Dante
Bluelight Crew
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2001
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During a recent IRC conversation with Schizo, this is what came up...
<Schizo> I've had someone come up to me and say, "Are you a bluelighter?" I responded "Yeah, Schizo, are you?" Then I got "Nah, but I hear you guys get good drugs, do you have any to sell?"
Now, I was shocked and appalled at this. However, I can understand why they might have said that. The image that Bluelighters ourselves have been giving hasn't been the most positive as of recently. I've asked Bluelighters if they test their pills, and I've gotten responses such as "Nah, my dealer does", "Nah, I trust the people I get my stuff off", etc. I've asked Bluelighters of safe dosages for drugs, and even if they've got no idea, they'll give me some type of half-assed response, guessing or estimating.
Where has the Harm Minimisation gone? Personally, I believe that it's disappearing as a result of using Bluelight more and more for social purposes (frequently for only social purposes), and people becoming blase about their drug use.
Now, I'm a firm believer in improving Bluelight's image, so that we can be proud to be Bluelighters. And the only way that we can do this is by changing the way that we act.
Next time you ask a fellow Bluelighter if they test their pills, and you get a negative response, how will you react? As if it doesn't matter? Next time you ask a fellow Bluelighter if they've read up about a drug before taking it, and you get a negative answer, how will you react? Next time you read an post that doesn't fit the channel's guidelines, will you just forget about it, or will you press the "Report Topic" button, and send a quick note off to the forum moderators?
I know this has been said many times before, but think about your responsibility as a Bluelighter, and think about the reputation you are helping to give Bluelight by acting the way you do.