in light of a four day ceasefire in Gaza being agreed upon, i am once again asking you all not to lose sight of the big picture. Biden and the Israeli Government are trying to frame this as a major democratic victory and as a favor respectively. they have no intention of a total ceasefire. they have no intention of stopping their genocide. remember - a ceasefire is the very first step. it’s not even the bare minimum.
the absolute bare minimum in this situation is 1) a complete ceasefire and immediate humanitarian aid in Gaza, 2) complete halt of all military foreign aid to the Israeli government, 3) the Israeli government being prosecuted for its war crimes in the International Criminal Court, and 4) land back and reparations for the Palestinian people. free Palestine means free Palestine, not just temporarily stop carpet bombing Palestine.
a temporary ceasefire is something, but it’s not even close to the end goal. we cannot let up pressure when things seem to be looking up. keep protesting, boycotting, spreading awareness, contacting politicians, etcetera. keep your eyes on Gaza. free Palestine.
What cringe culture shouldnt be about: kids having fun & enjoying things like videogames and making OCs
What cringe culture should be about:
Most of Tumblr is already talking about how society isn't the best and 'we live in a society' meme and whatnot. Chill. It's just teens having fun.
I’m gonna die
I would just like to point out that one time in into the spiderverse after the rest of the spiders left miles room and they were swinging away
They weren’t swinging from like tall buildings or nothing it was just open sky and they were swinging from the heckin moon or clouds or somethin
I really do think that the whole sense of "any interaction with children is predatory" is what enables predators to win over kids so easily.
When you're young and no one ever shows you healthy intergenerational interactions outside of close family and/or authority figures (and kids are most often taught to simply obey and not question adults of [perceived] authority), any time someone in that position gives you positive attention becomes almost heroic. And it certainly becomes intoxicating, especially for ~weird~ kids with 'uncommon' interests, or kids who just simply don't get regularly indulged by adults in their lives.
Yes, we have to be aware of and mindful of how people who would prey on kids use being nice, or just listening, to kids. However, if kids don't know that they *can* challenge adults, or that there *are* ways adults can interact with and educate them that aren't simply rooted in authority, they'll have a harder time recognizing that an adult *isn't* behaving the right way.
Simply treating a child as if they're a being in your community, and a being with inherent worth, isn't predatory. That's just what being part of the world is.
Why else do you think they say it takes a village to raise a child?
Tis the season to be spooky 💀🎁🎄
A threat
i’d rather be called a kinkshamer than support pedophillia