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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 years ago

if you don't celebrate us, we will crush you

damn right :gayroller-2000:

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Gives me "if you can buy a burger, you're not oppressed" vibes

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

Can you believe how many of these supposed "poors" have a fridge?!

My heavens... is that a... microwave?

hillary-apartment

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago

Oppression is when no one flies your flag, and the more no one flies your flag, the more oppressed you are.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Liberalism is when you deport an elementary school student back to a war zone for failing performatively support gay rights.

Conservatism is when you deport an elementary school student back to a war zone for failing to performatively support white nationalism.

Radical Centrism is when you deport an elementary school student back to a war zone by means-tested lottery, because you've picked an arbitrary value of deportations that get both liberals and conservatives to agree to your immigration reform plan and now you've got all these private sector deportation consultants with quotas to hit.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Kids don't have to go to the war zone. That's negative framing. They get to go to a war zone

spoilerif they have started a business that has lasted for five years in a disadvantaged community

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

They have the freedom to die in war zones.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Keeping children out of war zones is genocide.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

Crushed for cishet reactionaries: people making fun of you on Facebook.

Crushed for LGBT people: a trans and/or homophobe literally crushing their skulls.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

reddit-logo ers being reddit-logo ers

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 years ago

If you're used to privilege, equality feels like oppression.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

And r/CTH got banned

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

let's apply that same logic to everybody's favourite fascists, then!

"I kind of appreciate the teacher's (possibly unintentional) honesty here. I get so fucking tired of the "wahh we're oppressed" shit from the group whose flag 🇺🇦 adorns every center of power and who are praised as heroes for existing. This "if you aren't on our side against Russia, we will put you on a death list" attitude is much more true to the situation on the ground and I'm at least glad that we can get to that level of candor."

given most people would disagree, it might just be that the presence of flags has little to do with the state of oppression of a minority. not to mention that mocking the LGBTQIA+ movement as saying "wahh we're oppressed" is completely bizarre given that every right wing group in the West, not even starting on those outside the West, are actively becoming increasingly hostile to the movement by the day.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Seriously whats the problem here? If you want respect and dont want to be marginalized, dont be a bigot. Like all theyre asking is for them not to be backwards bigotted little shits.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's a child. their brains aren't even fully formed and for all that teacher knows it's the parents putting it on them. saying we'll mistreat you if you don't X is wrong regardless of what X -- the kid shouldn't be mistreated regardless. if they're bigoted towards other kids, punish them however you'd punish anyone else, but don't heap extra shit on them for being muslim -- that's just racism.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Yes of course

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

/r/stupidpol has sympathy for Muslims because they are neoliberal Reaganites who believe in 'individual choice in the marketplace of ideas, not Stalinist authoritarianism'. It's my individual freedom to stop my kids from knowing about gay culture!!! (Liz Warren PMC screeching intensifies)

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Stating the obvious, but, pride is about pride in the face of oppression. It's not about being a hero for existing, it's about being a hero for existing and bravely choosing not to hide your identity despite the shitty fuck attitudes of people like this who would inflict real harm given the slightest chance.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

These people make me want to do things that would make John Bolton look like a hippie.

I’m in this for payback. The various civilizations of the world got to fuck us for several millennia. Many of them still do. Why shouldn’t we get to take a few whacks at them? They all deserve it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

It's amazing how the straights will hem and haw and twist themselves into a pretzel the moment their cultural hegemony even sees the remotest possibility of a challenge.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

it's a privilege serving along side of you, my fellow gays 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ o7