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Claiming Mr. O'Neill's post is "weird" is actually wildly biphobic.
Mr. O'Neill is saying in a world of no social media they would be unable to fend for themselves, hunt, or exist, and would all have to be his harem of subjugated male wives. It also could be accurate: we don't know the sexual orientation of these young men, they could possibly enjoy being subjugated to that man (I know I would), and since they are voting for Harris they are less likely to be hunters and so perhaps they would need the protection and hunting skills of a large alpha man like that in a post-apocalyptic post-social media society.
What if this guy isn't weird and it's the people reacting who are weird? Just because someone is a Republican because they are pro-gun and pro-small government doesn't mean biphobia is suddenly acceptable.
This is a joke, right? I hate that I can't tell anymore.
This isn't a vacuum. This man does not deserve the benefit of the doubt.
The problem isn't the sexuality of the people, it's the toxic masculinity and the "real men" bullshit.
I don't think it is (or at least it isn't fully), based on the guy's post history.
There are plenty of femboys and effeminate gays who are glad that toxic alpha guys like this exist. Yes, there are femboys who wish they could be tradwives and effeminate gays who wish they could be the concubine of a stupid slightly dumb hunter who can fix things, open difficult jars, and so forth.
This man does not deserve the benefit of the doubt. Crazy religious policies are destroying society and yes, he is part of it. My point is that this is only weird because he's MAGA and bi or possibly bi.
Men like him are needed in society for valuable skills like hunting, fishing, fixing things, smashing things, and fucking and probably should not be allowed to make any policy decisions. The world would actually be better if men like this could not vote and were just relegated to those 5 tasks and only women, femboys, and others with a more sensible perspective could vote.
My point is that his post has gone viral, and it's "weird," because he's bisexual. That is the only reason, it's true and we all know it. This would not be viral or "weird" in a different context, it's a socially acceptable backdoor for biphobia and it's socially acceptable among liberals because he's MAGA.
Um no, definitely not. That's not how I took it at all, dude. It seems like you are just looking for something to be offended by. It would still be super fucking weird if it were women instead.
For me, it is also the hypocrisy that makes it so much worse.
His comment would be just as weird if he had made it towards girls or young women....
Well less stupid. If he said that to girls then we would assume he knows what a concubine is.
No, it would have been offensive and weird if made towards women.
Women barely have had the right to vote for 100 years, women have only recently been allowed things like no fault divorce, and women do not have full reproductive control. The threat of forced subjugation of women is still a real threat and goes on in some parts of the world.
These men are not at risk of losing the right to vote, losing reproductive control, and becoming subjugated due to the irrational doctrine of a religious cult. These men are very unlikely to be forced to marry an alpha male like him in a post-apocalyptic society.
If a group of attractive young women had taken a photo of themselves going "We're Gen-Z and are glad we voted for Harris" and some older Republican male said "When the economy tanks, women like this are going to be begging to become my second and third wives because the economic situation will really be that terrible" literally no one would care and people would find it mildly distasteful at best.
This is blatant biphobia and evaluating this situation any other way is wrong.
You should talk to a therapist about your raging victim complex.
Why are you being weird and pretending what the dude said isn't fucking weird?
because it's biphobia
No, it's not, and that you don't see what the actual issue making it weird is quite telling