derinthescarletpescatarian:

the-last-teabender:

strix-alba:

inthesensethat-deactivated20240:

#I feel like we’re all conditioned to give these corporatized apologies or statements for every interaction#because when you talk like a regular fucking person online it’s much more easily misinterpreted by people who just want to be pissed off#you know the Tweet that’s like “I like pancakes” “so you hate waffles?” “no bitch that’s a whole new sentence what are you talking about”#corporate apologies and statements read the way they do because they’re intentionally structured to prevent ambiguity or misunderstanding#while also conveying a certain tone that will hopefully prevent people from getting mad while they read it#and when we have to buffer everything we say with conditional statements to prevent some rando from ripping us apart over a perceived slight#everything we say starts to sound sanitized and corporate (x)

Reeducating myself on how to say “You are willfully misinterpreting me so this conversation is over.”

Recently watched a youtube video about tips for trying to buy sustainable and high quality textiles and the narrator started with several minutes of “I am not shaming anyone for having to buy fast fashion, no ethical consumption under capitalism etc., these are just some tips for if you have the means and desire to source these sorts of fabrics, I know being able to buy sustainable things is a privilege –” and the fact that that disclaimer is necessary, that we live in a culture so ready to read anything in bad faith that providing tips for something is assumed to be shaming people for doing anything else unless you do the “you’re valid too! <3” speech at the start, made me want to eat my own face.