PC Principal VI: What The Fuck Am I Reading Part Deux

[Robertfb]

i would say the above is a poster who sympathized with getting upset over the word dude, not the same thing i'll admit but i am confused how it's an unbelievable situation was all i was pointing out

I sympathize, because as a trans woman, I do personally know that a lot of things that affect us seem trivial and pointless to a lot of cis people, but they do matter, to us, especially when we live in a world where even just being yourself could get you killed and no one would bat an eye at it.

I've seen countless, countless posts over my (to date), one year journey on mtf reddit of other trans women bitching about being called dude, guys, bro; because it devalues our self worth, especially when tons of people will go out of their way to prove how little value they put towards our own worth.

People, (including, sadly, some posters here) say it's too hard and/or pointless to bother changing their language, because, "who cares?" or "I've talked this way for years, like hell should I change!" or "well so and so word doesn't mean that!" The response to those responses are: Yes, we care, sorry you are upset at us caring. As for talking that way for years, guess what? Times change and so does how we talk, words constantly change and evolve as we use them. I've had to personally change, I grew up in a time where if something bad happens, we'd say "Gay!" or "That's retarded!" (yeah, thanks South Park), back then, it was considered acceptable, now though, like fuck it is and no one should be saying that anymore.

Anyway, sorry for the response and wall of text and sorry if I come out as hostile, I know it won't change any minds, but I had to express it.

[Zealot]

South Park was so insistent that they be able to keep saying faggot/gay as an insult that they made an episode attempting to change the meaning rather than just stop using it.

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[Tyrath]

TIL Archi wrote South Park.

[Greatguardian]

Plenty of folks bat an eye when other people get killed. The few folks who don't are the exception, not the rule.

Speaking as someone who's faced discrimination and prejudice from a young age for my own identity, the best thing you can do for your own mental health is develop a thicker skin.

While I do think there's nothing wrong with expressing your voice and attempting to change the way people interact with you, ultimately the only person you have any control over is yourself. If someone is either ignorant of how things affect you or determined to go their own way regardless of how things affect you, the only thing you can determine is how you react to these encounters.

I'm a much happier person when I don't sweat the small stuff

[6souls]

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48450604

Pedophiles have been connecting with children playing Roblox and grooming them to expose themselves via a 3rd-party app as in-game chat options don't allow for the sending of images.

"They were talking about rape. They were talking sexual activities that were pornographic," Sarah - not her real name - says, recalling some of the graphic messages sent to her child.

He had been playing Roblox online - where users build their own games and create characters with coloured blocks.

For Sarah, it initially seemed like an "innocent game".

She had turned on parental controls, so her son - not yet a teenager - could not send messages.

But, over time, she noticed a change in his behaviour.

He would no longer want to join in with family activities he usually enjoyed.

Concerned, she decided to check the game - and discovered he had been communicating with others on a third-party app.

It was at that point she realised her son had been groomed into sending sexually explicit images of himself.

Roblox told the programme it was unable to comment on individual cases but was committed to protecting the online safety of children.

It added: "It's extremely important to be aware of these chat apps, particularly [those with an] 'overlay' feature making it appear to be part of whatever game is being played."

The UK's law enforcement's hands were tied in the example case because while they could prosecute crimes within the UK, the pedophiles were from overseas.

[Niiro]

oof

[dasva]

And my local paper takes the Okkk bait

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9...nd-gestures-in

[Eurell]

So the joke is just to pretend to be a racist?

Its not bait anymore lol, racists took it and made it their own. Ironically calling someone the n word isn't any better than doing it out of hate if they aren't in on the "joke".

[6souls]

[Mythe_Seraph]

Absolute perfection. Next topic.

[thetruepandagod]

So the joke is just to pretend to be a racist?

Its not bait anymore lol, racists took it and made it their own. Ironically calling someone the n word isn't any better than doing it out of hate if they aren't in on the "joke".

What's more likely? Highschoolers are becoming more racist with every passing day? Or they are indulging in things that are part of the memetic lexicon?

[DrClout]

But a lot of these memes don't slap though. Racism in their face at home everyday could possibly stick more

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[Eurell]

What's more likely? Highschoolers are becoming more racist with every passing day? Or they are indulging in things that are part of the memetic lexicon?

Dumbasses in my town used to paint swastikas on shit. Just because they were dumbasses and not actual NAZIs didn't mean the swastikas were OK

[thetruepandagod]

What is the bare minimum required for you to consider something as co-opted by racists? At what point do you say they made it their own?

[thetruepandagod]

Hitler killed millions of people and ravaged a continent while attempting to exterminate multiple groups of people, the OK sign was a meme started by internet trolls to well.. troll media outlets and twitter.

[Fiye]

Damn is it February 2nd already because we're continuing to flog the dead horse that is the ok sign.

[archibaldcrane]

I imagine pearls would be clutched as well if white teens were gang-edgelording in HS yearbooks with pitchfork or blood hand symbols.

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[thetruepandagod]

I'm just sayin the people claiming it's a nazi symbol made it one, and continue to make it one.

[Salodin]

But it is one...because nazis made it one. And then enough nazis used it that people had o choice but to recognize it.

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[6souls]

They can have the upside down okay/smd, but I'm not ready to give them right side up.