And when victims of abuse tell antis “this is how I cope and my therapist encourages it” the average anti has a conniption and throws a hissy fit about how they know what’s best for you more than you and your therapist.
“Bluh bluh keep it private then wahhhh” – there are other victims of abuse who, unable to create themselves for any number of reasons, use content created by their fellow victims to cope.
Which antis also get upsetti about. 😪
Anyway, it’s called the block function (which I’ve used liberally upon the op of this shit take so, alas, they won’t get this sage advice) – three mouse clicks total.
[A screenshot reading, “pr0sh1ppers will be like, "why do you care? we aren’t hurting anyone!” but when you go “uh, yeah you’re making real victims of abuse uncomfortable and unsafe” they start whining “well they shouldn’t be!! just ignore it!!!”]
Uncomfortable, yes. Unsafe, no.
Words on a page or a drawing cannot make you unsafe. Your safety is not impacted because someone else is imagining things you don’t like.
You are uncomfortable. That’s it. Discomfort is not harm. And the cure for that discomfort is to use filters and the block button.
Discomfort is not harm.
Other people’s activities in a public space that make you uncomfortable are not harming you.
No, listen.
If you truly believe that discomfort equals harm then you have to concede that homophobes are being genuinely harmed by seeing gay people kiss.
If you truly believe that discomfort equals harm then you have to concede that bigots are being genuinely harmed by interracial couples holding hands.
“but I don’t believe people should be uncomfortable with those things!”
I assure you “should” or not these people are uncomfortable. Do you agree they are being harmed?
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