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Anteater · 10-14-2021, 05:04 PM

Trans jokes are played out. You'll never own them as hard as the universe already has.

The Batlord · 10-14-2021, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

I'm not suggesting you can or anything but isn't that part of the larger conversation about transphobia that they have higher rates of that sort of thing.... Obviously he might have his own motives for bringing it up and you can question that but you should also at the very least keep in mind that these online backlash campaigns are not always so harmless either

We're all well aware they're not. I don't think anybody rolling their eyes at cancel culture rhetoric isn't aware that social media dogpiles can actually hurt people who aren't celebrities and rich people. It's well documented and understood and God damn it would be great if we could actually do something about it. But it's a different conversation than celebrities and rich people using their platforms to cause harm with seeming impunity. Which is why it's frustrating when celebrities and rich people conflate these issues to distract from their own harmful activities.

The Batlord · 10-14-2021, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

Trans jokes are played out. You'll never own them as hard as the universe already has.

See I know he's going to backpedal about how I'm misconstruing what he just said but after the whole calling the Wachowskis trannies incident I know he's a scumbag who knows what he's doing and should be banned for hate speech.

**Marie Monday** · 10-14-2021, 05:32 PM

I'm not banning anyone but Ant should stop making dumb and tasteless jokes about trans people

~~jwb~~ · 10-14-2021, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

We're all well aware they're not. I don't think anybody rolling their eyes at cancel culture rhetoric isn't aware that social media dogpiles can actually hurt people who aren't celebrities and rich people. It's well documented and understood and God damn it would be great if we could actually do something about it. But it's a different conversation than celebrities and rich people using their platforms to cause harm with seeming impunity. Which is why it's frustrating when celebrities and rich people conflate these issues to distract from their own harmful activities.

In this case it's not a different conversation because the chain of events that lead to it is directly related to whatever controversy Dave has generated with the last few specials...

Anteater · 10-14-2021, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

See I know he's going to backpedal about how I'm misconstruing what he just said but after the whole calling the Wachowskis trannies incident I know he's a scumbag who knows what he's doing and should be banned for hate speech.

The irony here is honestly pretty funny.

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I'm not banning anyone but Ant should stop making dumb and tasteless jokes about trans people

Actually it tastes like chicken.

SGR · 10-14-2021, 05:51 PM

There was a recent story about a Netflix employee who got 'suspended for critizing their decision to platform Dave Chappelle's latest special'. She was recently reinstated.

Of course, the headlines were misleading, she apparently got suspended for walking into a director level meeting and disrupting it, but the media sensationalized it.

Just figured I'd mention it because it's one of those few stories where everyone involved wins. She won because she brought attention to her beliefs and her cause. Chappelle won because it brought more attention to his special, and Netflix won because they look like good level-headed employers.

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/12/...statements-ceo

The Batlord · 10-14-2021, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I'm not banning anyone but Ant should stop making dumb and tasteless jokes about trans people

That's not a tasteless joke. He's insulting trans people a whole. There's no subtext or irony. It's hate speech.

~~jwb~~ · 10-14-2021, 08:03 PM

Damn they actually banned him? lol

SGR · 10-14-2021, 08:57 PM

Did he post something else that I missed? Or was it for that comment that Batlord referred to?

10-14-2021, 05:51 PM	#797 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	There was a recent story about a Netflix employee who got 'suspended for critizing their decision to platform Dave Chappelle's latest special'. She was recently reinstated. Of course, the headlines were misleading, she apparently got suspended for walking into a director level meeting and disrupting it, but the media sensationalized it. Just figured I'd mention it because it's one of those few stories where everyone involved wins. She won because she brought attention to her beliefs and her cause. Chappelle won because it brought more attention to his special, and Netflix won because they look like good level-headed employers. https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/12/...statements-ceo

10-14-2021, 08:03 PM	#799 (permalink)
~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Damn they actually banned him? lol

10-14-2021, 08:57 PM	#800 (permalink)
SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	Did he post something else that I missed? Or was it for that comment that Batlord referred to?