lurknomoar:

madeofpatterns:

knittedlampshade:

unlearning problematic behavior is a long ass process

you will fuck up

handle it gracefully.

It’s also… you’re not resetting to some sort of innate default. There isn’t a real core you that knows better and is above mistreating people; it’s — you’re learning a new skill. It’s not about purity. It’s about learning.

Thank you. This is very important, because there are people on tumblr who treat their own privilege as the original sin, engaging in showy acts of regret and self-hatred and not actually doing anything.