radioactivesupersonic:

I think that “this doesn’t excuse what they did, but” is an unnecessary addition to “I feel bad for character x”.

You don’t have to justify everything a character does, or clarify that you aren’t trying to do that, before you’re allowed to feel bad for them. It’s possible to feel bad for a character while knowing full well they have also done bad things.

Suffering is fundamentally kind of sad. Someone is in pain. Someone is hurting. And it’s actually very common to have villainous characters who are driven by fundamental dissatisfaction, hurt, and anger. Even the most stereotypical, immoral, conquering tyrant characters- you can feel bad for them. They often have bleak, desolate, unsatisfying lives, sometimes of their own creation sometimes not.

That’s sad.

You don’t have to morally agree with or forgive someone before their pain is upsetting. There isn’t a point where pain becomes a Good Thing.

Sometimes, hurting others may be necessary, but that doesn’t make it good. I don’t think there’s actually a point where people deserve pain. And I think, especially in the world of fiction, where things fit comfortably to narrative structures in a way that reality doesn’t always, it is safe to say “this person is in pain” without either suggesting, or being assumed to be suggesting, that this means they aren’t responsible for what they did.

tainbocuailnge:

man i just love talking about things i love. love spending the vast majority of my time and attention on things that make me happy. absolutely love not getting hung up on things I don’t like and not worrying about whether I’m being annoying or whatever by openly enjoying things. unashamed unfiltered gushing is cleansing for the heart soul and spirit and highly recommended for anyone to give a shot

ruecian:

i really don’t like the whole “tell your parents off and call them out when they’re being racist/homophobic/etc even if it gets you in trouble with them” argument especially when it pertains to minors and people who still rely on their parents financially. you can’t morally advocate for a minor to tell off their parents when it involves them risking their own safety and well-being. and you’d be surprised how many people i’ve seen on this godforsaken website doing just that.