okay, the reason that I get mad and antsy about posts that are like “despite what tumblbllblblbllblblr says you can like people who are problematic :)” is that God, “problematic” is the most vague wimpy bullshit baby umbrella term in the entire world
if my friend says “he’s my problematic fav ^_^” i instantly get worried because “problematic” can mean literally ANYTHING from “said something mildly insenstive about a political issue” to “voices distaste about those gosh dang horrible Latinos coming to steal American jobs” to “sexually harassed and groped his underage fans.” what did he do? who cares! it’s insignificant enough to just shove under a single bland inoffensive word and never touch it again, i guess
you’re allowed to like famous people (or like, shows or video games or whatever) that have flaws, but you can’t just hide bad things under a single tidy little word so can absolve yourself of any guilt you get over supporting a guy who’s beaten his lover or who’s whined about how there’s no more racism in America.
stop cooing to yourself and your followers that it’s okay to like ~problematic~ things, we GET it,
nobody’s perfect, so let’s move past that. grow a fucking spine and say words like “sexist” or “bigoted” outloud. and not just in a watered down “yeah she said some bad things :(” kind of way, get MEAN about! “yeah i like her work a lot, but i hate all that bullshit racist stuff she says on her Twitter” you’re allowed to like something while being loud, vocal, and angry about how much you hate the bad parts. be mean, be unpleasant, but never just be the person who gives a pass to all the bullshit that assholes can get away with in this world just because you don’t want to feel bad for liking a tv show or celebrityalso: a lot of this horseshit stems from this misconception that “hmmm if someone makes a post discussing the Bad Thing this person has done, what they’re saying is that this person is evil…. and if I like them that makes ME evil!!! ” which is… a ridiculously self-absorbed way to go about being socially conscious, but also just short-sighted.
when people say things like that, more than likely they’re not saying “im declaring this person Evil Forever And Ever because of X” so much as they’re saying “i know you like this person and fine whatever but please don’t forget X because if you pretend X didn’t happen this person and other people will just keep doing X with no consequences”
the second part of this post is so bad
there’s no need to shit on neurodivergent people who are fact afraid that 1 bad thing can make someone ‘evil’ or that liking this evil person will make them evil as well? there’s no reason to imply that being self-absorbed is a terrible, awful thing or an impediment to social consciousness? there’s no need to use phrases like ‘’short-sighted’’ as an insult? you don’t need to to be ableist to make a point
^ agreed. Intrusive thoughts along those lines are super irrational, but, well…they’re your thoughts.
