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TW: Pedophilia

Teenagers are rarely taught the reason why they can't consent to sex with adults.

And that's because teaching them that would completely unravel our coercion-based society.

It can be difficult to explain in detail the exact reason and all the specifics in a way that they will understand. But the simplest way to phrase it is that in some cases, even when someone agrees to something and even when they appear enthusiastic about it, there's too much of a power imbalance that it's no different than forcing them. Also, having power and being abusive doesn't require a conscious expectation to be obeyed.

Imagine a world in which every teenager understood that and was easily able to call out anyone who tried to convince them otherwise.

They'd know that there's no such thing as an employee consenting to working for a poverty wage, working in unsafe conditions, working long hours, or working without taking breaks. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to paying a bank overdraft fee. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to student loan debt. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to medical bills. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to generating profit for banks or landlords in order to have a place to live and being evicted or foreclosed when you lose your source of income. They'd know that there's no such thing as consenting to a police search. They'd know that there's no such thing as a child who's okay with their parents spanking them. They'd know that being dependent on someone does not mean that you can never criticize them. They'd know that if it's considered abusive to simply play along when someone obeys, then it has to be much more abusive to actively expect to be obeyed, which many adults do to them.

And people who benefit from a society based on coercion masquerading as freedom wouldn't like that.

So instead, teenagers are taught something dismissive. They're taught that what they want doesn't matter. They're taught that they're too young to know what love is. They're taught "it's the law". They're taught things that are insulting to their intelligence, which they'll naturally rebel against.

honestly it's so wild to me that sam and bucky's relationship has gone through the development it has, to the point where it's unironically one of the healthiest relationships in the mcu. from the steering wheel incident in the winter soldier, to their incredible "asshole i'm forced to work together with" dynamic in civil war (best part of the movie ngl), to them truly working past their differences and genuinely growing to care about each other in tfatws.

and now they're at a point where bucky dropped everything to comfort sam when he needed it, and sam trusted him to be completely vulnerable with him. and of course the canon "i love you". it's incredible to see how far they've come and i can't wait to see more of their relationship in the future.

Can you please reblog if your blog is a safe place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual, aromantic, pansexual, non binary, demisexual or any other kind of queer or questioning people? Because mine is.

I’ve seen a lot of shipping discourse on here for Thunderbolts* and yes, I myself am an avid shipper. But for this movie, specifically, why can’t people just be friends😭

I thought the point of the film was to not fight mental illness alone, and the power of friendship and found family. And yes, that support can come from a romantic partner. But this movie was just the beginning of the journey, no one’s paired up yet. Even though I love a good romance, I need to see friendships on screen. I need to see platonic love. People need all types of love, not just romantic or sexual. People need a whole community.

This started cause I was scrolling through the Yelena aro/ace tag, and then people arguing that “it’s just a character, I can ship them with anybody” and then “but you’re erasing aro/ace people” and then “but aro/ace people can still date, and it’s a spectrum, and what if she’s demisexual, etc” and ok: Is she aro, ace, queer, bi, straight, gay? I don’t know! She can be whatever you want! But let her have friends too😭 She’s had a history of having to kill her friends. She has trust issues. Your girl is in her mid-30s (if my calculations are correct - born 1988ish, TB is in 2027, -5 years for Snap) and has only ever had Natasha and that definitely wasn’t for long. She’s been alone most of her life. Most of the characters have been. The point of the movie is that none of these characters ever really had friends and had to work together to realize it’s better when you open up and trust people.

No one was paired up in this movie and it made me so happy because when has the MCU ever done that? Trust me. I love love. I love ships. But romance is not the end all be all.

Let Yelena (and all the thunderbolts) be saved by the power of friendships. Let them have a found family. At least for now. We’ll see where the MCU takes them.