SailAweigh

raptorific:

I’m really tired of being offended all the time

I’m tired of not being able to enjoy movies because I can see that every character is white

I’m tired of wincing with disdain during every other TV show because of all the misogyny

I’m tired of being the bad guy because I call people out when they say something incredibly racist, sexist, or homophobic

I’m tired of people looking at me like I’ve personally hurt them when I ask them not to use “gay” and “retarded” as pejoratives

I’m tired of hearing that it’s okay for white people to say the N-Word as long as they would “never say it for real,” because the fact is if you’re saying it at all, you’re saying it for real

I’m tired of needing to be ever-vigilant on the radio in case Taylor Swift comes on because the slut-shaming makes me so angry

I’m tired of the fact that advocating for equality makes you the wet blanket, because I can’t “just let people have a good time” if it’s at the expense of the oppressed

I’m tired of being told the things that I find repugnant are not as big a deal as I’m making them, and everyone could just get on with their lives if I just “lightened up”

I’m tired of being told that my serious medical condition is just me being “melodramatic” or “attention-seeking,” and that the cure is “being strong” and “getting over it”

I’m tired of people thinking poetry is a more reliable indicator of the state of my brain than the actual science behind it

I’m tired of people thinking that bigotry is just another alternative opinion, just as valid as any other opinion out there

I’m tired of people misunderstanding “I respect your right to an opinion” as “I respect your opinion,” because a lot of the time I don’t respect your opinion, and I respect you less for having an opinion I find reprehensible

I’m tired of people using religion as a crutch to further their own hatred, because it robs legitimately faithful people of credibility and because I want no part of any religion that actually advocates the things people use it to back up

I’m tired of people without religion trash-talk anyone who does have it, because they’re just adding fuel to the fire that they claim they’d rather not have any part of. 

I’m tired of people acting like the most horrible things in the world are inevitabilities, and the best we can do is to treat the symptoms, usually after the damage is done

I’m tired of people enforcing rules on others, then getting upset when someone tries to apply those same rules to them

I’m tired of watching as the human race proves time and time again that we can’t be trusted to provide a world where the majority of our members are not living in subjugation

I wish people would stop doing these things, because I’m really tired of being offended all the time. It’s exhausting.

(via fourminustwoeyes)

mamastiles:

men don’t get to decide what is misogynistic

straight people don’t get to decide what is homophobic

cis people don’t get to decide what is transphobic

white people don’t get to decide what is racist

people in positions of power

don’t get to decide what is considered oppression

that’s how we move backwards, not forwards

(via spacemarried)

thatgaychristian:

Robert, this is for you - 25 (BCS)

A mutual friend of ours threw a big party for her 30th birthday, tons of people were there and it was a lot of fun. Somewhere along the line you and I ended up on the balcony for some fresh air at the same time. We started chatting; we talked about sports, books, tv — discovered we both are about to start our masters degrees and spent some time debating the pro’s and con’s of the educational system. We talked about hanging out sometime, and you wanted to meet my girlfriend.

I understand how upsetting it was for you when I blinked mildly in surprise and said I was here with my husband. I know it was a shock to your system, if your face had turned any paler I might have called 911. You made a good recovery though - that hurried mutter of “I’m not like that” was very polite and you only knocked over two drinks and one vase in your hurry to rush to anywhere other than near me. I can’t blame you — I forgot how delicate you straight boys are. So I wanted to give you a few helpful hints about where you went wrong last night.

1) As a general rule we don’t walk around with big signs around our neck proclaiming our sexuality. No scarlet letters, no scent of hellfire and brimstone… sorry about that.

2) We do not generally assume that everyone within 5 feet of us must also be homosexual — it was nice of you to immediately reassure me that you are hetero, but it was really unnecessary.

3) Homosexuality is not infectious. While I am sure you meant no disrespect with your hasty departure; in the future you can rest assured that taking a few extra seconds in your mad dash for safety will not result in you being turned gay. It will however keep you from destroying expensive vases and knocking over senior citizens.

4) This next one may come as a surprise; but you are not, in fact, irresistible. The fact that you have a dick does not instantly turn me into a bundle of uncontrolled lust. Contrary to popular opinion, being in the same room with a straight man does not cause a gay man to instantly lose all common sense and basic common courtesy. Though I am not so sure about the reverse.

5) Homosexuals in general get a little irked when people treat us like some sort of leper. Rushing to another mutual friend of ours and advising him of my sexuality, so he could be “forewarned” was really uncalled for.

6) Upon being told (by said mutual friend) to stop being an idiot and that you were not my type anyway… it generally confuses the issue when you then proceed to become upset that I DON’T find you attractive. Three seconds ago you were running through a crowd of people with your hands cupped protectively over your junk as if I might attack you at any moment with a blowjob. See hint number 4.

7) We homosexuals have an odd sense of humor — I can’t help that. Something about watching you freak out as if all the demons of hell were after you just struck me as vastly amusing.

8) While being pissed at me for dissolving into uncontrollable laughter might be understandable… gathering a couple guys together to “teach the fag a lesson” is not.

9) You might also want to drink a little less and be a little more careful about the guys you approach for your little proto-hate-mob.

10) Assuming the two tall muscle-bound bruisers must be uber-hetero and just as appalled by my presence as you was your first mistake. It was an understandable one though. How were you to know that pflag tshirt the first guy was wearing wasn’t a sports team? Also the rainbow ring the second guy was wearing could have meant anything I am sure.

11) In retrospect I suppose that upon hearing your not very subtle hate-talk and seeing who you were heading for; I could have said something instead of just laughing harder. I apologize for that. I should have just introduced you to my husband instead of letting you walk up to him and ask him if he wanted to help you teach “that fag over there” a lesson. I hope that broken nose heals up cleanly.

(via mjolnirmaleficarum)

jpbrammer:

My original intent for this article was to write a thoughtful analysis of the craziness that was Chick-Fil-A appreciation day. But nope. You will get none of that from me. Because I am frustrated, very frustrated, with how this all went down.

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