to be (gay) or not to be: a commentary in defense of the liberating implications of bromance and a rant about consumer capitalism which shapes how bromance is crafted, marketed, and interpreted
https://t.co/4p00EOpUAK
some fragments. this piece contains some portions about the recent bl/bromance discourse, but it focuses largely on our assumed moralities with watching media. unintentionally, it became a bit of a review about digger, too (spoiler alert is placed on the paragraph containing it).
on the inherent neutrality in the act of watching something (or anything for that matter), and how engaging with a particular piece of media or art is not the activism we think it is https://t.co/HJQRzF8Dmu
every other tech headline these days is like “google has invented a device that can skin you alive from across the planet” and we’re all just supposed to be like ok! 🙂👍 and then scroll to the next news story about a super storm obliterating five cities
diminish (as i wrote in the piece) the real sacrifices activists make in pursuit of a freer and more just world. ok, maybe i am being a tiny bit pedantic, but i believe in the power of language and how it can easily shift our perspective for better or for worse.
on the inherent neutrality in the act of watching something (or anything for that matter), and how engaging with a particular piece of media or art is not the activism we think it is https://t.co/HJQRzF8Dmu
joining a collective, doing community work in a place threatened by the government's plan to build data centers, organizing the locals to protest—this are real-world activism. it's not so much about being pedantic as it is a concern on how careless use of these terminologies may
not having the ability to wrap your head around such a concept or experience is, in a way, a mere skill issue, and you know the cool part about this being a skill issue? it can be interpreted as a call for us to learn more about topics we don't know and expand our worldview.
so like. it could be that people aren't aware of what a qpr is, thereby leading them to conclude that it remains within the realm of the friendship because of the word "platonic" in it—it's Not. it's a committed & intimate relationship between two people, but without romance/sex
i understand how the concept must be baffling & alien to those whose only idea of love or relationships are the kinds that we see commonly exist around us and in the mainstream media we engage with. and that's okay. it's not a moral failing. we all start from somewhere, after all
on the inherent neutrality in the act of watching something (or anything for that matter), and how engaging with a particular piece of media or art is not the activism we think it is https://t.co/HJQRzF8Dmu
to be (gay) or not to be: a commentary in defense of the liberating implications of bromance and a rant about consumer capitalism which shapes how bromance is crafted, marketed, and interpreted
https://t.co/4p00EOpUAK
or, alternatively: me when i weaponize my aroace identity to defend the comforting obscurity prevalent in the bromance genre
or, alternative to the alternative: me when i paraphrase the same idea ten times throughout the essay and end up with 4,751 words