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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man I hate when people are like that, gay flatmate I had would say "You guys are so clean for straight men" and Im just like, wth man, thats prejudice. Imagine if I went around saying "You are so clean for gay men!"

[–] [email protected] 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bigotry swings both ways. Pun intended.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Except only one way it "swings" has any power behind it and actually causes real life oppression, so no, it doesn't swing both ways, and being the butt of a generalisation doesn't make you equal or even comparable to people who are actually marginalised.
So sick of this "reverse bigotry" bullshit, it's nothing but privileged people desperately craving some victimhood. It's gross.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the past I agreed with you. Now that I've worked with professional diversity and inclusion experts I can't anymore.

It is true that the larger group has more power so their stereotypes will cause more harm.

At the same time it's true that the act itself is wrong.

We all need to be the change we want to see in the world. Everyone needs to let go of harmful stereotypes for society to move past them.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't often call things based, but this comment is truly based

[–] MyNameIsIgglePiggle 1 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You don't need to read nothing more: just mix up the two comments above and that's it.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago

You have just as much right to generalize as anyone else. But that doesnt mean youre not an asshole for doing it. Gay or not.

[–] can 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just don't know what it's like to be a straight white cis male in this world.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago

Still a better lovestory than twilight.

[–] jsh 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Things that didn't happen rule

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago

Nothing ever happens rule