I broke down today. I can’t understand how people I know can be going to movies, concerts, and conventions whilst a genocide is going on like things are normal, my partner held me as I cried: I understand the woman who lit herself on fire more than I do some of my best friends.
I have contemplated self-immolation more in the past two months than I’ve thought about going to see Renaissance and I sobbed in utter confusion at how anyone is able to achieve any sense of normalcy while all of these people are being killed en masse.
Then I realized it must be because they’re looking away. Nobody could know the things I now know and hold these horrors inside of them and not want to do Anything to bring awareness to what’s going on.
So I realized, my friends, are looking away from what’s happening. By choice.
So I realized, my friends, are looking away from what’s happening. By choice.
Then my mother sent me a text message accusing me of using Palestine to ignore her and ignore spending time with the family.
I didn’t go to Thanksgiving. I literally couldn’t, I was having a high pain day due to my chronic illness, which I told her.
Using a genocide…
I didn’t go to Thanksgiving. I literally couldn’t, I was having a high pain day due to my chronic illness, which I told her.
Using a genocide…
So, yeah I’m kinda messed up right now. Between every time I click on a friends story on IG seeing them out having a good time without masks and without any posts about Palestine
and my own mother calling me selfish for committing so much time and effort to helping inform people
and my own mother calling me selfish for committing so much time and effort to helping inform people
I saw a place where I could help, and so I helped. It’s not a distraction, it’s not an attempt to neglect seeing my family, it’s not anything self-righteous.
I have skills as a writer and content creator that I can utilize to help inform people about a genocide that’s happening
I have skills as a writer and content creator that I can utilize to help inform people about a genocide that’s happening
I’m allowed to tell people how consuming this much horrific news on the regular is effecting me while maintaining my efforts to share the stories.
If telling the truth makes me a social pariah (even in my family) so be it.
It’s the right thing to do.
My integrity matters.
If telling the truth makes me a social pariah (even in my family) so be it.
It’s the right thing to do.
My integrity matters.
Muting this thread now,
the comments are filled with Zionists and the QTs people who are massively misinterpreting my points and taking the words of a complete stranger literally saying they’re processing a breakdown personally.
Thank you for those being supportive.
the comments are filled with Zionists and the QTs people who are massively misinterpreting my points and taking the words of a complete stranger literally saying they’re processing a breakdown personally.
Thank you for those being supportive.
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