Image: A photograph of a sign on a grassy hill, with blue sky behind, and bicycle with cycling helmet propped up in front. Projected onto the sign:
"Stay Close To People Who Make You Feel Like It's Okay To Be Yourself.
"TheGoodQuote" source
"Stay Close To People Who Make You Feel Like It's Okay To Be Yourself.
"TheGoodQuote" source
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“Hey, how are you?” the eraser asked softly.
“I’m not your friend,” the pencil snapped. “I can’t stand you.”
The eraser blinked, hurt. “Why?”
“Because you keep undoing everything I write.”
“I don’t erase everything,” the eraser said gently. “Only the mistakes.”
“That doesn’t make it right,” the pencil muttered.
“But that’s what I was made to do.”
“Then your existence is pointless,” the pencil grumbled. “Writing matters more than erasing.”
“To correct the wrong is just as important as writing the right,” the eraser replied.
The pencil fell silent, then whispered, “But I see you shrinking day by day…”
“That’s because I give a little of myself each time I help fix something,” the eraser answered.
“I feel smaller too,” admitted the pencil.
“We can’t make life better for others without giving something of ourselves,” the eraser smiled.
She looked at him and asked quietly, “Do you still hate me?” source
“Hey, how are you?” the eraser asked softly.
“I’m not your friend,” the pencil snapped. “I can’t stand you.”
The eraser blinked, hurt. “Why?”
“Because you keep undoing everything I write.”
“I don’t erase everything,” the eraser said gently. “Only the mistakes.”
“That doesn’t make it right,” the pencil muttered.
“But that’s what I was made to do.”
“Then your existence is pointless,” the pencil grumbled. “Writing matters more than erasing.”
“To correct the wrong is just as important as writing the right,” the eraser replied.
The pencil fell silent, then whispered, “But I see you shrinking day by day…”
“That’s because I give a little of myself each time I help fix something,” the eraser answered.
“I feel smaller too,” admitted the pencil.
“We can’t make life better for others without giving something of ourselves,” the eraser smiled.
She looked at him and asked quietly, “Do you still hate me?” source
Tumblr user dumbpuppyfag:
it's really really hard to get tricked into dehumanising people if u already have a sense of kinship with them so if u live in the imperial core u have a responsibility to follow at least a few anime dorks from iran or yemen or one of the other designated Scary Countries, i'm 100% serious
Tumblr user moniquill:
THis is why it's also important to follow people who are different than you in general: if you're white you need to read stuff written by POC. If you're cis, you need you need to read stuff written by trans folks. If you're straight you need to read stuff written by queers. Etc etc - if you have a privilege it is very easy for you to ignore others who don't have that privilege (People who are marginalized are universally forced to listen to the words and POV of people who are centered in a way that people who are centered do not re: people who are marginalized) source
it's really really hard to get tricked into dehumanising people if u already have a sense of kinship with them so if u live in the imperial core u have a responsibility to follow at least a few anime dorks from iran or yemen or one of the other designated Scary Countries, i'm 100% serious
Tumblr user moniquill:
THis is why it's also important to follow people who are different than you in general: if you're white you need to read stuff written by POC. If you're cis, you need you need to read stuff written by trans folks. If you're straight you need to read stuff written by queers. Etc etc - if you have a privilege it is very easy for you to ignore others who don't have that privilege (People who are marginalized are universally forced to listen to the words and POV of people who are centered in a way that people who are centered do not re: people who are marginalized) source
Blue Sky user Disney Surrenders Hat (@kenwhite.bsky.social):
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There's no point at which they will say "we've won, let's enjoy life." They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They're empty without that. source
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There's no point at which they will say "we've won, let's enjoy life." They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They're empty without that. source
Threads user qasimrashid:
White supremacy is when a low income Black teen named Kaleif Browder is tortured for three years at Rikers on the mere allegation that he stole a backpack & then dies by suicide due to the horrific trauma, but a wealthy white man name Tom Homan gets caught accepting a $50k bribe, suffers no consequences, and instead gets appointed to one of the most powerful law enforcement positions in the country.
The system isn't broken, it's working as intended. source
White supremacy is when a low income Black teen named Kaleif Browder is tortured for three years at Rikers on the mere allegation that he stole a backpack & then dies by suicide due to the horrific trauma, but a wealthy white man name Tom Homan gets caught accepting a $50k bribe, suffers no consequences, and instead gets appointed to one of the most powerful law enforcement positions in the country.
The system isn't broken, it's working as intended. source