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It's not "historical". LGBT+ people are still discriminated against, fired, attacked and killed. Sometimes by bigots and sometimes by well-meaning people in a s
by sp332 5y ago
It's not "historical". LGBT+ people are still discriminated against, fired, attacked and killed. Sometimes by bigots and sometimes by well-meaning people in a system designed to discriminate. Naming a current project after a historical figure with a position still shared by a current set of powerful bigots gives them legitimacy in the present.
- serverholic 5y agoI don't think you understand what historical figure means.
- sp332 5y agoYou're trying to draw a line between modern views and historical views.
- serverholic 5y agoLGBT have been getting shit on for pretty much all of history. I don't get the point in making the distinction you're trying to make.
- sp332 5y agoOk so we're judging a near-contemporary character (he died in 1992) for actions that he took in living memory. It's completely relevant to use modern standards to judge him.
- serverholic 5y agoWhen I was a kid in the 90s it was common for people to say "that's gay" instead of "that sucks". I don't think you realize how much things have changed.
- garblegarble 5y agoI heard somebody say that last night and nobody in their group objected, so I'm afraid we've not moved as far forward as we often think