Have And Have Not (2006) Crystal Schenk

ok, because i just saw a terrible take, i feel compelled to say that there is no "fic market" to "oversaturate" in fandom. good gravy.

This is an old article from 2012 but its research and topic is more applicable than ever today.

livescience.com

Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice

Low-intelligence children are more likely to be racist adults, a controversial link explained by the simplified world view offered by extrem

My favorite bit:

"Nonetheless, there is reason to believe that strict right-wing ideology might appeal to those who have trouble grasping the complexity of the world."

Another article had this advice from the researchers:

"The authors of the new study concluded that lower intelligence levels seemed to be an important precursor to more prejudiced views and suggest strategies involving increased participation in education of young people and improving the levels of cognitive ability in the population in general could be an important step towards eradicating prejudice towards same-sex couples."

In other words, anyone can learn tolerance.

Conservatives are out there scared by a world that's literally too big for them to understand. That's why they drag the walls in close and make rules that shut out complicated issues. But no one should live in fear. No one. Education is so important for every single one of us on this planet, because we do fear what we don't understand.

All the more insidious when someone finds these folks and scares them further, weaponizing their fear into political pressure. They're not helping anyone, they're making things worse. How do we undo generations of institutionalized fearmongering?

One person at a time.

Be kind, but carry heavy leather gloves too. Even the glorious bald eagle doesn't know you're trying to help it untangle itself.

You won’t see this every day but making sure the system cannot proceed unless women have a seat at the table is the best possibly thing you can do in a place of privilege.

Because they do. VOTE BLUE.

Don’t mind me.

Just doing some light alchemy.

May Rings of Power get cancelled and Castlevania Nocturne get renewed.

Equivalent exchange…

Like to charge. Reblog to cast.

Or don’t. I’m not a cop. Do what you want.

listen to me. listen. your actual job in life, and it sucks that your 5th grader teacher didnt explain this adequately enough, is to ask for help when you need it and to accept charity when it would take a weight from your shoulders. Otherwise you end up like Sisyphus- or even worse, Walter White

Can I just say, uh, I’m pretty sure noticing you’re asexual is harder than noticing you’re gay, straight, pan or otherwise. Like, I just read someone’s desciption of hitting puberty and, like, there’s nothing like that. There’s no sudden ‘boob’ moment, no sudden ‘fuck, I’d fuck that’ moment, not sudden anything. You just, like, plod on through life as usual going ‘oooh, that’s pretty, I’d like that hair’ or ‘oooooh, they’re nice, I’d like to be close to them’ but there’s no like, ‘oh, someone would want to fuck that but I don’t’, you know? You just- you don’t notice, you don’t realise everyone else has ‘had a moment’ but you haven’t, you just- keep going as you always have.

And then, much much later, you start to wonder why people are getting so caught up in drama for romance or sex, like, why bother? It’s not worth it, they’re not worth it, why are you doing stupid things for something that’s so- and then you wonder if there’s something wrong with you, start mentally over compensating. Like ‘uh, okay, um, who should I date? Who can I stand to date? Who could I stand to fuck?’ like- it’s not, it’s not something you want, but you want to fit in, to be normal.

Sometimes you don’t even know that you’re doing it.

Sometimes you don’t even know asexual’s a thing.

I dunno, I guess, I just feel like, uh, people should understand more?

idk sorry thank you for listening to me