I Can Honestly Not Even Begin To Analyse The Absolute Irony And Hypocrisy In Your Entire Post. I Mean,

I can honestly not even begin to analyse the absolute irony and hypocrisy in your entire post. I mean, really, you were finding the point in the first half, but you killed it and spit on its grave in the last part.

So to reiterate you think someone is capable of creating something, specifically something "problematic", without:

Romanticizing it

Wanting to do it

Condoning it in real life

And can create something purely for artistic or creative purposes...

Yet you're decrying "proshitters."

The call is coming from inside the house, my friend.

I’m seeing proshitters on tw/tter right now going “how can you be a Gore artist and hate proshitters at the same time??”

Well it’s simple really,because most of the time people who draw that stuff OBVIOUSLY don’t fucking condone that shit in real life or romanticize it to death, and most of the time they use it for artistic value too.

But maybe that’s a hard concept for you to grasp because you think that dark fiction is just you writing 100k pedo and incest omegaverse fanfiction for jack off material

I could not have made this up if I tried. Immaculate.

Something that will never fail to amuse me about anti-Billy Hargrove stans is just how much room he takes up inside your heads. You can't be on Tumblr for thirty seconds without thinking of him. You can't ever see something involving him and leave it alone. Its an obsession for you. Its eating you alive and he's fake and he doesn't care and all the people who are actually capable of critical thinking skills and compassion and just vibing and you're destroying yourself. He lives in your head and you're not even charging him rent.

Sometimes I think humanity is so obsessed with the notion of not being obligated to do something or not expending effort to do something, that we've completely eradicated the fact that realistically, there's no harm or negative outcome in just.

Doing it.

"Readers aren't obligated to comment on fics." "Friends aren't obligated to check in on each other." "I don't have to not say X so someone else isn't uncomfortable."

Okay but. Paltry excuse for laziness and uncaring aside, why not? Why wouldn't you? It takes less than 15 seconds to let your friend know you hope they have a good day. It takes less than 15 seconds to leave even a single heart emoji under your favorite author's works. It has literally no impact on you, at all, to simply not say something that upsets someone else.

Why are we so obsessed with the fact that we don't have to do things that are actually extremely basic, consume little to no time and cost us nothing? Shouldn't we want to anyway? Where's the joy in life if we're all just sat in our own miserable bubbles refuting most of life's interactions? Why are we so obsessed with the entitlement of consuming things without ever giving anything back?

Its honestly fucking baffling. I hate seeing those Facebook posts from people who brag about not talking to their friends for months on end like its some kind of accomplishment.

Stop thinking about the fact that you don't have to do something and start thinking of the reasons why you should anyway.

I'm going to say this incredibly bluntly, but The Witcher (finally) providing canon confirmation and representation of Jaskier's bisexuality is nothing but a blatant grab for ratings and views and positive engagement in a piss-poor attempt to revive itself.

Jaskier deserves better. Joey Batey, who's thrown his entire being into this role, deserves better. The fans deserve better.

From the moment the show was announced they've been skirting the topic, flirting with it whenever it suits them and outright ignoring it when they can't think of anything smart and vague to say. Baiting fans by coyly saying they couldn't possibly confirm he is, but they can't deny he is either.

Using it as a counter to try and stop their public image and longevity disintegrating is just... So fucking disappointing. Its been done before by other shows, both with queer characters and with other concepts, but again.

Joey and Jaskier deserved more. Jaskier being acknowledged as bisexual should've been its own moment. It should've been for the character, not for the profit.

I absolutely want to make this clear:

You can choose to use a condom at any time. Any. Time. It doesn't matter if you've been raw-dog fucking for years. You have the right to say; "hey, we can have sex but only if we use a condom."

And if your partner refuses, you do not have to have sex. If the condom is a stipulation and condition of you two having sex and your partner refuses to agree to that term, they're refusing to have sex. Period.

There is no valid excuse to not use one if your partner has requested it.

(Also, you can use condoms for reasons other than birth control. They're convenient for less mess, they protect from sexually transmitted infections and diseases, and they provide peace of mind.)

I'm not telling you not to boycott the show or to not support the cast. Henry has also made no official statement about being forced to end his contract. So, again, you are portraying misinformation. I advise you don't take me talking about Joey as a personal dismissal of Henry. This discussion is about Joey and the recognition he rightfully deserves for his involvement in the show and his actions, separate from Henry Cavill.

However.

On June 28th we still have no official statement from Henry Cavill or his representatives.

All I'm saying is not to spread misinformation, and to not make a post about Joey about Henry (and false statements.)

Henry has also never claimed or stated he was sexually harassed on set of The Witcher. What you're presumably referring to is that he refused to perform a scheduled sex scene in the script as a joint decision made with Anya, based on their perception of the plot and the scene's intentions. They mutually declared the scene was unfit for the characters, and changed it to a non-sexual moment of intimacy and reunion.

Source for the above paragraph.

(What Henry has spoken out against in the past, however, is being sexualised and objectified. A good example of this is Amy Adams during the Superman and Justice League movies, who even let her daughter grope him as a toddler.

Henry has also spoken out and said that he has a growing dislike for shirtless scenes because they often require him to dehydrate for days and undertake actions that are dangerous to his health, such as excessive working out while dehydrating and avoiding eating. Hugh Jackman has also brought this up and challenged Hollywood's perception on male body standards in the film industry.)

Just for information's sake, here's another article detailing Henry's public statements about his grievances with the show. Again, absolutely nothing about sexual assault on the set or from the producers.

Also for information's sake, a pretty good discussion video on the subject.

Anya specifically said; "He's chosen that this is the end and to move on."

Lauren specifically said: "It was a mutual agreement that he wanted to move on."

Joey specifically said: "Life changes, he had things come up."

Henry Cavill was not fired. He made the active decision to leave. That's not publicist propaganda or saving face. The ship was sinking and burning and he took a running jump off it. He swam like he had a Great White grazing his ankles. Usain Bolt couldn't catch this man running away from their bullshit.

But.

This post is about how Joey, exclusively, is responsible for preventing what happened to Henry and Geralt happening to him and Jaskier.

Joey, who has considerably less money, influence, backing and leverage than Henry did. Who doesn't have Henry around to back up his complaints. Who is still currently locked into a contract and wholeheartedly wants what is best for Jaskier.

Who is also currently facing atrocious homophobia across all social media platforms.

That is the focus of this post. That is what we should be paying attention to when we talk about Joey. Joey Batey deserves recognition and support for what he has done, is doing, and will have to do for as long as he's employed by The Witcher.

If you are going to post praise or support for Jaskier's confirmed sexuality, please do not dedicate it to The Witcher or the showrunners and writers. Dedicate it to Joey. Joey is the one who fought from day one for the show to honor Jaskier's sexuality. Joey is the one who spent weeks arguing with the writers and show runners to make the scenes accurate, engaging, respectful and honest. Joey is the one who said if you're going to use this as a lifeline, you're at least going to do it right.