I’m going there, because I’m pissed off.
my religion is not your something!core aesthetic fake-ass BS.
burning a candle and buying a crystal does not make you a witch. dressing in black does not make you a witch.
people put years and years of study, comparison, and UPG into their practice. you do not get to waltz in and whine about gatekeeping just because you want to wear a black shawl.
this isn’t gatekeeping. you can dress “like a witch” (…I’m currently in an oversize Sailor Moon tee and embroidered lounge pants…how do witches dress again?), you can go gothy and fun with your aesthetic. that’s fine; a look is a look. you can certainly learn about crystals and candle magic, and even perform it every now and then.
but do not call yourself a witch if you’re just doing it for clout or the look of it. you don’t get to do that anymore than I’m allowed to call myself a Muslima if I decide to wear a hijab.
absolutely do. not. co-opt. witchy. spaces. if you are not a witch, or a sincere seeker.
this is people’s religion, spirituality, sincerely held belief. not a tiktok trend.
(also, there are witches out there who don’t own a single crystal and have never done a candle spell in their lives. I know, gasp. it’s like this…isn’t a trend to follow, or something?!)
a male witch isn’t a “warlock”, a warlock is an oathbreaker. a male witch is, gasp, a witch.
Harry Potter has n o t h i n g to do with real witchcraft. I do not care what you think your Hogwarts house is if we are supposedly discussing the craft. N O T H I N G.
(also, stop supporting openly bigoted TERFs already. it’s so passe.)
why don’t you trendoids go co-opt Christianity or something, make nuntok the next Thing. just gtfo of spaces for actual devotees of a spirituality that regularly gets shit and has false information about it passed around in the mainstream to this day.
(you do not know shit about real witchcraft just because you watched an episode of Riverdale. end of.)
you’re all surface no feeling.
with all my heart, please fuck off.