we don’t live in a Hypersexual Culture, we live in a misogynistic, racist, homophobic culture that projects hypersexuality on marginalized people in order to fetishize, demonize, and abuse us
if you, as an outsider, are complaining about a group of people who are experiencing that prejudice being ‘too sexual’ and how it’s somehow negatively affecting *you*, that is not just ignoring one facet of our discrimination it is actively perpetuating it for your own benefit
The main contradiction of liberal democracy is that it has largely been shaped through a history of various forms of illegal civil disobedience against entrenched power structures. Such civil disobedience is (retrospectively) seen as justified, and the people committing it are (retrospectively) seen as heroes…but each successive generation is asked to believe that any further civil disobedience would be unreasonable.
each successive generation is asked to believe that any further civil disobedience would be unreasonable.
“Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.”— Mignon McLaughlin
I think the reason I enjoy Ghibli so much is it romanticizes the little things. It makes me want to bake, study, clean the house, garden, and more while listening to happy music and occasionally picking wildflowers and lying in the grass. It helps me find joy in day-to-day life and that’s honestly sooo important for my mental health.
Hayao Miyazaki has said on numerous occasions that he wants children to know that even when the world seems harsh and life is hard, it is always still worth living, and there is always something beautiful in it.
That mental health boost is intentional and Miyazaki wants you to believe that you should continue to live, even if just for those little things.
love galore 