I always find it funny when books like Harry Potter andPercy Jackson get crap for being ‘witchcraft’ and ‘anti-christian’ but you know who no one evertalks about? Phillip Pullman and his masterpiece His Dark Materials trilogy. Some of you may recognize the first book’s title, The Golden Compass from the awful movie adaption, but seriously those books are so so good and full of badass witches rebelling against the vadican for mutilating children, gay ass angels who join the rebellion so they can be free to love each other, an ex nun who escapes the oppression of the church to pursue a life of science, a little girl who is so good at manipulating she overthrows an entire empire in one day, and a 12 year old boy who murdersgod with a knife
Phillip Pullman is legitimately baffled that Christians got all upset about Harry Potter when he was writing HDM at the same time. And typically when authors have those themes, they still say in interviews that it’s just a story and/or their writing about religious corruption than religion itself. But Pullman just goes and says “If God as the Christians imagine him exist, it would be a moral duty to kill him” (paraphrasing)
As a Jew, I second that sentiment of Pullman’s.
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Phillip Pullman: I think Narnia is toxic and bad for children and this series is quite literally meant to destroy it
Everyone: Haha okay sounds like wacky good fun
Pullman: everyone’s soul is manifested in a separate entity called quite literally a daemon
Everyone: sounds cute, nice aesthetic
Pullman: these children shall destroy the concept of heaven and hell
Everyone: ah bless
Pullman: they join with rebel angels to create a republic of heaven
Everyone: such cute fantasy
Pullman: “If there is no longer a king, or a kingdom of heaven, it will have to be a republic in which we are free citizens. We ourselves as citizens have to build the republic of heaven.”
Everyone: NEVER understood the elephant wheels thing tho
a wonderful pre-plague memory which I just recalled because I used the same justification again, while talking with my dumbass right-leaning holier than thou coworkers:
was forced to talk with a horribly passive aggressive catholic family of a friend as I was helping her move out. you know the type – not outright hostile, but always making snide remarks under the pretence of polite conversation or curiosity.
I was waiting for her and they were watching TV, and some nonsense came up about the youth’s access to media which can “corrupt them”. you know, help them realise other sexualities exist and all that modern horror.
“it all starts somewhere, yes” the woman said, her aunt I think, “they are born normal but then they look at certain things too much and their brains get skewed”
they all, of course, knew that my friend wasn’t straight. reason for her moving out, after all. but I think that because of the fact that I wasn’t saying anything and compared to my friend looked rather… traditional, they assumed I must be, you know, “normal”.
“when we were kids, we spent time outside or in a church, and everyone was normal. but I do guess it has to start somewhere, especially with all that internet”
a side eye look at me, of course, to see if I agree. and I just sighed, like old people do, and replied:
“it all does start somewhere. I remember what turned megay.”
a silence, nervous sound of stirring well-stirred cold tea. but, well, point to them, I still did agree with their idea, no? on the wrong side of the barricade but I still did agree that I was turned gay by something. probably some filthy perverted movie on late night TV.
they wait. they really did wait for me to go on.
so I just sighed again, heartbroken over the fact that I was turned gay against my will. a girl from a good home!
and I explained that my unholy condition was born out of one thing and one thing only: long hours of deep contemplation of the unbelievably beautiful – and numerous – statues of the Virgin Mary in our local church.
oh how quiet it got. how peaceful.
they changed the channel immediately and became wildly invested in whatever was happening on the screen. the well-stirred tea won another extra stir.
and then: “god bless!” we cheerfully bid them farewell.
I use it each and every time this subject pops up now. makes for great conversation or very pleasant silence.
I seriously hate Christians, they’re all so out of touch and racist. Imagine knowing that your ancestors were responsible for killing off 90% of a population and destroying their religion and culture, but then you try to make their ancestors OK with said genocide by making churches and religious iconography just to pander to what’s left of their community.
So, seriously, I don’t want Christian angels that look like racist depictions of natives wearing peacock feathers and crosses, which were never part of any native culture. I want Christians to help rebuild the schools, restore the communities, and revive the native religions that they took from us. Until that happens, all Christians are just racist, thieving, dirty, genocidal douchebags to me.
Christians or other groups that are pro-genocide and racist, don’t interact. And if you disagree with this, you should educate yourself and see the reality of things before you say anything defending your cult/hate group to someone who actually lives with the consequences. Only racists argue they’re not racist when presented with these kinds of scenarios.
Also a reminder that religion (unlike sexual orientation, race, gender, skin color, disability, pretty much everything else that Christians hate being unlike their own) can be changed. If you’re in a racist, bigoted religion that has committed genocide, you can either convert out or admit you’re just as bad as the people who believe that.
There are NO GOOD CHRISTIANS. If you are a good person, you’re not Christian. Convert or act like every other bigot. Stop lying to yourselves that good Christians exist. It’s like saying you’re a good nazi. You’re not.
[Image ID: a line drawing of a bald person with empty black eyes. They have stretched ears with dangling reversed crosses, snakebite piercings in their lower lip, and a septum ring. Their face is crumbling into many tiny spiderweb cracks starting at their eyes, and a crumbling and broken halo is floating behind their head. They are holding up a middle finger and several sets of sharp teeth float around them in the background. /end ID]
i think people need to get more okay with physically hurting people who are participating, nominally peacefully, in a political act that advocates for right wing violence
if it becomes par for the course that you will get the shit beaten out of you for showing up with a group of chuds outside a gay bar and chanting “groomers”, then less people will do that.
hey man, outside of specific scenes in a few cities, these people do not exist as a contingent. you genuinely cannot rely on some micro-identified idea of a homosexual vanguard to protect you because it does not exist. get armed, get strong, do it yourself.
Learn to punch your own nazis if you want em punched. Also, do not fold your thumb inside your fist.
Fash scum is literally rooted in christianity. But hey, be careful. Always use your brains when getting into a fight.
As for the thumb thing; just some more tips: Leather clothing is good because it’s rather slidey and it’s hard to grab you in the fight. Avoid having your hair loose, also loose accesories such as scarfs, large earrings etc. Also, either wear your pants’ bottoms inside the boots or at least fold them. It makes it more difficult to get grabbed. Basically, a traditional skinhead fashion is profi streat fight clothing.
I know it may seem like a good idea but try avoiding use of brass knuckles. It looks hardcore and badass in the movies, but the fash scum is a bunch of cowards who never fight fair and you’re likely to get overpowered. Favourite practice when brass knuckles is used is to put it on person’s hand and stomping on it, which literally crushes your finger bones. Similar thing goes for stuff like batons - if you don’t know how to use it well and don’t practice with it like every day, you’re more likely to hurt yourself than anyone else.
Americans with uteruses: Roe v Wade has been struck down and Republicans are going to go after birth control next. Some states have already banned Plan B and others are working to outlaw birth control entirely. Talk to your doctor ASAP about long term birth control options such as an IUD (lasts 3-12 years depending on the type), contraceptive implant (lasts 3 years), or tubal ligation (having your tubes tied - permanent birth control). You deserve to control your body and the direction of your life.
