In simplified terms, yes, standing up for themselves is exactly what skyshamin is doing right here -- and i'm pretty proud of them, honestly. I've never known of them until now, but many of the people I do know of never had the balls to speak this bluntly right into the face of the barking dogs. They are, frankly, terrifying, especially with the hoards of flying monkeys that they can wave their hands passive aggressively on their own twitters to do their harassment-bidding at anyone who dares displeases them.
In the long term though, what people need is a sense of self grounded solely within themselves -- not from within a community. Thats how these sorts of people end up being vulnerable to being with -- their sense of self esteem, self worth, etc, are entirely solely based on what groups of people think of them, what they demand of them, and because they think that they themselves are not worth anything unless they sway to these desires, they are at the mercy of the every-changing opinion of these often hypocritical and nonsensical environments. The people i've watched come out of these groups and heal only heal once they realize that their sense of worth needs to come from within and needs to be entirely self-generated.
Which sounds like some pretty gay shit. But it be true.
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