Okay, so I know we always get mad at the stupid updates that Tumblr usually adds, and not putting in the updates we want (like the replies). I’m not sure how long this thing has been up–probably since this update came about with the search of gifs? Idk? I’ve never seen this before, until I typed the word ‘dying’ down on the search bar for gifs (I was suppose to put dying from laughter, but this message popped in quickly).
I just wanna say that this has to be one of the most important add-on updates that tumblr has put. Kudos to tumblr for being aware of people’s struggle of having suicidal thoughts online.
And all my love to those who have been struggling and have sought help in this crisis. And to those who are still struggling with those thoughts, and is afraid to ask for help, don’t be afraid. There are people who loves you very dearly, and is ready to lend their ear for you, may it be personal or professional help. You are all so very strong, and I am honestly glad that you are still alive with us. I am proud you are still standing strong. Please continue to be strong, and know that we do care and love you.
I’m Jewish, and my dad- a goy- was watching it with me.
one of the scenes that really got to me was
because you can see the way Erik’s face changes because Charles just doesn’t understand what he was doing when he said that.
Think back to the bar scene in the beginning. What does the Nazi say to excuse his actions?
So when Erik heard that? It just reminded him of what he knew and has been saying up until that very moment. Nothing’s changed.
I identified so much with Erik’s plight and I felt a physical ache in my chest when he spoke the next lines
Because growing up, all Jewish kids have heard or seen that in remembrance of the Shoah. Never Again.
My father made it clear that he didn’t understand; “So he’s gonna kill them all for following orders?”
“Dad, following orders blindly, without even questioning them set us up in some really dark times.”
“Whatever, the guy’s just blood thirsty and ready to blame anyone.”
And the thing is, Erik isn’t bloodthirsty, and never really has been. He’s logical and see’s the world based on his experiences of human actions. He’s seen the worst of them and refuses to be lulled into the false sense of security that working with the government had given some of them. Or the never-ending optimism Charles seems to have for the human race.
Because the fact is, Charles didn’t go through what Erik did and that’s one of the biggest causes of their thought differentiation.
It just showed me how much Erik’s backstory impacted me more than it did goyim. Sure we didn’t experience it like our grand and great-grandparents did. We weren’t actually in the Shoah; But it’s left such an intense impression and stain on our history that we are still triggered by it, threatened by it as ‘jokes’ and forced to see it used as a rhetorical device in arguments with no relation to it.
We didn’t experience it but it is part of us in ways others can’t understand. And I think Erik-an actual survivor- really truly realized that when Charles spoke that line.
I’ve had similar conversations with many goyim. They mostly just can’t grasp this dynamic…like, Charles couldn’t have said a WORSE thing if his goal was to calm Erik down.
“They were following orders” directly translates as “they commited genocide, but that’s okay, someone told them to do it.” Yeah, that’s not good enough. You’re responsible for your own actions and the harm you cause, and the people you murder.
And there’s no way that Never Again wasn’t deliberate.
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[Fandom] takes the place of some of the functions of a church in a small town: A place where people come together, ostensibly to worship something. But really what’s happening is you’re forming a community. It’s less about what you’re worshiping and more about, “We have these interests in common.” Someone has a sick aunt and suddenly it’s about that, raising money to help her or sharing resources to make her life easier. That’s what it was about with The X-Files on the Internet.
I’ve never really seen any celebrity “get” fandom the way Duchovny did. A lot of people read that quote and, at the time, mistakenly read it as David saying he was like a god. But what he meant was that (as I believe he clarified elsewhere) fans didn’t need him to make an appearance. Fandom wasn’t about him. It was about us–the fans.
I want us to not forget that. When the fandom’s centre stops being the community of fans and becomes, instead, focused on–even blinded by–the glittering idol, then fandom itself becomes nothing more than idolatry–with all of us, as individuals, jockeying for a touch or a piece of that idol and stomping over each other to get it.
I’ve seen fandoms fall apart when that happens. I’ve seen fandoms become places where fans know and care more about the celebrities than we do about each other.
I know there are good reasons for fans to create personas and screen names. But this might be a good time to re-introduce ourselves to each other. And to think about how much more important that is than is meeting a famous person at the stage door.
Stevie Wonder is presenting at the Grammys tonight and when he opened the envelope, he showed it to everyone and yelled “HA HA NONE OF YOU CAN READ BRAILLE.” After the laughter died down, and before he announced the winner, he said, “I do want to say that…we all need to make every single thing accessible to everybody who has a disability.”
At the Grammys.
Which has a worldwide audience of tens of millions.
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When a person tells you you hurt them, you don’t get to decide you didn’t.
Louis C.K.
This has long been one of the most influential quotes I have ever come across. Completely changes my perspective on soooo many situations in my past.
rickman was someone I often thought of when I felt like I was getting nowhere with my life because I remembered he didn’t get his acting break until he was 41 and it made me think it’s ok if you not successful from the age of 18 you can take your time
