Witch PSA

themixedwitch:

roseglowing:

magicianmew:

insertcheesywitchypunhere:

“Dark” does not mean bad.

“Light” does not mean good.

Please stop using “black” as a synonym for evil.

Yes. This. Beyond the obvious sociological and racial bias color-coding this way has, there’s also the fact that there is nothing “dark” or “bad” about working with the various types of magic these terms imply.

And oh yeah, these terms are totally vague and don’t give us any idea what the speaker is talking about.

What does “black/dark” magic even mean? Well, it can mean lots of things.

Baneful magic: jinx, hexes, and curses. And legit, BTW. Plenty of nice, friendly people use this sort of magic. Sometimes the mundane world doesn’t offer us the protection we need to be safe.

Necromancy: communication and other work with the deceased. Again, plenty of nice, friendly people work with the spirits of the dead. Death is just part of life.

Demonology: working with demons. Not all magical traditions consider demons to be “bad” or “evil.” They are just a different type of entity.

What does “light” magic even mean, for that matter? Prosperity spells? Healing spells? Weather magic for nicer weather? I mean…

These terms don’t help us have useful conversations about magic, and they are also not very considerate to POC and to practitioners of socially-maligned magical traditions.

so anything described by color black is racist apparently?

Are you even fucking trying lmao