As fans, sometimes we need to remember that the things we like don’t define our worth as people. So there’s no need to defend them from every single criticism or pretend they are perfect. Really loving something means seeing it as it really is, not as you wish it were. You can still be a good fan while acknowledging the problematic elements of the things you love. In fact, that’s the only way to be a good fan of problematic things.
How to be a fan of problematic things
#internalizing the ‘the things we like don’t define our worth as people’ part #that being said can we pls just talk about how this automatically interferes w the bullshit way of thinking #tumblr’s common social justice blogger seems to have? #the ‘this person did or said sth problematic so no one is allowed to like him/her anymore #as he/she is a bad bad person and if you keep liking him/her we’ll be sure to judge you’ tires me really out #it’s all about acknowledging the problematic elements as being said in this beautiful quote #that’s the thing ppl should really care about
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(Source: imaynotloveyou)
