said this in a comment but as a non ashki jew, the way y’all (gentiles) talk abt ashkenazi jews is really fucking weird. you’re not being a savior to non ashkenazi jews or to black and brown jews (some of whom are ashkenazi) by painting ashkenazi jews as this nefarious group of elites plotting against everyone. the antisemitism doesn’t cancel out just because you’re targeting the group you perceive to be the “white ones.”
sometimes, people who give script coverage for competitions are so silly
disclaimer: i ALSO write coverage for competitions so I’m sure I also am prone to silliness
your character is a strong swimmer. the script opens with ~five pages of a swim meet. “Why is swimming so important to [character]?” um he’s 16, it’s literally all he knows, and part of his journey will be figuring that exact thing out? why would i spoil a series’ worth of character development in exchange for a one-off “I’m swimming because I feel like I was born for this / my dead relative swam”? that’s so cheugy and cringey and a very real reason some shows nowadays wind up not having legs beyond the first season. because execs are trying to cram twelve episodes into every act of every episode
Louise Glück, “Unpainted Door” Poems 1962-2012 / Ingmar Bergman, Bergman On Bergman interviews with Stig Bjorkman, Torsten Manns and Jonas Sima / Moonlight 2016 dir. Barry Jenkins / Fiona Apple, Second Bite interview by Craig McLean, The Guardian / Eighth Grade 2018 dir. Bo Burnham / Norman Rockwell, Little Girl Looking Downstairs at Christmas Party / Anne Carson, “The Anthropology of Water” in Plainwater
My mom just said she thinks men are going crazy nowadays bc they have less gay sex now than they did in ancient times lool. She said she has a feeling it used to just be something guys did n moved on n now it’s a big deal for no reason. And I’m listening along like girl tumblr would love you
I think that 2023 is a good time for many of us, and allies in particular, to practice again the dying art of minding our own fucking business when it comes to the identities and lives of other people.
You see someone from one of your classes in a public place with a different gender presentation/expression than they typically have? Mind your own business.
You discover that one of your coworkers is in a same gender relationship, but they aren’t out at work? Not your place to share that information in the workplace.
You notice that your neighbor in a red state takes a road trip across state lines with their transgender child every 3-6 months? No you fucking didn’t.
You overhear students in your classroom using a different name and different pronouns for one student than you are used to using? If you live in a state hostile to trans rights, pretend that you don’t know anything about this and report nothing.
You suspect that an acquaintance of yours might be gay, but they deny it when asked directly? Leave them the fuck alone.
One of your friends refuses to publicly label their sexuality? Good for them, you aren’t entitled to that information anyway.
Your sibling comes out to you as questioning, but isn’t comfortable sharing that with your parents yet? Keep your fucking mouth shut.
Don’t out people; coming out is a personal choice not a moral obligation. Don’t demand personal information about other people’s sexuality or sex lives. You aren’t entitled to information about anyone’s gender identity, assigned gender at birth, or transition.
Bring back privacy, allow people to have control over the information that is shared about them publicly; it might save their job, their housing, their parental rights and their child’s safety, or even save lives.
