marimoliminal

having a process for people who have done morally horrific things to make amends, rejoin community, and do right going forward is actually fundamentally crucial for the left. having a clear and accessible pathway for people to be socially (if not interpersonally) forgiven is how you get people radicalized against capitalism and imperialism and white supremacy and patriarchy. its how you turn "these people think i am a bad person" into "these people think something and someone coerced or forced me into doing bad things, and these people want to help me do something about that."

My favorite inside joke I have with myself is that Zoro’s boots/pants are one item of clothing. And not only are they one piece of clothing but specifically they are in fact are the 2,038 dollar balenciaga boot pants which is why he’s broke.

More people need to understand that gender and sexuality can be phases, and that's completely fine, normal even, and doesn't invalidate any part of those phases.