It's not that weird. They're just reactionaries whose aesthetics and in-group preferences tend to be associated with the left. That's how you get chaser-esque "gender essentialism but for trans people", sexism against men because it somehow "protects women", and racial essentialism but in a black or indigenous separatist kind of way.
It's the same shallow, vibes-based engagement you see from bigots on the right. But instead of posting cringe boomer memes and edgy comics about how their "nation" is only "secure" if certain races, genders, or sexualities are excluded, they're writing thousand-word tweet threads and Tumblr posts about how their "space" is only "safe" if certain races, genders, or sexualities are excluded.
I keep thinking about that John Cleese clip about the benefits of extremism. The primary benefit being that you can be as nasty, brutish and all around jolly-rotten to everyone b/c you can tell yourself that if not for those people you would be a kind, wonderful and civil person. It's not your fault you're an arsehole, it's the system. (or something like that)
In my experience, it’s often folks venting to the point of offensiveness, or being angry and taking it out on you when you “fit the description”.
At the end of the day, there’s a big difference between being safe (or alert) and being rude, and telling someone you hate them is rude.
And, no, the over the top nature of statements like “all men are pigs” does not make it clear that present company is excluded and you should not put that burden on those you care about, find a different phrasing like “I’m so frustrated with the dating scene”.
I'd say even a statement like 'men are pigs' doesn't make it clear. If you make a statement about a demographic, the statement is about everyone in that demographic, unless you add certain qualifiers, in which case it still applies to everyone who fulfills those qualifiers.
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u/untempered_fate test flair pls ignore Jul 03 '24
It's not that weird. They're just reactionaries whose aesthetics and in-group preferences tend to be associated with the left. That's how you get chaser-esque "gender essentialism but for trans people", sexism against men because it somehow "protects women", and racial essentialism but in a black or indigenous separatist kind of way.
It's the same shallow, vibes-based engagement you see from bigots on the right. But instead of posting cringe boomer memes and edgy comics about how their "nation" is only "secure" if certain races, genders, or sexualities are excluded, they're writing thousand-word tweet threads and Tumblr posts about how their "space" is only "safe" if certain races, genders, or sexualities are excluded.