▲ 529 ▼ We're not so different (lemmy.world) submitted 1 month ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/shirtsthatgohard@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dojan@pawb.social 52 points 1 month ago* (1 child) J.KKK. Rowling has entered the chat. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 28 points 1 month ago (1 child) The mold has some interesting ideas about trans people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dojan@pawb.social 13 points 1 month ago* (2 children) Aw, looking back on my original comment now I feel a bit bad. Like on one hand, haha evil mold-brained transphobe. On the other, do the jokes kind of detract from and minimise the serious harm she and her ilk are actively causing real people on a day to day basis? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 20 points 1 month ago I think the jokes highlight, not distract. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago As a trans person, I appreciate the concern, but no, a joke like this does not detract from the serious harm she does, it highlights it, as the other commenter mentioned It's a joke around her hate making fun of her, and it's a joke that often circulates in exactly the circles of the groups she directs hate at Ridiculing the evil people do might not fix the problem, but it at least shows a signal that it's bad and maybe helps create a bit of a culture of shame around being hateful. It should be embarrassing to be a hateful person permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 28 points 1 month ago (1 child) The mold has some interesting ideas about trans people. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dojan@pawb.social 13 points 1 month ago* (2 children) Aw, looking back on my original comment now I feel a bit bad. Like on one hand, haha evil mold-brained transphobe. On the other, do the jokes kind of detract from and minimise the serious harm she and her ilk are actively causing real people on a day to day basis? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 20 points 1 month ago I think the jokes highlight, not distract. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago As a trans person, I appreciate the concern, but no, a joke like this does not detract from the serious harm she does, it highlights it, as the other commenter mentioned It's a joke around her hate making fun of her, and it's a joke that often circulates in exactly the circles of the groups she directs hate at Ridiculing the evil people do might not fix the problem, but it at least shows a signal that it's bad and maybe helps create a bit of a culture of shame around being hateful. It should be embarrassing to be a hateful person permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dojan@pawb.social 13 points 1 month ago* (2 children) Aw, looking back on my original comment now I feel a bit bad. Like on one hand, haha evil mold-brained transphobe. On the other, do the jokes kind of detract from and minimise the serious harm she and her ilk are actively causing real people on a day to day basis? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 20 points 1 month ago I think the jokes highlight, not distract. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago As a trans person, I appreciate the concern, but no, a joke like this does not detract from the serious harm she does, it highlights it, as the other commenter mentioned It's a joke around her hate making fun of her, and it's a joke that often circulates in exactly the circles of the groups she directs hate at Ridiculing the evil people do might not fix the problem, but it at least shows a signal that it's bad and maybe helps create a bit of a culture of shame around being hateful. It should be embarrassing to be a hateful person permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 20 points 1 month ago I think the jokes highlight, not distract. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago As a trans person, I appreciate the concern, but no, a joke like this does not detract from the serious harm she does, it highlights it, as the other commenter mentioned It's a joke around her hate making fun of her, and it's a joke that often circulates in exactly the circles of the groups she directs hate at Ridiculing the evil people do might not fix the problem, but it at least shows a signal that it's bad and maybe helps create a bit of a culture of shame around being hateful. It should be embarrassing to be a hateful person permalink fedilink source parent
