#language matters

[liberalsarecool]

Stop the passive language narratives.

Rent is not going up, landlords are raising rent.

[writing2changetheworld]

It’s ableist to use the word “pedophile” interchangeably with "abuser" (or whatever).

Pedophilia is an actual mental illness. And just because someone has it does not make them a bad person. It is, by definition, thoughts and feelings. And thoughts and feelings do not automatically equal action. To imply or explicitly say or act like they do is ableist.

When you’re talking about people who harm children, call them what they are - abusers, predators, etc. And stop vilifying a mental illness.

[yumearcana]

Subject Agency 101: Beyond the Myths

Forget autopilot. Your safety doesn't depend on a "protective subconscious." It depends on you, conscious and active. Agency is something you do, not something you magically have.

Negotiate from clarity. Your first line of defense is explicit negotiation before entering trance. Limits, desires, safewords. If you can't speak clearly outside, there's no safety inside.

Train your "NO". Practice rejecting suggestions and using your safeword inside trance, from day one. It's a muscle that strengthens with use. An ethical hypnotist will celebrate you for it.

Know and fortify yourself. Work on your self-knowledge and self-esteem. Fawn responses or trauma make it harder to hold boundaries. Your psychological well-being is your fundamental shield.

Claim your power (and your responsibility). You are the person ultimately responsible for your safety. Empower yourself with knowledge, practice, and the choice to play only with people who respect your active agency, not those who promise magical protection.

✦ᛉumeᛋᛇ✦

[spacedocmom]

09/01/2026 Doctor Beverly Crusher @SpaceDocMom Incoming Transmission…

"Anyone can do anything if they try hard enough" statements are ableist. If you challenge those who say such things, they'll reply, "I didn't mean disabled people." They are excluding disabled people from "anyone" from the start. That's ableism. emojis: black heart, blue heart, masked, spoon

[nightmare-from-heaven]

Someone said are you dumb?? And my genuine reaction was uhm no you've just heard me speaking??

Then I remembered that the majority of English speakers still use "dumb" – which is a medical condition of not being able to speak – to mean "stupid". Which I imagine high-key sucks for the people who have the medical condition. Remember when everyone used "gay" to mean "shitty"?

Tumblr, I propose that we do what we do best, and create culture.

The challenge is: find or create an alternative word.

We have "stupid" but it legit doesn't hit the same. It's gotta be a satisfying sound, a vibrant prefix for "-ass". We need a word that sounds like it means "did you see this dense motherfucker!?".

This is where you, dear reader, come in. Once this post reaches one hundred and eleven submissions (via comments / tags) I'll make a poll with the top suggestions. Then, the people will choose, and it will be official. We will hauve a new and wieldy word.

I believe in us. We can do stupid.

[that---thing]

For reference:

I am not the person to have sex with. I am an object the one can use to get pleasure.

The difference is huge.

[sertralinepng]

reminder that ableist vocabulary is EVERYWHERE and i'm so sick of it. it's really disturbing how normalised some of these words/phrases are, and many people use them every day without being aware of the implications of using them.

here is a (non-comprehensive) list of ableist words you should remove from your vocabulary:

lame

crazy

lunatic

the r slur

psycho

stupid

dumb

idiot

misusing words such as "deaf" and "blind" (e.g. "i'm so blind" after not being able to find something)

instead of referring to something as "crazy", you could easily use wild. instead of describing something as "stupid", you could easily say "silly" or "ridiculous". language matters.