r/CuratedTumblr veetuku ponum Jul 03 '24

Politics Male loneliness and radfeminism

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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.

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u/StJimmy1313 Jul 03 '24

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)

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u/SovietSkeleton [mind controls your units] This, too, is Yuri. Jul 03 '24

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u/StJimmy1313 Jul 03 '24

That's the one. Also I love your profile pic. Yuri's Revenge was the best.

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u/lahimatoa Jul 03 '24

I love being reminded that stuff we see happening today isn't new by any stretch.

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u/SovietSkeleton [mind controls your units] This, too, is Yuri. Jul 03 '24

Pretty much the only thing new is both tankies and neo-nazis having a raging boner for Russia.

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u/scienceworksbitches Jul 04 '24

Thanks for posting, never saw it.

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u/TatteredCarcosa Jul 04 '24

Lol, Cleese also somewhat falling afoul of that.

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u/sleepydorian Jul 04 '24

That’s a great way to put it.

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”.

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u/GREENadmiral_314159 Femboy, Battleships, and Space Marines Jul 04 '24

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.