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In general, I find that a somewhat overused trope, and I'm particularly suspicious when it's weaponized by gentrifiers, but if you look at the rims on the car a
by microtherion 6y ago
In general, I find that a somewhat overused trope, and I'm particularly suspicious when it's weaponized by gentrifiers, but if you look at the rims on the car at the top of the article and the burnout later on, maybe in this case, there may be a kernel of truth to "display of toxic masculinity".
I like gadgets, and I can understand why people would want to enjoy them and show them off and I think that there should be space in society for that, but those rims and the burnouts seem to be designed to aggressively "claim space" at the expense of others.
- droptablemain 6y agoIt sounds like you're completely mystified by a sub-culture you have little to no exposure to.
- microtherion 6y agoLike most people who have lived anywhere close to navigable roads in the last century, I've had my share of exposure to various motorization centric subcultures. But it's not really a matter of understanding subcultures, it's drawing a line between letting somebody exercise their rights, and that exercise impinging on other people's rights. You don't need a chemistry degree to complain about your neighbor running a selenophenol synthesis in his backyard. You don't need to study the history of Jazz before complaining about them blasting Yamataka Eye at 3AM.
- throwaway0x1 6y agoThere may be a kernel of truth that the residents moving in are displaying "toxic leftism".
- droptablemain 6y agoThere's nothing "leftist" about pompous, anti-working class people.
- throwaway0x1 6y agoUnironically saying "toxic masculinity" is definitely leftist.