On villains

So, I am very much enjoying my new tumblr, but there are two problems with it as a medium for conversation. One is caused by my choices, the other by the nature of tumblr.

The first is that, well, my tumblr is themed: it's called Things-That-Are-Great, and that's what I post. There's plenty of politics in there, but it's all uplifting-- "look what these awesome queer women of color are doing!"-- and goes along with art and photography and kittens and humor and such. So when there's something I'm mad or sad about, it's just not the right place to put it.

The second is the nature of tumblr itself; you can't comment on a post (except to "like" it) without posting it yourself. So to have a conversation with someone, you need to post the same thing over and over again for each thing either of you says. And if someone else says something interesting, you have to also post that to get the whole conversation, and that's... well, I like it better here, I'm just saying.

So here is where I'm commenting on this tumblr post.

( Commentary! Talking about abuse dynamics! Also, some mild spoilers! )