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It's Renewal Season again- how can I tell? A bunch of people are spewing angry rants all over everything about 'Fuck the Cam and everyone in it'.
Honestly, it makes me a bit sad. I have the utmost respect for people who draw the line and walk away, sure- you've got more stones than I have, doves. But when it comes to such ugly utter nay-saying about the entirety of the club, it does nothing for you other than make you look like a bitter jackass.
Some people- in fact, most people who leave- have their reasons, and will be especially negative if those reasons were thrust upon them suddenly, or if they become aware of the reasons after a long period of things being wrong. I understand that, i've talked to plenty of people who've walked, hell, I've run through a lot of those reasons myself. If you feel the need to ignore the good things that you've experienced with the Cam (and hell, if you don't think you've experienced something good, then look at it again, i'm sure you'll find something), then hey, I'm not going to stop you. I think you're missing out, but it's your choice. However, statements like 'I've grown up now' are not strictly correct, and frequently massively offensive to us 'children'. You've evolved past your need or desire for the Camarilla, or decided to remove yourself from a situation which is negative to you (the latter of which is a very difficult thing to do)- there is a difference.
You are entitled to your beliefs. You are entitled to think that we're idiots for being part of the Cam. You are not, however, entitled to make us feel like idiots because we're not done yet, just like we're not entitled to make you feel like an idiot for leaving. That goes for individual venues as much as it goes for the whole club.
Go out. Enjoy your new spare time. Channel your creativity in new and interesting ways. If you're really over the Cam, then BE over it- let the past be past, accept the role it had in your life for a time, and move on, rather than trying to make those of us who still enjoy dressing in silly costumes and pretending to be other people feel like fuckwits. If you spend all your time spitting and cussing about the Cam, you're still as ruled by it as we are, if not more so.
I've left this unlocked rather than putting it under my Cam filter so that everyone so inclined can see it. This isn't aimed at anyone in particular- it's something that's been stewing in my mind for a while (literally, years). Think about it.
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