IN THE MOOD FOR BLAST !

A blog for political, social, and whatever-other-kind-of opinions. Also lots of film, series, and random stuff.

This blog doesn’t have a main theme or follow any kind of logic, it’s a semi-personal space where I talk about my things and reblog whatever I feel like.

Sometimes I like to talk about things that aren’t the book series from my childhood. 🤫

No, I mean, it’s not something that normally happens. Unless, I don’t know, the people involved actually want things to escalate into legal consequences. Because obviously, if you threaten a defense lawyer while they’re handling a case or a trial, that’s not exactly going to work in your favor.

I’ve had my share of conflicts. I’ve been advised to settle cases before, and I’ve refused because I’m incredibly stubborn when it comes to my job. I have a problem: I really, really like being right. And if I genuinely think I’m right, I’ll fight it all the way to the end. That has definitely gotten me into a few disputes over the years. But actual threats? Not really.

Although, honestly, I think it would be hilarious to take on one of those child bullying cases, go all in, and have the wealthy parents threaten me. I genuinely think that would be iconic. I have this weird view of life where I believe everyone should have a bucket list of bizarre experiences before they die. I don’t know, like sleeping with a priest, getting threatened by a rich family promising to ruin your life… those are the kind of ridiculous experiences I’d find funny to tick off the list before I die. It would genuinely amuse me.

That said, it’s not actually common for some ultra-rich-type family to show up and threaten to break your legs. What usually happens is much less dramatic: they offer way more money than you or your client originally asked for. They negotiate. Sometimes they offer things besides money, too, just to make the problem disappear.

I’ve never believed in that approach. I want the compensation and I want to win the case so the person ends up with a criminal record. There’s something deeply satisfying about seeing people with enormous privilege actually face legal consequences for violent crimes. Even if they don’t end up in juvenile detention, I think it’s important that there’s an official record showing they were convicted. Otherwise, if wealthy parents can just pay settlements every time their kids commit crimes, those kids never learn the lesson they need to learn, that being rich and coming from a “good family” doesn’t exempt you from the consequences of your actions.

what should I do with this guy

severus snape

severus snape meta

meta post

"Do you think James actually took Snape's pants off? If so, was this a common "prank" at the time considering the WW's fucked up idea of what does and doesn't constitute SA?"

And the blog answered

"No, I don't think that he actually took his pants off, as I do think that Sirius would have stopped him and James does listen to Sirius above all else in that scene. But if he had, it wouldn't have been considered sexual assault even though it was because (a) the wizarding world doesn't give a fuck about that sort of thing (especially when it happens to men) and (b) the muggles of the seventies wouldn't have considered a 'pantsing' sexual assault either (especially if it happened to a man). Also, I don't think that JKR had any idea what she was actually writing when she did and was likely shocked when people took SWM as seriously as they did after OotP's publication."

And like I said in my previous ask, complete disregard for male survivors, because Snape being a man shouldn't be a justification at all. Its like they were trying to say being male invalidates your one's incident. I was horrified.

Guys, I honestly don’t know why you keep sending me this stuff. I’ve literally written like 80 posts explaining why it is sexual assault. They’re all on my blog. You’ve read them.

If you want to argue with this person and don’t know how, you have my full permission to take any of my posts, send them over, and say, “This is why what you’re saying is complete bullshit. This is why you’re justifying sexual assault.” And I don’t care if it happened in a different time period or in the Wizarding World. It doesn’t matter. The reality is that it’s sexual assault. We don’t live in the Wizarding World, we live in the real world. Fiction reflects real-life situations, and when people read it, they inevitably relate it back to reality.

So if the way you interpret those situations is by denying something that’s widely recognized as sexual assault under modern legal standards, then maybe the problem is you. Maybe you’ve got something seriously wrong with the way you think. Period.

So just tell them that.

Look at this. I'm at a loss for words. Their defense for James's sexual offense is always the fact pantsying was common in 70s so i wasn’t shocked. But the way this person has repeatedly emphasized the fact that Snape was a man as a strong point that it doesn't count as sexual offense. These people think male survivors aren't a thing. A man cannot be a proper victim of SA. Their sole justification is that Snape was a man so whatever James did can slide.

Do they hear themselves ?? 😀😀

Never in my life have i seen such blatant disrespect and disregard for male SA.

You’re the fucking worst country in the Western world. Your country isn’t even a country, it’s a dump, a toilet, a giant asshole.

So before you start talking about any other country and all its problems, please go jump off a bridge. Nobody wants to listen to you, and nobody can stand you. You’re the trash of the world.

You eat, drink, and shit thanks to the dictatorships and wars your governments have caused, funded, or supported around the world. So shut the fuck up, you have absolutely nothing to say, you fucking Yankees. I hope New York gets destroyed. I hope all the Argentinians and all the Spanish go there and destroy the entire city, just like your country has done to the rest of the world.