Basic Fucking Kindness

socialization, compassion, sonic "by bullying and shaming ppl when they fuck up we are creating a culture where we are expected to already know everything and mistakes are not okay i personally dont know everything and i need a world where we are given space to be responsible, make amends, and grow"

boundaries, socializing, abuse "if you catch yourself begging someone for... human decency? a response? time together? clarity? respect? some compassion? some kindness? you need to take a step back and realize that you're begging someone for the bare minimum. thats ridiculous and beneath you. fuck that."

self defense, activism, rioting "the militant demonstrator's guide to helmets" #pending_transcription

self compassion, mental health "you are not your intrusive thoughts"

consent, language, rape “Consensual sex” is just sex. To say that implies that there is such a thing as “non consensual sex”, which there isn't. That’s rape. That is what it needs to be called. There is only sex or rape. Do not teach people that rape is just another type of sex. They are two very separate events. You wouldn’t say “breathing swimming” and “non breathing swimming”, you say swimming and drowning."

society, self compassion, mental health "just a quick reminder that a society exists to serve the people within it. there's no such thing as a person being "useless" to a society, only a society that is useless to a person"

socializing, invisible problems "the worst thing you can do to a person with an invisible illness is make them feel like they need to prove how sick they are"

resources, lgbt, binding "make your own binder"

guilt, self compassion, trauma, past "forgive yourself. you did the best with who you were at the time."

self compassion "you dont have to be grateful that it isnt worse [...] somebody, somewhere, always has it worse than you. there is one person on this planet that has it the worst of all, and that person is NOT the only person allowed to be unhappy with their lot"

self defense "you cant truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of great violence if you're not capable of violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless important distinction"

arguing, socializing, boundaries "meet me in the middle, says the unjust man. you take a step toward him. he takes a step back. meet me in the middle, says the unjust man."