's fucking creepy as hell. "People are allowed to hate kids!!" Okay? That's fine!! But to project your hatred so much so to want to actually hurt fictional children, and it might lead you to hurting a real child? Like... no it hasn't happened YET. But what if it does? What then? How are we going to deal with that?

Sometimes, the lines between fiction and reality get blurred a lot for both antis and proshippers alike. And as much as some proshippers are like "you're valid for liking xyz ship!!", I have to think about the reasoning behind why these types of ships are even a thing to begin with. Like, yes it is a gray area, but I'm still gonna be very sus of people who justify their reasoning by saying they don't like kids.

Like, I always think about the line between fiction and reality and when and where it's blurred and I don't think people talk about it as much as they think they do because when they do talk about it, it's about who's morally correct and who's not. But, we need to start looking at what's actually causing the blur. Morals aside for the moment, but why are people causing the line to blur? THAT'S something that needs to be discussed more.

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[cawsaurus]

maybe i should rewatch sense8