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Okay, I’m going to try and articulate a few things I’m feeling right now and sometimes I’m bad at that so I apologise if I come across wrong. But, you should be doing everything you can, from wherever you are in the world. Signing petitions, spreading information +
Sending emails, making phone calls. You should be absolutely outraged by what’s happening right now and doing everything in your power to make noise about it. But alongside that, people need to take care of themselves. It’s okay to step away for a second, take +
Deep breaths, make sure you’re drinking water and eating and getting rest. It’s okay to try to distract yourself slightly and take care of your mental health. And alongside this, please bare in mind that rp accounts are an escape for a lot of people +
(Including myself) especially in times like this, and interacting with people on the tl and in dms is really good for our mental health. You should be living your activism every day, yes more so when something like this is happening but not exclusively so. +
It’s okay if you’re doing everything you possibly can while also trying to maintain a sense of normality. Because the fight for justice should be your normal. With that in mind, please stop attacking people or “calling people out” on the tl when they’re already +
Doing everything they can to spread awareness and help out. Some people need respite from things and their rp accounts are the only place they can go for that. Make noise. Fight tooth and nail for justice. But please god make sure you’re taking care of +
Yourselves too. And be kind to one another.
