• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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    If outing conservatives for their projection materially changes anything, it will be a first. That said, I fully support this endeavor.

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    The scariest part of this movement for me is being targeted because somebody thought I was conservative. *shudder*

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      I’ve been getting this for the last few years because I look conservative. Sigh. Seems like it will soon get worse.

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        My father sometimes complains that he cant wear his red fishing hat anymore, because unless you pay close attention to the different design on the front, it looks like a maga hat.

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          The red hats that say “made you look” make me laugh, but I haven’t wanted to buy one because they look a little too convincing 😔

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            No, thats the thing, he doesnt want people to think he’s a trump supporter, and hates that if he wears this old hat he used to really like people will think its a trump hat

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              Sad that he’s yet another casualty. Hopefully he’ll find another favorite hat until this whole mess blows over.

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          It’s just like the American flag.

          Anymore if I see someone have an abundance of American flags flying, or stickers/bumper stickers I don’t assume they’re patriotic I assume they’re a racist bigoted trump supporter.

          Damn racists stole the American flag the way they think gays stole the rainbow.

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        I’m 6’3, 300 pounds, built like a linebacker. Shaved head. There aren’t a lot of clothes that look good on me and actually fit (finding a shirt long enough is hell). I tend to wear jeans and wife beater with an unbuttoned collared shirt in the summer, and flannel in the winter. I also tend to wear the shoes the podiatrist gives me (for now. So long medical insurance after 2025).

        I have 100 percent been confused for a skin head on numerous occasions. If I’m leaving Walmart after dark, women will rush to their cars if I have to pass close by. I don’t blame them. It sucks, but I’m glad they’re acting on their safety over my feelings. But it does still hurt my feelings. :/

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          I hear you friend. I’m 200 pounds 6’ even. I’m bald so I shave my head. On the funny side rarely people thank me for my service, or more often tell me I forgot my military discount.

          On the not so fun side it makes it difficult to buy drugs, and I love drugs.

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            I would also suggest Duluth trading. It’s been my go to for a long time. Similar in quality to Carhartt but has more material options. Their dry on the fly line of stuff is 90% of what I wear.

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                Yea I have the dry on the fly pants and shorts. I know the undies are supposed to be good but I’m 100% on exofficio.

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          If you’re 300 lbs, there’s no way you’re built like a linebacker. 240 is about max for a linebacker. I’m 6’4 and 220. You’re either muscle bound or built like a lineman.

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          I was a CB but same at 6’1, also been a Niners fan my whole life. Thanks to all the maga shitbags now a white dude in a red cap…not the best look. I feel terrible every time I’m walking through a parking garage and see a woman double time it to her car but I totally understand, it makes me despise conservatives that little bit more.

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    i’ve never been comfortable with the usage of the term “outing gay men” in this specific fairly negative context.

    their fallacy isn’t being gay – that by itself is nothing wrong and should never be associated with a public shaming exercise.

    no, the problem in this scenario is their hypocrisy in denigrating other gay men for their activities while indulging in those activities themselves.

    this whole series of events should be called “exposing the hypocrisy of loud-mouths” instead of “outing gay men”.

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      It’s not outing gay men, it’s outing gay conservatives, which already has the loud mouth hypocrite angle covered.

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    Conservative forums are talking about rounding up immigrants, letting women die in clinics and stripping people of their rights and dismantling Democracy.

    Here on the “left” lemmy, we’re arguing whether calling out hypocrites is a step too far we’ve got to be respectful after all!

    This is why the left sucks as organising and actually voting for change in unison. A simple thing as outing assholes starts a 10h discussion, meanwhile on the right they are building cages…

    Oh I’m sorry, not cages, enclosures without exists, we don’t want to offend people identifying as cages!

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      “If a society extends tolerance to those who are intolerant, it risks enabling the eventual dominance of intolerance, thereby undermining the very principle of tolerance”

      So yeah, call these intolerant hypocritical assholes out!

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        That’s the paradox of intolerance though.

        If you don’t tolerate intolerance, you are intolerant.

        Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

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          The paradox of tolerance is poorly named. Tolerance is part of the social contract and one that breaks the contract is no longer protected by it. The intolerant are excusing themselves from the contract and the rest of us can and should exclude them from the society they harmed.

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      This is why the left sucks as organising and actually voting for change in unison. A simple thing as outing assholes starts a 10h discussion, meanwhile on the right they are building cages…

      “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts and the stupid ones are full of confidence.”

      — Charles Bukowski

      Oh I’m sorry, not cages, enclosures without exists, we don’t want to offend people identifying as cages!

      This made me think of this 20s clip from Thor: Ragnarok.

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        Sounds like Ole Chuck was paraphrasing possibly my favorite poem which is also totally appropriate for our times. That is “The Second Coming”.

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      I’m not gay, but the idea of outing ANYONE in the LGBTQIA+ community has long been a cardinal sin, enough so that it destroys careers and forces them to be almost globally shunned. I would imagine that for many there is a deep-set conflict between outing someone that has wronged them, and not outing someone that would likely want to be accepted elsewhere where they don’t need to pretend to be something they aren’t.

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        The problem with outing someone is that it risks subjecting them to discrimination and bigotry by homophobic assholes. Shunning it as a cardinal sin is a defense mechanism to protect each other.

        If right-wing bigots hide behind those protections, while being part of the problem that necessitates them in the first place, they deserve no protections.

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    Just do what I do.

    Step one be bicurious

    Step two enable “everyone” as love interests on your dating apps

    Step 3 match with cops, servicemen and tons of Latin men ( Latin men like me idk why)

    Step 4 get my hole wrecked by said matches due to bi curious

    Step 5… profit??? Idk i can’t really move cuz wrecked hole

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    People are turning on each other. Like those saying Latinos should out each other to be deported. Nothing but more examples of how divisive the Trump regime is. I suppose I don’t have to look up how this kind of thing has happened before in times of fascism. I’ll bet it’s gotta be true.

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    If a closeted person is passing laws, making policy, or using their platform to the LGBTQIA+ community, then outing is self-defense.

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    One of us has a wrong definition of the word straight. Gay to for that matter

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    Careful now. Outing people against their will is how you get Peter Thiel.