Post #1071

I am still affected by how quickly people jumped on me over the Andre animation I posted. No questions. No checking. Just straight to assuming the worst, like it was some gotcha moment. What hurts is that I did everything right. I asked for consent before posting. I was careful. I tried to do things properly. None of that mattered once people decided who I was in their heads. It is exhausting constantly being treated like I have bad intentions, when the reality is I put a lot of thought and care into what I do. Instead of asking, people assume. Instead of talking, they accuse. I do not know why it has stuck with me so much, but it has. Probably because it is not the first time. It happens more than people realise, and it wears you down when you are always having to defend yourself against things you never did. I just wish people would ask before assuming the worst. That alone would change a lot.