• GhostFace@lemmy.today
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    15 days ago

    That’s actually a really bad reason though, isn’t it?

    Makes it seem performative but also encourages bad actors to adopt the imagery and suddenly no one feels safe.

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      15 days ago

      I couldn’t tell you if any of my neighbors with pride flags on their houses are actually queer. It doesn’t matter.

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      15 days ago

      Not sure how wanting people to feel safe is “performative”?
      And I promise you no maga would put pride apparel on their stuff to “own the libs”.

      What was the reason this is so bad again?

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      What’s performative is people loudly condemning it on the grounds of their own personal beliefs as if those should dictate the lives of others rather than be observed by those devoted to their ideals. For example it’s telling to me that people immediately need to twist what is a very clear mesage of intent and concoct hypotheticals to make it appear insincere or even dangerous.