// tw cults , cult glorification + jokes
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okie firstly can u ppl Not make jokes abt cults or using them as a fucked up "aesthetic", or whatever.
as someone who was directly affected and targeted by one i cannot explain just how much pain it causes me and likely others
// tw cults , abuse
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those people RUINED MY LIFE and i was SO LUCKY that part of my life only lasted for a few years, i was LUCKY . and even then nothing will ever be the same- i cant trust ANYONE and always think people are out to get me
// tw cults , abuse
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i cant look at nails, i cant listen to a certain tone of voice, i cant stand being around adults *especially* men, hearing the word father in a religious context makes me panic.
i have severe panic attacks nd hallucinate EVERY night bcs of it.
those are the more tame things, and thats not even all of it. i could never list all of whats happened or how its affected me.
i Wish it was as simple or as easy as some of you make it seem.
// tw cults
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if you want some evangelical aesthetic then go ahead, but if youre not going to show just how harmful cults are... i dont want to see it.
// tw cults
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and i urge you not to call ppl cultists when talking about how theyre bad people- because people targeted by cults are literal victims, calling people "cultists" is not the "gotcha" moment you think it is. and it comes across as incredibly victim-blaming
// tw cults
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"calling them out" for being targeted by a cult-like environment and then trying to protect that environment because you know, thats what they do and aim to do to you to stay that way- is and will never be a "gotcha" moment.
it tells me a lot abt how you view ppl affected when you do so. its not cute or funny, and i despise you.
im srry about my english or if this is difficult to understand. im not fluent+its rlly stressful to talk abt, ive just really had enough.
// tw cults , cult jokes + glorification ?
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id also like to add not to ;
call fans/stans of things or people cults. characters, pairings, idc.
i dont feel like i need to keep saying this but cults *ruin peoples lives*
// tw cults , cult jokes
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when youre referring to media thats often a comfort to ppl with something thats genuinely so fucking vile and awful to go through, its really uncomfortable to see.
the mindset and environment between cults and fandoms are INCREDIBLY different-
-so you cant even tell me "aha but i made those jokes bcs they seem so similar."
no. theyre really, really not.
// tw cults , cult glorification
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what you see on tv is mostly so far from the truth- sometimes it seems like theyre only using them to look cool.
imo that really should stop.
// tw cults , cult jokes
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dont call your groupchats cults, either.
not only is that creepy as hell to do Especially if its a gc of minors, the implications of it arent... great, or funny..?
// tw cults
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all things considered, maybe im oversensitive to all of this..?
i just cant stand seeing it constantly being used for jokes. please, please listen to victims when they tell you its not funny.
im sorry, im really really sorry for complaining about it.
i know most of you dont mean to come across this way- but normalising these jokes has seriously hurt me, no doubt others as well.
// tw cults
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people even implying theyre trying to create faux cult-like environments is so weird to see, i dont know. idk how 2 explain it.
im not sure what else to say...
id like to end this here, ithink.
thank you sm if youve taken the time to at least read through this, it rlly means a lot..!!
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