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yes, it was deeply moving, the beautiful writing, the brilliant, heartbreaking performance.

and it's not like the world doesn't know how to. people just need to summon a tiny fraction of the vitriol they had for amber heard when she stood up to her abuser and it would already start a process of healing but yeah...

social media is important. yelling at abusers and de-normalising them
is important but also to always remind ourselves how the society we live in, wilfully protects and enables misogynistic abusers and why

all the abusive cis men receive the highest protection because theyre a vital part of patriarchy. the way they're welcomed back to society after "cancellation" feels often like a sycophantic apology. "so sorry we had to pretend to be dismayed by your actions, it was for those dumb feminists"

stackham is about two guys who have amazing sex precisely because they're both unapologetically their worst uninhibited, filthy selves with each other: they are NOT in love (up until the point one of them is)

at the videothek i picked movies just because of a cover i liked. above all i always connected with people. i had convos with recordstore owners who told me the lore behind a great album, i chatted with video clerks about john woo, i debated movies with friends in cafes.