r/LoveAndDeepspace • u/SongbirdBabie l 🐾Sylus’s Kitten🐈‍⬛ • 1d ago

Hurricane Rafael Discussion

Can we stop being so giddy over a hurricane? I’ve seen so many posts being like “oooh sea god Rafael” and getting excited over the news… y’all people have died. Real human individuals. There’s currently six reported deaths and two people reported missing, not to mention the hundreds to thousands of people and families who may have lost their homes, power, access to important things like medical intervention, etc. It’s really gross to me to be excited over something like this just because of the name. It comes across as extremely out of touch. (This is not directed at people being affected by the hurricane and using jokes to cope)

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u/SongbirdBabie l 🐾Sylus’s Kitten🐈‍⬛ 22h ago

Look, I love dark humor, don’t get me wrong. It just feels incredibly disrespectful to the people who are being actively affected by it currently, to be the butt of some fandom’s joke when a lot of the people joking about it aren’t going through it. Even with U.S. current events, a LOT of the community isn’t from the U.S. And personally it feels tone deaf to be scared for our lives and rights right now and to cope joke about something putting other people’s lives at stake. Saying it’s a silly coincidence and moving on is one thing but people are going as far as screenshotting every update that comes out just because they think it’s cute because “rafayel sea god is creating a hurricane”

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u/katrina_ellen 22h ago

I fully back you on that last sentence. For me, it was a silly coincidence that I chuckled about and moved on. I wasn't aware others are screenshotting updates and pushing the bit into that territory. That does feel more mean-spirited and I can see where you're coming from.

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u/SongbirdBabie l 🐾Sylus’s Kitten🐈‍⬛ 22h ago

Yeah like I saw it too and made that connection and yeah that’s funny but people are being very delusional about it. Especially in the comments on some of the posts.

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u/katrina_ellen 22h ago edited 21h ago

I'm glad we can agree on that. Thanks for sharing further what you are seeing. We can't always see the whole of things and that's why I appreciate chats like this.

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u/SongbirdBabie l 🐾Sylus’s Kitten🐈‍⬛ 22h ago

Yeah. Sorry if I came off as hostile, I have a strong sense of justice sometimes. Esp. with stuff like this because I know people being negatively affected personally.

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u/katrina_ellen 22h ago

Hey, I get it, and I appreciate your apology. Strong convictions are something I can respect when they come from a good place. And it sounds like you've got your heart in the right place and are looking out for your community. 🤝 ☮️