it gets upsetting and frustrating seeing my friends go through the same cycle i did when they reveal to the world they like lolisho/cub art.
the public callouts, the ousting from friend groups, the torrential amount of hate and shit they get flung their way, until ultimately everyone forgets them and move on to their next thing to have unjustified outrage for.
i've seen it happen so much, and it always hurts, seeing how they go through every. last. bit. that i've went through.
the backstabbing and betrayal is something that leaves permanent scars in you, you never know who the fuck to trust unless they are explicitly into the stuff as well. someone can claim they'll support you... then turn around and backstab you when it turns out you're an inconvenience, or when their mind Just Gets Changed by an anti.
there's a reason people either keep their identities split or they decide to just go full-on in and abandon any attempt to reach people who aren't fully into this stuff; people force our hands. people constantly attempt to make sure there's no wiggle room, by maliciously destroying people's lives by ousting people who dare have a world view that doesn't perfectly align with theirs.
