Things that need to stop in 2018

yuyuhakushofangirl11:

Using Autism as a synonym for stupid. It’s not. It’s fucking not. It’s a mental disability that makes social interaction difficult and it also affects how a person’s sensory input operates. People on the Spectrum do not CHOOSE to be on it. Life for an Autistic Person can be difficult and lonely, so instead of using it as a means of describing some Five Nights at Freddys creep who rounds the corners of four chan with his loli art and who trolls everything, why not describe that person as the actual term; Stupid. Not Autistic. Seriously, if you use Autism as an insult that only makes you look remarkably ignorant and invalidates every point you make to me. This also applies to the derogatory R word(it don’t take a genius to figure out what that is) to describe a person. 

Using Fat as a justification for bullying/harassing another person. I’ve already ranted about the Body Shaming vs Fat Acceptance debate, but as a summary both extremes are toxic to people who are struggling with their weight. People who are obese/heavy may have a medical condition and/or psychological factors that make weight loss difficult. If you actually give a mother fuck about someone’s physical and emotional health then fine. Encourage them, don’t take instagram photos of them and post them as your next LOL memes because fat people are PEOPLE damn it. Body Positivity as a whole doesn’t just encompass heavier set people in its ideology, ideally, that while it’s okay to seek improvement if you’re happy with yourself that’s perfectly okay too. It’s meant as an ideology to encourage people with themselves as someone worth fighting for and being healthier for. 

Having a closed mind towards people who are different than you. Whites, Blacks, Hispanics,Muslims, Conservatives, LGBTQIA+,  literally fucking EVERYONE take note in this. The only way we’re going to survive and get better as a species is if we collectively get our heads out of our own asses and try to respect and understand to the best of our ability the person beside us. And yes, I’m including myself in this with whatever supposed ‘subconscious influence’ remains in my brain from media and shit. 

Tide Pod Challenges. Nuff said.