@matrix the word "default" is offensive towards those in debt
@matrix what's wrong with woman
@tuxcrafting the word man
@matrix wo-minx, how hard was that? God these people are dumb.
@Grandtheftautism @matrix
Minx has connotations of sexual promiscuity, so that probably wouldn't be allowed. Or would it be
Minx has connotations of sexual promiscuity, so that probably wouldn't be allowed. Or would it be
@Grandtheftautism @matrix
Yeah, true.
Can't believe that these people have been allowed to gain the power they have.
Yeah, true.
Can't believe that these people have been allowed to gain the power they have.
@holot @matrix they achieved it by bundling insane ideas in the center of a thin veneer of fairly reasonable ideas that everyone agrees with. Then they tell people if they believe or want <sane thing>, they have to also believe or accept <insane thing> as an intrinsic part of the bargain.
For instance: "Do you believe that women should get the same pay for doing the same work as men? Good, then you also believe that mtf transgenders should use the same showers at the high school gym as your 14-year-old daughter because you believe they're women" The first statement seems reasonable and fair and a majority of people would agree with it; the second statement is completely unrelated to the first issue and absolutely insane, but if you don't accept the whole bundle, people will paint you as being in disagreement with the first very popular idea instead of disagreeing with only the second very dubious idea.
The answer to this is to simply walk away; when they say "You can't be a feminist unless you're also an intersectionalist" or "You can't be a real environmentalist unless you're also a vegan," you should say, "Fine, i'm not a (whatever) any more," which usually leaves them speechless. But for some reason, people are unwilling to give up these labels even in the face of unreasonable demands.
For instance: "Do you believe that women should get the same pay for doing the same work as men? Good, then you also believe that mtf transgenders should use the same showers at the high school gym as your 14-year-old daughter because you believe they're women" The first statement seems reasonable and fair and a majority of people would agree with it; the second statement is completely unrelated to the first issue and absolutely insane, but if you don't accept the whole bundle, people will paint you as being in disagreement with the first very popular idea instead of disagreeing with only the second very dubious idea.
The answer to this is to simply walk away; when they say "You can't be a feminist unless you're also an intersectionalist" or "You can't be a real environmentalist unless you're also a vegan," you should say, "Fine, i'm not a (whatever) any more," which usually leaves them speechless. But for some reason, people are unwilling to give up these labels even in the face of unreasonable demands.
@Grandtheftautism @matrix
But what if I walk away and they call me a bigot? How could I possibly live with myself?
But what if I walk away and they call me a bigot? How could I possibly live with myself?
@holot @matrix people haven't accepted that they're being called bigots no matter what they do, by virtue of being the wrong gender, color, sexual orientation, or whatnot. Once they figure it out, the game is over. There's no "being an ally" or "one of the good ones", it doesn't exist. They'll find out soon enough.
@matrix no, don't. I want it to go full absurd, so that these people can't even understand each other because their words hold no meaning.
@matrix wimkhn
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