The Ravens Nest

Exactly Why Are We Not Celebrating Every Point of Pride?

Just wanted to put this out there. Some of y’all know I’m Heathen in my faith but while I’m here I’ll post my divination videos, maybe the occasional shot of the altar, maybe even talk about some books I’ve read. I wake up, I shit, shower, scrape the fangs, pull on my clothes and

head to work. I do my work, I come home. Might eat and play some games, do some more work on projects that I’m currently working on, fuck around on Twitter, watch some shit, hit the bed and do it all over again.

When that paycheck comes in, bills get taken care of, groceries get bought and then, maybe buy some RPGs for me or someone else out there that I think might enjoy them.

I know there’s #PaganPride events out there but you know what, I’ve only seen ONE in my local area in the last three years. One. I attended it. I came away having met some cool people, picked up some good stuff in terms of books, a new deck and a damn good wand for directing energy. The only reasons I left were because I was getting sunburnt to hell and I needed food. There were no food vendors there.

That’s it, that’s the only thing I would have changed was maybe have a food truck around.

I don’t recall parades being held or booths right there on the main drag with carnival rides or people telling tales from folklore from the various pagan faiths, none of that. I’ve never seen a single company get behind something like

that. Ever. I’ve never seen @Walmart sporting a Pentacle or Mjolnir or a Valknut…or even the Triquetra. Nothing. I’ve never seen any company validate that or perhaps be “one of the courageous few” to step in to recognize people of different faiths.

My faith is an absolute unit of a minority. There may be something like 3k of us in the Heathen faith worldwide. Give or take, that’s it.

Might seem like I’m asking for it but trust me, I’m not.

I really don’t care. End of the day, whether anyone validates that shit or not, agrees with it or not, wants to get into it or not, doesn’t bother me in the least. I’m not looking for converts and I don’t give a single scintilla of a fiddler’s fuck who wants to mock and call it LARPing. What those people think and what I know are two different things and they’re not important.

If you really want to know what’s important to me, here it is. First, don’t try so fucking hard. I know you see the Mjolnir and you want to raise your fist and call out “Hail!” No. Put your damn hand down, dude. I appreciate the effort but you don’t have to acknowledge it, it’s fine, I don’t require that.

Second. I don’t require validation. In fact, I dread the day some major corporation wants to start spotlighting me over my faith. Naw, fuck that noise. I’m good without that.

Still…raises interesting questions when you see just how many people require others to go out of their way in an effort to have themselves validated.

Biggest question though: Are you valid on your own or not?

You don’t have to answer it. Just really think it over. That’s all.

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