Oyos, wasn't really intending to start a Tumblr, but my click-happy tendency had lead to this... might as well make the best of this. Be warned, everything will be random until I can settle on what I want to do with this.
So there's this show which is an adaptation of a work of Neil Gaiman. The one in which two immortals beings becoming closer and closer over centuries of meeting each other! And it talks about the conflict between free will and fate, humanity's limited view of the world and the global overview only cosmic God-like characters have, you know the one. And they have to deal with this young human who has powers that threatens to destroy the universe, they keep wondering if they should kill them but by the end they keep the human alive and they live a normal life and the world is saved? Come on, there's this dynamic between one supernatural creature who is all edgy and broody and trying to keep humanity at bay and one who is deeply immersing and enjoying the human world! There's a fight with the King of Hell at some point. And this guy who always wear dark glasses! Also Death is here.
Iâm really tired of seeing people broken up into labels of absolutes.
People are not just âgoodâ or âbadâ.
People are not a list of labels.Â
People are complex, situations are complex.
I know, that makes it a lot harder when you want to just write off everything someoneâs ever done as bad â but thatâs not how people actually are, and it would do everyone good to stop pretending they are.
I am tired of hearing about the fear people have in putting themselves out there. And it is a scary thing! Putting yourself out there means subjecting yourself to people who want a really good reason to tear you down, who will jump at the first chance to feel âgoodâ by labeling someone else as âbadâ.
I reject this. I reject the idea that there should be fear in speaking up and talking about experiences and trying to reach an understanding of a situation.
Iâm unhappy to see people spitefully urging others to cut off ties with their friends under the guise of âwell, that personâs just inherently bad, so if you talk to them youâre bad too.â That is fucked up. You definitely have the right to let the friend know you donât want to hear about whoever troubles you, but you do not at all have the right to decide who their friends should be. This includes guilt trips.
Anyway, just try to be more aware of others. Everyone else is a person like you. They might not have the same experiences as you. They might not understand how their words are harmful, or how what theyâre doing is wrong. They certainly wonât if you never tell them.
Most people are trying to be good, but theyâre going to mess it up sometimes. Try to keep that in mind. Even when people do really fucked up shit, sometimes they are trying to do good. âThe road to hell is paved with good intentionsâ and all that.
Nothing gets solved, no growth happens when you put people into a box from which youâll never let them escape.
Yes, you absolutely must be careful about people who have tendencies and patterns that are harmful to you. Sometimes people try to overcome those patterns and they fail, and you have to distance yourself from them: that is the sad reality of life. Sometimes though, they can overcome it. But they certainly wonât if the first thing you do is write them off after a fuck up.Â
I am of the HC that if Lan Zhan had become the demonic cultivator, his only significant wardrobe change would the be the lack of headband. Whether it's because he feels he has strayed too far from his clan's principles or a way to part from the sect... or maybe he just never bothered to take it back when Wei Ying accidentally snagged it off him (again)
oyos, finally drew the boys... while I ship the pair, these guys are also not my favorite characters. one day; I will get around to drawing my favorite.
So y'all who follow me might know Iâm Chinese and live in Singapore. At the moment, Singapore is doing fine with the whole Covid-19 deal, no oneâs really panicking anymore and things are handled pretty well here. Basically, amidst the pandemic issue at hand, Iâm a Chinese person whoâs lucky enough to not have to deal with paranoia and nonsense from ignorant assholes IRL.
Thatâs not the case for my Asian friends in a lot of other places. Not even just the Chinese people, but also anyone who apparently âlooks Asian enoughâ. Iâve had a pale skinned Native American friend, A NATIVE AMERICAN IN MICHIGAN, get mistaken for Chinese and had slurs and insults hurled at them by some terrified but clearly stupid people. Still, the target is the Chinese community in general, and anyone who looks like us are just unfairly dragged into the mess.
The racism the Chinese community is facing right now is horrendous and disgusting and very undeserved. Racists have used the pandemic as an excuse to mistreat my friends overseas, and people are letting it happen. Why? Seriously, why? Do people really honestly, logically think that the virus comes from a person being Asian? That an Asian person is automatically carrying it? Have some common sense.
Please donât turn a blind eye to it just because it may not be affecting you. Please support your local Asian, especially Chinese, businesses if you are healthy and it is safe (and allowed) for you to go outside. Please donât automatically take a step back from an Asian-looking person on the streets if you see them. Trust me, they notice. Please donât let innocent Asian people get beat up on the streets for no real reason at all if thereâs anything you can do to help.Â
Of course, keep your own health and the health of everyone around you in mind and itâs okay to prioritize that, but please, whenever you can, just show a little kindness to the community, MY community. Weâd really just appreciate some humanity right now.Â
EDIT: This is perfectly alright to reblog. In fact please do!