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Woke furry hijacks social media of right-wing group that published 'DEI Watch List' (www.dailydot.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Buddy, I've tried to be more patient with you than other commenters, but that truly crosses a line. Taking someone else's experiences, and selectively quoting them to suit your own agenda, so it fits your definition of discrimination, is disgraceful.

If you'd read on in my comment, I described how literary agents are inundated with thousands of requests. It is literally an industry anyone with Word or OpenOffice can try to enter into. There are probably hundreds of minority authors also getting turned away just like me. This is not an instance of "defending one's presence" the way that minorities need to in their workplaces, the way the current administration is scrutinizing them in Federal offices. This is just me trying to be the one in a thousand shot to publicize a book - which is a rare accomplishment. So, NO. You don't get to "own" and weaponize someone else's hardship in that way. Not ever.

Shame on you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

selectively quoting them to suit your own agenda

I didn't "selectively" quote anything...

so it fits your definition of discrimination

...are you under the impression that I invented the word? I'm not quite that old...

If you'd read on in my comment, I described how literary agents are inundated with thousands of requests

...and that should mean something to me?

There are probably hundreds of minority authors also getting turned away just like me.

Okay but you explicitly said you were rejected because of your skin color...

So, NO. You don't get to "own" and weaponize someone else's hardship in that way. Not ever.

That...didn't happen. Don't blame me because you argued against yourself...