I’m So Here For Matt McGorry. I First Saw Him In OitNB As Bennett (and If You’re Up-to-date On That

I’m so here for Matt McGorry. I first saw him in OitNB as Bennett (and if you’re up-to-date on that show it’s easy to boo the shit out of his character) so I never thought much of anything about his actor.

But then I start seeing him on social media. He does being a white man so well. He’s an outspoken feminist and he speaks up when there’s injustice that’s affecting the black community. Basically he cares about things that don’t directly affect him, unlike a lot of people in similar positions. And more importantly, he voices his support. He doesn’t just wait for someone to ask him for his opinion so that he can dance around the question and give the most vague non-answer imaginable.

AND he understands his privilege and openly admits that even though he speaks up about these issues he is not an expert. (Meaning he doesn’t do that condescending thing some white people do when they think they understand things like racism and inequality better than the people who actually experience it. i.e. Matt Damon)

And on top of all this, he doesn’t take himself too seriously

He’s funny

Among other things…

And omg when he’s with Alfred Enoch

Basically what I’m saying is protect this beautiful cinnamon roll of a man. I’m here for Matt McGorry. I’m here for him cuz he’s here for me.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

To all you militant atheists out there, telling religious people over the internet, "prayer duznt works bich, gods totes nt reel, fggt.", fuck you.

Do I believe prayer works? No, but that doesn't mean I should go around putting people down that do. Sure, I don't think prayer helps the world, me or the people they're praying for, but as long as their not doing any Godly (or Satanic) human/animal sacrifices then who cares? You have no right to tell someone what they can or can't do on their own time, so long as their not hurting anyone else. That not only applies to one's religious affiliation, but also to one's sexual preference, a woman's decision to get an abortion, or an addict's decision to use drugs.

Some people pray when tragedies happen, some people make jokes when tragedies happen. I don't denounce people that do either, I think they're both acceptable responses to the horrible things the world and humans are capable of. Prayer and comedy, believe it or not, are both coping mechanisms, and sometimes the only way you can stand to live in such a fucked up world is if you can pray about it, or, dare I say, laugh about it.

*sigh* With the rant over, who remembers when flying on Malaysia Airlines wasn't a deathtrap? #ThrowbackThursday