this post was submitted on 18 May 2024
1049 points (97.7% liked)

United States | News & Politics

1873 readers
847 users here now

Welcome to [email protected], where you can share and converse about the different things happening all over/about the United States.

If you’re interested in participating, please subscribe.

Rules

Be respectful and civil. No racism/bigotry/hateful speech.

Post anything related to the United States.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it seems to escape far too many people that him being a Nazi doesn't suddenly make gay bashing ok.

Ridicule him for being a hypocrite? Sure. Call him a piece of shit or even punch him for being a Nazi? Abso-fucking-lutely!

Berate him for being gay, or perpetuate the idea that all homophobes are really just closeted gays though? Not fucking ok.

Not because of his feelings, but because of all of the gay people, closeted or otherwise, who see people still using gay as an insult or thinking that most/all those who abuse gay people are actually gay themselves (a twisted form of victim blaming), and realise that it isn't just Nazis who are hypocrites, but so called allies, too.

Don't use bigotry* to fight bigots, it shouldn't need saying..

*And no, calling someone a Nazi, or a TERF, or cis, or white, isn't bigotry. Basically don't punch down, which again, shouldn't need saying.