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The problem with the culture of "just assume people are joking" is that some people aren't joking. The background of edgy jokes was used very effectively by act
by giraffe_lady 3y ago
The problem with the culture of "just assume people are joking" is that some people aren't joking. The background of edgy jokes was used very effectively by actual hate movements, to massive impact.
We all have to live with the consequences of that, and one of yours is that you're not getting the benefit of the doubt on nasty jokes anymore.
You need to acknowledge that something went wrong, and then consider why it did. Rather than have this naive nostalgia for an internet culture that only existed because "thick-skinned" is a euphemism for "people not actually in danger."
- soundnote 3y ago[flagged]
- giraffe_lady 3y ago[flagged]
- seattle_spring 3y agoDo you typically cherry pick the most extreme and ridiculous fringe quotes to try and prove your point? Or only in this case?
- soundnote 3y agoJust noting that openly, not at all subtly racist hatemongers somehow have jobs and are called "antiracist". And in Lombardo's case, educating our teachers this way doesn't exactly sound like a good idea.
- shadowgovt 3y agoHits different when they're talking about you, huh? It's the kind of thing that could make a person want to build a space where they could talk to like-minded folk and not have to put up with that culture-jamming noise every day of their lives. Fortunately, there are more tools than have ever existed in human history to do that now.