saying something this edgy does not absolve you of bigotry

  • rootsbreadandmakka [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    the post that I assume this is referring to had an edgy title, but really it was just complaining about white people on reddit calling for the extermination of homeless people, as is so common on reddit-logo. Seems fine to say fuck white people in response to that.

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        9 months ago

        The only other one I’m aware of was the fuck skiing post. Which yeah I agree was a little weirder, but for reasons that goes beyond the basic sentiment of “fuck white people.” Complaining about white people on this site has been common since day 1 and I don’t think it should be considered controversial to complain about white people, even coming from other white people. White people should of course recognize their own complicity in the racial hierarchy, I don’t believe that precludes them from complaining about white people, especially when it’s a valid criticism. The complaint about how white people react to homeless people is valid, the complaint about skiing maybe not so much - but that’s a difference that has nothing to do with the basic sentiment of fuck white people.