what gets me is that there’s such a long history of people harassing and attacking synagogues because they believed the jews were doing nefarious shit inside. you’re not a brave revolutionary movement for doing the same thing. you are so unoriginal that you have to steal some of the most medieval tactics in the book

controversial take incoming.

i’m actually of the opinion that people don’t need to agree on anything at all so long as they are capable of respecting the other person.

i have been cordial, friendly, or even downright friends with people i disagreed with on a fundamental level, and the reason i was able to do so is because we met each other halfway. we agreed to respect each other’s differences of opinion and values.

i’m of the opinion that the only reason this often doesn’t work out that way is because one or both parties refuse to accept that the other isn’t fundamentally evil or bad or whatever despite having major differences of beliefs and values.

i have been friends with people whom i would categorize as transphobic, and the reason this works is because they respect my pronouns and i don’t force them to confront transphobic beliefs or think they’re evil for not being perfectly woke.

do i think this friend is fundamentally wrong on some things? yes but he’s also never treated me with anything close to disrespect (beyond friendly ribbing) and that matters to me more than him being morally squeaky clean.

i fundamentally disagree with my republican extended family — uncles and cousins and such whom i love dearly — and i haven’t cut them off. why? because they’ve shown me enough respect to never misgender or deadname me, or rail against my political beliefs. if anything they’ve shown they respect my beliefs enough to avoid topics that might cause arguments, which i myself haven’t always done. have they been perfect? no, but we always manage to remember we’re family and we love each other.

this used to be considered a popular opinion and the basis of community building. wtf happened that people care more about others conforming to their ideals more than actually treating each other with respect?

part of crossing the divide is remembering to acknowledge the humanity of people whose values you personally despise.

that moment when you are actually using the word 'tumbler' and can't stop writing it as tumblr

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references and lore crumbs!!

things to ask yourself when designing a female character:

• how much blood is she covered in
• are her eyes filled with madness
• can she rip things to shreds with her fingernails

I think every lesbian who says she wouldn't date a bi woman is functionally on the same wavelength as men who say they would only marry a virgin

getting lost in boston is fun because I turned around on a street corner three times and some guy yelled "hey stupid! the bus is that way!" very helpful interaction and accurate insult, 10/10 no notes

my corner store guy is a 50 year old man who's my best friend in the world and recently he was like "you're too pretty to be single I have some nephews you should meet. very handsome!" and I was like "a niece might be more up my alley" and he just got more excited and said "ah even better! I was overselling my nephews but my nieces are very beautiful"