Please explain to me why people were rude at EDC, hateful, unwilling to be nice to one another, and unrespectful towards one another? No one helped when they saw some people laying on the ground and unresponsive, no one even called help. That isn’t what the community is about and I’m disappointed that people were unwilling to just be nice. I used to love the community because we were all there for one another and had each others backs but the community has become pretty toxic. Please, if you want to go to a rave, don’t be an asshole and just watch out for your fellow ravers. We’re here to have fun and it isn’t fun when you can’t leave someone because they’re sick and you can’t find help. Just help keep people safe at these things. If you see someone that needs help you don’t have to get involved–just alert a security officer or a medic or someone–anyone! It isn’t involving yourself in a negative way. It could save someone’s life.
Now some people (namely my asshole of a cousin) call me narrow minded for thinking like this but I’d like to think that I’m just being a nice person by making sure that anyone that might be dehydrated, suffering from alcohol poisoning, or just straight up not feeling ok gets help before their situation escalades out of control. Take care of your friends, take care of those around you, and help one another out. I think the idea of PLUR has been lost amongst these “new ravers”–hell the idea of treating one another the way we want to be treated has been lost amongst the new generation. It’s fucked up, yeah, I’m sad, yeah, but if someone can’t take care of themselves just let someone know so someone can help them.
It’s just polite and it’s just common sense. You won’t get in trouble for calling for help and it won’t take too long out of your fun to make sure someone doesn’t die.
I spent years wholeheartedly believing these four words.
This phrase consumed my thoughts to the point where I never thought I would be good enough until I could stop eating for good.
And I know I am not the only one.
If you have ever felt this way - or you feel that way now - just take a moment to remind yourself of two things:
1. PRETTY GIRLS DO EAT.
2. BEING PRETTY IS NOT THE ONLY VALUE YOU HAVE AS A WOMAN
Im not the first person to point these things out. And I sure as hell hope I am not the last. But I hope one day when you google “pretty girls eat” that you see something different.
One day I want little girls to google “pretty girls eat” and see pictures of beautiful women like this.
Women who are not only beautiful, but so much more. (and if you follow them you KNOW that they all eat!)
Fuck “pretty girls don’t eat” Because we do. And we should remind each other of that until every lost girl who has had the misfortune of believing such a terrible lie can be shown the truth:
“i bleed each month to help make humankind a possibility. my womb is home to the divine. a source of life for our species. whether i choose to create or not. but very few times it is seen that way. in older civilizations this blood was considered holy. in some it still is. but a majority of people. societies. and communities shun this natural process. some are more comfortable with the pornification of women. the sexualization of women. the violence and degradation of women than this. they cannot be bothered to express their disgust about all that. but will be angered and bothered by this. we menstruate and they see it as dirty. attention seeking. sick. a burden. as if this process is less natural than breathing. as if it is not a bridge between this universe and the last. as if this process is not love. labour. life. selfless and strikingly beautiful.” Rupi Kaur
running, ballet, and yoga
