See, I'm kind of not a believer of being safe and welcoming for everyone. I try to be safe for all people, all marginalizations, vulnerabilities, dreams, sorrows, joys, and aspirations. I also try to be extremely inhospitable to those who double down on bigotry and bias, because they get in the way of the honesty, safety and softness I treasure in relationships.
Like you really have to think about what it means when you try to be welcoming to "everyone." Who are you pushing away when you smile for someone who is inhospitable to others for who they are? You're not actually safe for everyone when you are safe for bigots. You have to choose.
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@thufie intel dropped the ball sir
@thufie Actually you should fill your cop cars before taking them out to the curb
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D: No reason given, just relying on this being a genre convention.
C: Using that power requires an expenditure of resources they would rather not use.
B: Using that power requires them to tap into something they find embarrassing/disgusting/ugly/etc.
A: They want to feel that moment of danger, when things could go either way. Near perfectly matched in strength. There is no way to know what will happen next.
S: They want to help you grow, become stronger, become something more beautiful, more powerful. They want to witness your progress and feel the exquisite rapture of you conquering them. That you would win was never in question, because they willed it so. You could argue that you could have given up at any point, let them win. But that's not true, they chose you because they knew that you would not ever give up, no matter how long it takes to defeat them.
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