ultimatestellar:

HEY, FUN FACT:

IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SAVE THE WORLD

IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH TO SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AS AN ADULT CAN

IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE AT ALL IF DOING SO IS EXPOSING YOU TO MATERIAL THAT SOMEONE YOUR AGE SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO

IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SEE AND/OR SPREAD GRAPHIC IMAGES, VIDEO, OR OTHER MEDIA

IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO KEEP UP TO DATE ON TERRIFYING WORLD EVENTS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE NO ABILITY TO CHANGE.

IF YOU ARE A MINOR YOU SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO SACRIFICE MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD TO, WHETHER IT BE TIME, MONEY, EMOTIONAL ENERGY, OR OTHERWISE. THIS IS TRUE FOR EVERYONE.

IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE. IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT ITS FOR THE SAKE OF, YOURSELF SHOULD BE YOUR #1 PRIORITY AND HELPING OTHERS SHOULD COME AS A SECOND. YOU DESERVE A CHILDHOOD, YOU DESERVE TO BE ALLOWED TO AVOID WHAT SCARES YOU. YOU DESERVE TO BE ALLOWED TO AVOID HARMFUL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING PROTESTS.

IF YOU ARE A MINOR, YOU SHOULD NOT BE HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS AN ADULT, EVEN IF THE ONE SETTING THAT STANDARD IS THE INTERNET AND/OR YOURSELF.

IM NOT EVEN 13 YET, I CANT POUR A BOWL OF CEREAL WITHOUT HELP, AND YET I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I CANNOT CONTROL. WHAT I CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. AND IT ISNT JUST ME.

I CANT GET A JOB AND EARN MONEY, LET ALONE DONATE. I CANT LEGALLY SIGN A PETITION OUTSIDE OF CHANGE.ORG, LET ALONE SIGN 50. I CANT FINISH A SIMPLE READING ASSIGNMENT, LET ALONE READ A 10 PAGE ARTICLE ABOUT HOW FUCKED OVER OUR FUTURE IS. HAVING THE BASE INFORMATION IS GOOD, LEARNING HISTORY THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN BEFORE IS GOOD. BUT IF SOMEONE MY AGE IS GOING BEYOND THAT, THEN THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO STOP WHENEVER NEEDED. THEY SHOULD HAVE FULL PERMISSION AND ABILITY TO BLOCK OUT WHATEVER THEY NEED TO.

I AM TIRED OF SEEING POSTS SAYING IF YOU NEED TO STEP AWAY FROM HELPING AT ANY POINT THEN YOU ARE LAZY, IF YOU ARENT PUTTING EVERY SECOND INTO CHANGING A HEAVILY BROKEN SYSTEM THEN YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. THEN YOU ARE THE REASON THESE ISSUES HAVE NOT CHANGED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY HARMFUL MINDSET FOR ANYONE, AND IT SHOULDNT BE FORCED DOWN THE THROATS OF THOSE WHO CANNOT DO MORE THEN THEY ALREADY ARE.

DONT BLAME SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS ON THE INDIVIDUAL, ESPECIALLY IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS A FUCKING CHILD. IF YOU ARE ALSO A FUCKING CHILD, REMEMBER THAT THIS ISNT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AND YOU SHOULD NEVER FEEL LIKE IT IS. THAT JOB ISNT YOURS, THOSE PEOPLE ARENT TALKING TO YOU.

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