The Downfall of Bhaalspawn (contains possible SJW discussions)

ryuspirit23 asked:
So Lizzy. I’m really sorry about what happened to you and Lily, but I have a question and it’s not personal. What happened with you two in December? Just curious

Well, that actually is kinda personal, but I do appreciate that you care about my side of the story. The long and short of it was that I broke up with her. I don’t want to get into the details of why, because I know that her detractors will latch onto whatever I say, no matter how I say it, as “proof” of the “Lily is abusive” theory. And I promised her that I wouldn’t turn into one of those ex-friends that turns around and says awful things about her.

I had my reasons why I broke things off, of course, and I know I made mistakes in how I handled it. All I can say is that I tried my best to do right by both her and myself in a situation where there was no “right thing” to do, but rather the “least bad thing” to do.

I know she’s said some less-than-positive things about me since, and there are definitely times where I’ve felt angry that the things I’ve done or said have been interpreted in the worst possible way or that I can’t speak as openly as she can lest anything be used to hurt her. But I have people in less public settings that I’m able to talk to, and that’s helped immensely.

So yeah, long story short, we broke up and things got real messy. I still believe Lily is a good person and deserves to be happy, so the least I can do is keep my promise and not get in the way of that happiness.

I’m not really able to fully answer your question, but I do appreciate you asking it, if that makes sense. Like, it’s nice to know that people care about why I broke up with her, not just that I did at all, you know?

Apparently scootaloo’s aunts made the national news in my country as a big deal and a huge step forward in representation. Hearing that it was just another half ass nod makes me feel strangely uncomfortable.
Anonymous

This kind of thing is always called a “huge leap forward.” People always pretend that the latest half-assed nod is a brand new “revolutionary” thing. When Steven Universe did it, we all forgot Korra did it. When Adventure Time did it we all forgot Steven Universe did it. When She-Ra did it, we all forgot Adventure Time did it.

It’s like that one Saturday Morning cartoon quote from the 90′s.

“My job here is done!” 
“But you didn’t do anything…” 
**flees** 

It’s this cycle of straight people patting themselves on the back for doing the bare minimum and being allowed to decide what a leap forward actually is. It’s why I changed what the bare minimum is in my critique.