Clothilde/Stella + A Tumblr Text Post

Concentration camps are opening in Russia.

All right, you primitive screw-heads.  Listen up…

If you’re a UK blog who relentlessly reminded people vote in the US election last year, then i really hope that you’re doing the same thing for our general election on the 8th June, and are registered to vote. Because otherwise, shut up, go online, register to fucking vote and do your civic duty on the 8th.

meirl

Reblog if you're a REAL Star Trek fan.

How do you know if you’re a REAL Star Trek fan?

• You must like Star Trek • That’s it • That’s literally the only requirement for being a Star Trek fan • If you like Star Trek, you’re a REAL Star Trek fan

Oh look, Ricky Baker was here!

Can I say how much it bothers me to see inspirational messages like these show up in my feed? Great, I’m all for trying to encourage your friends to improve their lives and be positive about the future. However, I take particular issue with the line here, and found elsewhere, that “Happiness is a choice.” No it isn’t. Happiness, like other emotions, is not a verb. It’s a noun that describes a reaction, often fleeting, derived from extraneous circumstances.

To suggest it is as simple as a choice to be happy also suggests that I and millions of people like me are choosing the depression and anxiety that we carry. At best it holds the same weight as the empty and false platitude that “Frowning takes more muscles than smiling!” At worst it can be interpreted as victim blaming those for not trying hard enough to choose their way out of their mental health struggles.

Perhaps choose your inspirational quotes more wisely.