Leviathan

Repose en paix, dear Marjane Satrapi (1969-2026).

In Christianity, you hear a lot about god's love for people, and how everything that happens to you is out of his love- including disasters, death, pain, and even eternal torture. Similarly, a lot of Christian abusers justify their abuse as being out of love for the victim.

Well I found out today the Mother was exceedingly upset and is still struggling with it and the TiF

And I'm not fucking joking

Has started calling a "Queer Elder" on Facebook "Mum" instead

And her mother is in fucking tears over it

But for trans identified people, they will cut their family off for any tiny reason. Your father has concerns about you getting cosmetic surgery? He’s a transphobic bigot and you need to go no-contact. Your mother is suggesting that maybe your trans identity was born from internalised misogyny? She’s evil and hates you and you need to go non-contact. It’s almost like trans identified people are eagerly waiting for any little excuse to claim that their family isn’t accepting and therefore needs to be cut off, and the trans community is encouraging this. They’re so quick to say “omg your parents are so transphobic! You need to get away from them for your own safety!”, y’know, like a cult does.

And he kept doing it. Scene after scene.

He spent the film expecting someone to make a joke about how unserious things were or to break the fourth wall or do some other self referential type thing.

Now, maybe I'm just at that point in my cycle or maybe I'm too delicate in general, but I literally teared up hearing that. Straight up cried a bit. It is so fucking sad that sincerity and genuineness is being bred out of people.

People say all the time 'this generation can't take anything seriously!' and really, is it any wonder? Younger people have been trained out of it. You are no longer encouraged to be genuine or show emotion or be honest. You are actively punished for it. In fact, you are almost guaranteed to suffer for it.

That is so fucked up. I'm sorry to go on a bit of a random ramble rant but it's so fucking gut wrenching to see younger people lose that element of themselves. You can't express your passion without being told you're 'crashing out' or 'cringe'. You have to live in this neutral state of fear of perception, and god forbid anybody step outside of it!

You're told you should only consume and succumb and be ironic and emotionless and cool.

Listen, if you're following me and you're like.... 25 or under, let's say. Please. I beg of you. Do not fall for this rhetoric. Please, for the love of all things, feel. Feel and create and be honest with yourself. Indulge in things that make you happy. Be sincere. Wear your heart on your sleeve. Do not let this hyper-capitalistic, hyper-consumerist, self-centred, individualist culture take that from you.