Tumblr user detectivehole:
shit parents who sorta realize they were shit but are in denial about it are the funniest type of bad parent around actually. "at least i did better than my parents?" unfortunately its not a contest, it was more of a pass-fail sorta situation, maybe a letter grade- but yea, you were an improvement, if that makes you feel good
Tumblr user detectivehole:
"i was better than my parents!" is functionally the same as "well i could have been way worse!" which, you may have noticed, is not a legitimate defense of quality source
shit parents who sorta realize they were shit but are in denial about it are the funniest type of bad parent around actually. "at least i did better than my parents?" unfortunately its not a contest, it was more of a pass-fail sorta situation, maybe a letter grade- but yea, you were an improvement, if that makes you feel good
Tumblr user detectivehole:
"i was better than my parents!" is functionally the same as "well i could have been way worse!" which, you may have noticed, is not a legitimate defense of quality source
Tumblr user draconym:
It often feels like mainstream acceptance of queer people, particularly trans and nonbinary people, is contingent on there being few of us. When I was a kid witnessing arguments about gay marriage, statistics about LGBTQ people were so often presented in such a way as to reassure everyone else that we are not dangerous because we are rare. "It's not going to cause societal collapse ... because such a small percentage of people are gay."
And conservative rhetoric against queer people, particularly trans people, which explicitly refers to us as a "social contagion," really underscores that any perceived "increase" in sexual or gender diversity will be seen as a threat. If queer people are permitted to exist, we must be aberrant and isolated. If we are normal and natural and commonly occurring, it is because something has gone terribly wrong. source
It often feels like mainstream acceptance of queer people, particularly trans and nonbinary people, is contingent on there being few of us. When I was a kid witnessing arguments about gay marriage, statistics about LGBTQ people were so often presented in such a way as to reassure everyone else that we are not dangerous because we are rare. "It's not going to cause societal collapse ... because such a small percentage of people are gay."
And conservative rhetoric against queer people, particularly trans people, which explicitly refers to us as a "social contagion," really underscores that any perceived "increase" in sexual or gender diversity will be seen as a threat. If queer people are permitted to exist, we must be aberrant and isolated. If we are normal and natural and commonly occurring, it is because something has gone terribly wrong. source
Tumblr user naryrising:
Some of you are going to have to realize really fast that posting on social media about your acts of resistance, or the acts of resistance of your workplace/student group, or things you're planning, or even about charitable actions like volunteering, is a stupid idea in the kind of climate where such acts are increasingly incredibly necessary. And that therefore you cannot and should not assume that someone is apathetic or not doing anything important based on their social media activity. And that some acts require secrecy to be effective and people might only be able to safely talk about them years later, if ever. source
Some of you are going to have to realize really fast that posting on social media about your acts of resistance, or the acts of resistance of your workplace/student group, or things you're planning, or even about charitable actions like volunteering, is a stupid idea in the kind of climate where such acts are increasingly incredibly necessary. And that therefore you cannot and should not assume that someone is apathetic or not doing anything important based on their social media activity. And that some acts require secrecy to be effective and people might only be able to safely talk about them years later, if ever. source
In the US state of New Jersey, A law that allows prosecutors to unilaterally decide whether children are tried as adults is causing devastating harm.
For a new report, HRW interviewed over 80 youth, family members, and advocates, and reviewed court documents, detention center records, and sentencing data.
The findings reveal that youth transferred to the adult system often languish in pretrial detention for extended periods.
Lawmakers should restore judicial oversight and ensure that all children in New Jersey have a fair chance at rehabilitation and accountability in an age-appropriate system designed to protect their future.
Read more at the link in our bio. source
For a new report, HRW interviewed over 80 youth, family members, and advocates, and reviewed court documents, detention center records, and sentencing data.
The findings reveal that youth transferred to the adult system often languish in pretrial detention for extended periods.
Lawmakers should restore judicial oversight and ensure that all children in New Jersey have a fair chance at rehabilitation and accountability in an age-appropriate system designed to protect their future.
Read more at the link in our bio. source