WH(ore)tyK etc.

John Gilbert (1817–1897), “Hymn to the Night”

illustration from “The poetical works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”

i HATE self-censorship for a lot of reasons, but being in crisis work makes it even more frustrating. who are you censoring for? like i am being so fr, WHO are you censoring for? have you even thought it through? people who have been raped know that they have been raped. if someone attempts suicide or is grieving someone who did, saying "sewer slide" isn't going to protect them from any of the feelings. a murder victim's family isn't going to feel better bc you said "unalived" instead of murdered. if anything, it's just extremely invalidating and othering. it's saying "what happened to you is so bad that i won't even say the word," which is NOT trauma-informed care. you are not protecting survivors/victims when you self-censor. the ONLY things you protect when you self-censor are the puritanical ideologies that are being encouraged by rich fascists who want your money and obedience

The Last Angel

[tw: blood🩸]Practicing drawing more evil, vampiric emotions

The secret side of me I never let you see

I keep it caged, but I can't control it

So stay away from me the beast is ugly

Omnissiah, grant me strength to finish this wip...