“minors dni” from generally sfw accounts makes me a little sad — queer adults are not generally speaking harmful for minors to interact with, queers have been robbed of our relationships with our elders in so many ways, idk
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it’s something I think about a lot! I don’t blame anyone for wanting to cover their ass bc there’s so much hostility and willingness to interpret in bad faith online, I just….idk! I worry in various directions
I think a lot of it has to do with callout culture in fandoms and often times those are coming from younger people. I think its important for queer teens to interact with older queer people but I also understand why some just dont want to in online spaces.
Yeah 100%! I understand why people do it and I absolutely don’t begrudge anyone their own personal boundaries, and you’re raising a really good point that this type of interaction doesn’t have to be online. It’s a frustrating and sadness more aimed at the fandom callout culture than anything else
not a call to action or judgment on any individual, I just really don’t like where this particular moral panic has ended up. it’s so important for queer kids and teens to have healthy relationships with queer adults…that’s something that would have meant so much to me when I was a queer teenager
the ‘might delete’ part of this thought is that young people brushing up against things they don’t understand and might make them uncomfortable is a normal and healthy and unavoidable part of growing up and trying to eliminate the possibility of that never ends up anywhere good
I say this as someone who reposts sexy art sometimes but also knows I would be a safe and helpful person for a queer minor to reach out to with questions/in need of help/etc
Complicated thoughts on a complicated topic in the middle of the night but idk….there is no perfect answer, but I think when I weigh a queer teenager maybe seeing a boob against having a model for happy, fighting, living, struggling, surviving, loving queer adulthood….i kinda know where i land
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Serious food for thought 😟 since this account is sfw, barring any reposts, am rethinking that stance 🤔