Reminds me of a few years back when I overheard a group of people talking about the Les Miserables movie and how terrible Russel Crowe’s singing was. One of the group who has been sitting quietly suddenly burst out, “Can you please think about how insensitive you’re all being? Russel Crowe’s awful singing killed my grandfather.”
Looked up the scene in question on YouTube and I think it’s on about the same level as six-pack shots of men in movies - decently sexualised but not problematic imo.
Regardless I think @trailing9@lemmy.ml was just continuing the joke from the meme.
I was in a bar last week where i haven't been in 10 years. Some of the same people still hang around there. I talked to a guy i knew for a bit and then turned around again. Then i heard them talk about how it's crazy that they can't joke and even talk normally anymore without people getting mad and offened. I turned around again, and asked them what they are talking about. What can't you say anymore? They were pretty drunk and just mumbled: you know, normal stuff. Do you just mean racist shit? You think you can't do racist jokes anymore? They were like: can't even say faggot anymore. You just did, you can say whatever the fuck you want, you just have to accept that people think you are racist pricks.
Small towns are interesting sometimes
Also, these idiots always ignore context. Like, if gay dudes amongst each other say faggot jokingly that’s totally fine (assuming they’re all cool with it, of course), but some straight dude saying it with a negative undertone isn’t acceptable at all.
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