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>LGBTQ is a minority I mean yes, physically they are a minority. Culturally, they are incredibly mainstream. There are examples everywhere. There are tons of
by Dig1t 4y ago
>LGBTQ is a minority
I mean yes, physically they are a minority. Culturally, they are incredibly mainstream. There are examples everywhere.
There are tons of big movies and TV shows featuring gay people coming out.
_Every_ company changes their logo during pride month.
Look at the Apple Watch or iPhone, they come preloaded with Pride wallpapers and watch faces, they produce pride bands for the watch, which sell very well.
Disneyland has Gay Days.
Defcon has a massive attached event called Queercon that dwarfs all other subcons.
Googlers who are gay are called Gayglers.
So many famous actors and politicians are openly gay.
Biden literally just did a major interview in the Whitehouse with a TikToker who's only claim to fame was making videos about becoming trans.
I could list SO many more examples of this everywhere in our culture, and these are random things I could think of off the top of my head, but they are decent examples of culture I think.
I don't have a problem with any of this, I think it's great.
But there is absolutely no way you can claim that this is not the mainstream now.
It sounds like you consider talking about trads that way to be dangerous, like it might bring them back or something.
- undersuit 4y agoTrads never left. They are the majority.
- ticviking 4y agoHow many Christians do you know who fast, or pray the daily hours? How many who are devout enough to respond when someone takes the name of the Lord in vain? As a cultural stream "Trads" are definitely distinct from Conservative Protestantism or the evangelical movement.
- undersuit 4y agoI've spent a good amount of time and effort distancing myself from religion and specifically Christianity for about 20 years. So 0.
- ticviking 4y agoBefore making such an effort in thought were you even aware of such a subculture? I get why you might not want to participate in the those things but the point that Trads as a counterculture phenomenon are new and distinct from the previous mainline Protestant or evangelical Christian cultural movements.
- undersuit 4y agoHow are Trads a new counter culture when they range in age from 16 to 85?
- rootusrootus 4y agoThat is an interesting point. What do you do when your minority position goes mainstream? When so much of your identity is based on assumed oppression, what does it look like when that oppression vanishes? Do you oppress those who oppressed you in the past in retaliation?
- leshow 4y agoYou're confusing the fact that the existence of LGBTQ people is being acknowledged finally in the mainstream with some sort of shift of what the 'dominant culture' is. All of these things you listed merely acknowledge that non-cis gendered people exist, that's it. There is no massive shift in the mainstream culture. In fact, there are legions of reactionaries incredibly aggrieved by having this existence "shoved in their faces" such that they will push for laws banning discussion of sexuality in schools, call bomb threats in to hospitals, or lose their shit when gay people kiss in a movie.
- brianmurphy 4y agoThe dominance of queer culture goes much farther than simply existing. Criticize it in even the most mild way at most companies and expect to be fired from your job. The dominance goes even further. Direct criticism isn't necessary. Try to promote straight culture and you'll also get dogpiled and fired. (Brandon Eich)
- undersuit 4y agoBrandon was promoting the dominant culture by suppressing others.
- brianmurphy 4y agoPromoting the dominant culture doesn't get you fired from your job. The dominant culture took him out.
- undersuit 4y agoBrendan Eich doesn't say he was fired. https://brendaneich.com/2014/04/the-next-mission/ https://brendaneich.com/2014/04/the-next-mission/ Mozilla doesn't say he was fired. https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/faq-on-ceo-resignation/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/faq-on-ceo-resignation/