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  • reev@sh.itjust.workstoAutism@lemmy.world2meirl4meirl
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    22 days ago

    Okay but some people might not be comfortable speaking out about it themselves. I don’t think I, a white guy, “shouldn’t be allowed to complain” if I hear a coworker use the N word, or using some terms that are extremely derogatory towards women. You could argue that’s complaining on behalf of a community, even one I’m not part of.

    I agree that we should normalize being more open with when borders are crossed but some people aren’t comfortable with that (probably because people have been jerks about it before). But those people might still be hurt by that kind of language.

    There’s a lot of nuance on this whole topic.











  • reev@sh.itjust.workstopolitics @lemmy.worldTrump wins.
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    7 months ago

    I’ll bite. “Woke ideology” is polarizing, if not straight hostile terminology. There’s a negative connotation so you’ll immediately come across as in opposition to certain groups of people. Aside from that you claim that people judge you based on the color of your skin (race) and how you were born (race and/or gender or sexuality). Saying something like that just feels like a protest to people wanting to be accepted for who they are. You come across as though that somehow offends or inconveniences you, a probably straight, probably white, probably male person.

    It’s similar to responding to “black lives matter” with “all lives matter”. BLM isn’t about saying people of color are more important, just that they’re equally important. Saying all lives matter in response to that is just a protest to their protest to stir shit up.

    Hope that explained why you’re getting negative responses. If you weren’t actually trolling (which I still doubt but whatever) then I apologize. More than happy to write it out in case it helps someone sympathize with the people they’re antagonizing for whatever reason.

    Full disclosure, I’m a straight white male, I’ve just had people around me personally affected so this shit bothers me. It’s not that hard to just live and let live with a little empathy.