>I never understood why people get so angry at other people for showing solidarity, even if they aren't part of the oppressed group. There's a pretty wide gulf

>I never understood why people get so angry at other people for showing solidarity, even if they aren't part of the oppressed group. There's a pretty wide gulf between solidarity and getting offended on other people's behalf. If a slight doesn't effect you then you shouldn't be the first mover. Let the slighted people decide they are in fact slighted before you get all up in arms over it >Why does it make you so mad? Seriously, I don't get it. Because it's selfish behavior that makes everything worse. It's the social discourse equivalent of tossing a cigarette butt on the ground. Society can absorb a couple bad actors but if everyone starts doing it the park will be trashed. >Standing up for a minority group that you are not part of is called being part of a community, There's a fine line between standing up for others and making the decision for them. A lot of this outrage on others behalf is >By your insane logic, the only person who can stand up for someone is that one person. Maybe that is what you want? You're intentionally taking his position to an absurd extreme because that's the only way to make yours look reasonable. Of course we can all get pissed off about known bad things, racial slurs and that kinda stuff. But a quip about crazy cat people being twisted as somehow being a sexist joke? Get the F outta here.